Japanese speaking job - Issuer Services, Bond Agency

Status: Permanent

Salary: £65,000 basic

Hybrid: 3 days office 2 days wfh

Location: The City

An international financial organisation is looking for a Japanese speaking Assistant Vice President, Issuer Services.

Responsibilities

The main roles and responsibilities of the department and this role are:

• Common Depository – Administration and Safekeeping of the Global Bonds.
• Timely processing of Interest Letters and Payments.
• Timely processing of New Issue Closing process.
• Producing periodical reporting as required and within agreed timelines.
• Vault maintenance.
• Compiling evidence when requested by the SI team.
• Bond Agency – cross training and assisting with new issue / programme and transaction management for Euro Bond issues whereby have been appointed as Agent up to and including, signing and closing, by liaising with external parties including the issuer, lead managers, lawyers, and ICSD’s.
• Principal Paying Agent – Ensuring safe settlement of funds.
• Calculation Agent – Calculating interest rates for FRN bonds.
• Issuing Agent – Liaising with Euroclear and external dealers to set up ISIN’s for new bonds.
• Taxation Agent – Ensuing correct amounts are submitted to Tax Office on the Issuers behalf.
• Conversion Agent – Instruct the execution of conversions and exchanges to the local CSD’s.
• Programme management and SPV Issuance programmes – day to day administration of the issuance of own notes including Calculation Agent, Corporate Action events & safe settlement of funds to the PPA and RM for external stakeholders.
• Strict adherence to CASS ensuring all CASS related procedures are documented and up-to-date.
• Supervisory Duties include:
• Supervising team members and joining 1-2-1’s with the team line manager.
• Co-ordinating query management for the team ensuring all queries are responded to in a timely manner.
• Diary Management (TMS).
• Payment checking and releasing.

Requirements:

• Japanese Speaker
• Previous experience in an Issuer Services / Bond Agency type role.
• Experience in handling, analysing, interpreting a wide variety of data and processing accordingly in an accurate and timely manner.
• Strong MS Excel skill (experience using Vlookup, Pivot Tables and Graphs);
• Degree or equivalent preferred
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Strong numerical skills.

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