Associate I

1 - 2 Years
- 9 Openings
- Chennai

**Role description**:
**Position Summary**

Working within the Reconciliations team, you will ensure the integrity of custody and cash position data is maintained within our internal systems through daily reconciliation processes. This involves complete reconciliation, investigation, and allocation of all breaks within set SLAs and deadlines. The role requires thriving in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on meeting tight deadlines. A strong interest in learning and harnessing technology will be beneficial.

**Key Duties**

You will be accountable for allocated portfolios, proactively investigating and following up on queries from internal stakeholders, clients, counterparties, custodians, and administrators. Performing custody transaction and position reconciliation against internal records, maintaining ownership of daily cash and stock breaks by investigating differences, and monitoring timely resolution with processing teams and custodians/administrators are essential tasks. You will perform outstanding OTC bilateral collateral and position reconciliation, outstanding fixed deposit positions between internal and counterparty records, and monitor breaks resolution in a timely manner. Validating and updating internal records with relevant transactions, such as fees and income, working through high volumes, prioritizing and managing workload according to risk or deadlines, meeting the needs of business partners and internal clients, assisting in staff training, and providing specialist product knowledge are key responsibilities. You will also contribute to department and company initiatives and projects.

**Skills and Competencies**

You will undertake comprehensive training and development opportunities related to Operations. Prior experience in reconciliations or investment accounting, strong and proven investigation skills (liaising with internal and external parties), familiarity with equities, fixed income, and derivative products, and proficiency in basic software including MS Excel are preferred. Wider experience in Asset Management and understanding of the end-to-end asset lifecycle, understanding of operational risks and control frameworks, and prior experience with Aladdin and Tri-Optima are advantageous. You should be good at analyzing and solving problems with a strong handle on operational risk, effective in managing your own time with the ability to prioritize tasks appropriately, open to feedback, receptive to change, challenging the status quo, and continually looking for team and self-improvement opportunities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being a strong team player able to develop and manage relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties, and the ability to adapt to changes quickly and advocate for an innovative culture within the team are essential.

**Accountability**

You will ensure all responsibilities are performed with the highest levels of integrity, quality, and transparency, promoting the success of the Company. This includes considering the interests of key stakeholders, including clients, employees, regulators, suppliers, and society as a whole. Establishing appropriate oversight and control structures for all areas under your control is essential.

**Skills**:
Back Office Operations,Investment Management,Reconciliation

**About UST**:
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.