AM - Processing

Direct Custody and Clearing (DCC) Corporate Actions is an asset servicing function mainly providing services to institutional clients and retail clients in a domestic market.

As a direct custodian, the team is responsible for the efficient and timely broadcast of corporate events to clients, processing of instructions, computing entitlements, and processing corporate event payments.

The Opportunity:

• Opportunity to learn and understand the various types of corporate events and their life cycles.
• Enrolment into Corporate Actions academy, which offers comprehensive product training and knowledge testing.
• Dedicated on-the-job training with a focused training plan for effective learning opportunities.

What you'll do:

• Act as the input agent for operations and ensure all allocated corporate events are processed within the required timeframes.
• Process all instructions within required deadlines.
• Perform processing as per operational manuals.
• Report any deviations immediately to the Manager.
• Ensure full adherence to the team's control functions and end-of-day checklists/requirements.
• Demonstrate a high level of competency and understanding in processing all activities with a high level of accuracy.
• Ensure prompt escalation to the Manager for all matters that may present a potential financial loss or client service concern.
• Be accountable for maintaining satisfactory audit/regulatory/risk ratings and be consistent with Group and Company policies and standards requirements at all times.
• Demonstrate critical and analytical skills, including the ability to analyze information and generate ideas/solutions for decision-making.
• Conduct periodic reviews of existing procedures with a focus on delivering efficiency and identifying best practices.
• Provide support to team members on operational activities.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to changes and support the Management's decisions.

What you will need to succeed in the role:

• A post-graduate diploma or degree in any discipline.
• Acquire a broad understanding of all Corporate Action processes and market specifications for various markets assigned.
• Possess relevant Securities background and knowledge.
• At least 12 months of Securities experience.
• Ability to speak and understand English fluently, write business letters and reports, and have good conversational/telephone skills.
• Ability to read, write, and understand Mandarin and Cantonese fluently is mandatory.
• Ability to learn quickly, transfer knowledge appropriately, understand and interpret numeric data, and demonstrate good analytical, statistical, and data mining skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills and networking abilities.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritize workloads to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work and think correctly under pressure.
• Demonstrates supervisory ability.