Equities Post Trade Settlements Analyst

Equities Post Trade Settlements Analyst

Our client is loooking for someone to join their Equity Settlements team and provide day-to-day operational support for the Equity Post Trade Services function, ensuring tasks are completed accurately, on time, and in line with internal procedures. The sccuesful candidate will supervise BAU activities and team responsibilities, monitoring progress, taking corrective action when needed, and escalating issues to management as appropriate. They will be expected to ensure accuracy through 4-eye checks and other key risk controls, including oversight of group mailboxes, query resolution, and checklist completion. Lead and supervise the timely settlement of  Equity Trades for London and Frankfurt markets, liaising with global agents and counterparties

Oversee and guide the execution of daily operational tasks, including:

• Equity post-trade settlementPrimary Issuance Programmes for ECM

• Stock loan processing

• Break resolution (cash and stock)

• Sanction screening

• Trade pre-matching and exception handling

• Fails and conversion processing

• Collateral management

• Sensitive client trade monitoring

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Reports directly to the Section Supervisor and Section Head.

• Collaborates closely with Operations, Front and Middle Office, Compliance, Audit, Finance, Operational Risk, and IT teams, including counterparts across multiple regions

• Interfaces with external stakeholders including clients, market counterparties, settlement agents, agent banks, and central securities depositories.

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of Equity Post Trade Services, including settlements and collateral management.

• Troubleshoot and resolve routine operational issues, escalating complex matters as needed.

• Maintain effective stakeholder relationships to uphold service standards and facilitate issue resolution.

• Provide regular reporting to management on errors, trends, and areas for improvement.

• Maintain and update desktop procedures in accordance with policy, ensuring compliance and consistency in daily operations.

• Support continuous improvement by identifying automation opportunities and driving process enhancements.

• Follow compliance procedures diligently, attend mandatory training, and apply a strong understanding of regulatory and risk requirements to all work.

 Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Solid experience in Post Trade Services, especially settlement processes  and reconciliation management.

• Strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage across all levels of the organization.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to analyze and manipulate financial data effectively.

• Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable, with a collaborative mindset.

• Experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and system change support.

• Demonstrated ability to identify process efficiencies and implement improvements.