Confirmation & Settlement Operator – US Markets, NCT

Job Title: Confirmation & Settlement Operator – US Markets, NCT

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• The Confirmation and Settlement Analyst is accountable for managing the end-to-end clearing and settlement process; ensuring smooth and timely confirmation of EQ and FI trades and market settlement of securities and cash transfers between the bank and its counterparty.
• This includes confirmation of trade economics, SSIs and settlement through primary and secondary markets, or direct payment to clients and banks.
• The Confirmation and Settlement Analyst supports interfaces with different internal and external stakeholders (front office, clients, brokers, nostro agents, exchanges and clearing houses) involved in the clearing and settlement process chain, according to the market standards.
• The role is responsible for trade date to settlement date processes (pre-matching and confirmation, trade processing, cash transfer, instruction routing, depot and inventory management, funding and settlement monitoring) and post-settlement date processes (fails management).

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Working with brokers, custodians to settle trades in a timely manner.
• Investigation of trades if any discrepancies and should reach out to respective teams/brokers for necessary corrections.
• Escalating to Front office for unsettled trades as per escalation matrix.
• Preparation of daily and monthly reports for outstanding trades/breaks on timely basis.
• Preparation of monthly KPI.
• Ensure team adherence to all cut-off times and quality of processing as maintained in SLA
• Ensure that all queries/first level escalations related to routine activities are responded to within the time frames pre-specified.
• Ensure healthy and harmonious relationship with the clients, partner teams as well as with own team

Your skills and experience

• Strong analytical skills
• Fluency in Microsoft Office skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Exposure to Equity, and Bonds is preferable.
• Understanding of Trade life cycle

Education | Certification (Preferred not necessary):

• Bachelor's degree or plus from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Finance / Investment Banking Operations
• Certification in Investment Banking Operations courses

Technical Competencies:

• Understanding of platforms like DTC, Custody portals, CTM, Alert, Matching platforms

Business Competencies:

• Communication – Experienced with good hold on English language
• Financial Management / Investment Banking Operations- Basic/Intermediate
• Industry Knowledge - Experienced
• Innovation – Basic
• Managing Complexity -  Basic
• Product Knowledge (internal & external) Advanced with strong product understanding of Equity, Fixed income
• Risk Management - Basic

Technical Competencies:

• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery – Experienced
• Operational Management – Experienced

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

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We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.