At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage corporate actions from start to finish, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
- Company: Join a leading global financial services organisation with a dynamic capital markets team.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, hybrid working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for operational change and system enhancements.
- Why this job: Be part of a collaborative team making impactful decisions in the finance world.
- Qualifications: Experience in asset servicing and strong attention to detail required.
We are seeking an experienced Corporate Actions Associate to join a leading global financial services organisation within its Asset Servicing Operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong corporate actions expertise to support a growing and dynamic capital markets business.
The Role
- Working as part of a specialist Corporate Actions team, you will be responsible for the end-to-end processing of a wide range of corporate action events, primarily across equity instruments.
- You will work closely with trading desks, operations teams, finance functions and external counterparties to ensure the accurate and timely processing of elections and entitlements.
Required Experience
- Solid experience within Asset Servicing operations.
- Previous experience specialising in voluntary corporate actions.
- Experience gained within a bank, broker-dealer or financial institution.
- Strong understanding of voluntary election processing and event arbitrage.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with Gloss, GlobalOne and IM Actions is highly desirable.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach to work.
Desirable Experience
- Experience supporting Prime Brokerage clients.
- Degree-level education or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- Previous involvement in operational change, transformation or technology projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full corporate actions lifecycle, from announcement capture through to entitlement reconciliation.
- Process a broad range of mandatory and voluntary corporate actions.
- Liaise daily with front office, operations, finance teams and external counterparties.
- Monitor and resolve cash and stock reconciliation breaks.
- Support business-as-usual activities within a small, collaborative team environment.
- Contribute to operational change initiatives and system enhancement projects.
- Identify process improvements, mitigate operational risk and recommend practical solutions.
- Assist in maintaining high levels of control, accuracy and service delivery.
If you are an experienced Corporate Actions professional looking for your next contract opportunity within a well-established capital markets environment, we would be keen to hear from you.
Corporate Actions Associate employer: Marcus Donald People Limited
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Contact Details:
Marcus Donald People Limited Recruitment Team
