Securities & Hedge Funds Settlements specialist

Securities & Hedge Funds Settlements specialist 

Full time office role (100% in the office)

Zürich, Switzerland location

12 months fixed term contract

Responsibilities:

Hedge Funds Settlements  

·       Processes private placement hedge funds and mutual funds transfers for our clients

·       Ensure risk aware exception handling, trade monitoring and manual interventions on client & market transactions.

·       Liaise between custodians and transfer agents to ensure timely settlement of client assets.

·       Knows the difference between a mutual fund and a hedge fund

·       Understands high-level how those products are bought or sold (subscription / redemption)

·       and specifically, how those products are transferred from one bank to another (via transfer agents, legal documentation required, stock transfer forms, etc.)

·       Understands the roles of a transfer agent / fund administrator / transferee / transferor

Securities Settlements

·       Provides settlement services in our role as global custodian for our clients.

·       Ensure securities portfolios are transferred between other financial institutions.

·       Guarantee timely settlement of transactions in global markets and play an active role in looking after accurate realignments of securities positions.

Skills and Experience:

•       Good ​understanding of securities markets specifically functions of a custodian.

•       Knowledge of Equities and Fixed Income products with an understanding of processing confirmations and settlements.

•       1-6 years experience in Corporate Actions event processing and reconciliation.

•       Profound experience in securities settlements (capturing, instructing & monitoring orders).

•       Knowledge of SWIFT messaging, typically MT54x settlement instructions.