Securities Specialist - Custody Settlement
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Contract Duration: 12 months
Employment Type: Full-time office role (no remote, no home office)
Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end processing of free-of-payment portfolio transfers for our private clients.
- Coordinate with various parties to ensure alignment on a broad range of assets while capturing instructions and monitoring successful settlements in global markets.
- Receive and validate client settlement orders and handle exceptions related to those orders.
- Match Standard Settlement Instructions (SSIs) by enriching asset transfer transactions for counterparty custodians.
- Monitor, identify, and raise settlement fails on both the position and cash sides, coordinating with internal partners and external counterparties (e.g., custodian banks) to resolve discrepancies, issues, and queries.
- Repair and release settlement instructions for custody transactions in various markets worldwide, while also managing clients' email queries related to existing or potential transactions.
Skills and Experience:
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in custody settlements.
- Strong understanding of securities markets and the specific functions of a custodian.
- Familiarity with SWIFT messaging, particularly MT54x settlement instructions.
- Knowledge of Equities and Fixed Income products, including processing confirmations and settlements.
- Demonstrated experience in securities settlements, including capturing, instructing, and monitoring orders.
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