Corporate Actions in London

Corporate Actions, Static Security Data & Pricing Specialist

Permanent

London/Hybrid

Salary circa 45,000 - £50,000

Corporate Actions, Static Security Data & Pricing Specialist

Permanent

London/Hybrid

Salary circa 45,000 - £50,000

Sterling Williams are working alongside a great Investment management company who are seeking a permanent meber of staff to join their Corporate Actions team,

Purpose

· Maintain accurate security static data, pricing and exchange rate information.

· Support end-to-end corporate actions and income processing activities.

· Act as a key operational contact for internal stakeholders and third-party service providers.

· Contribute to operational excellence, risk reduction and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

· Provide oversight support on equities, funds, bonds, ETFs, futures and related instrument setup.

· Maintain daily security pricing and exchange rates including forwards.

· Perform price validation, price checking and manual pricing activities.

· Conduct ISA eligibility and instrument setup reviews.

· Act as escalation point for static data and pricing queries.

· Disseminate corporate action notifications to relevant business areas.

· Process mandatory and voluntary corporate actions and associated client instructions.

· Ensure client and fund entitlements are processed accurately.

· Review late dividend reporting and investigate exceptions.

· Review error and reversal notifications and coordinate corrective actions.

· Process proxy voting activity and related administration.

· Resolve corporate action and income-related enquiries.

Stakeholder Management & Continuous Improvement

· Build strong relationships with investment teams, dealing desks, custodians, auditors and service providers.

· Support business projects and change initiatives.

· Identify procedural improvements and operational efficiencies.

· Maintain procedure and process documents and ensure adherence to controls.

· Provide management information and operational reporting as required.

Skills & Experience

· Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

· Ability to interpret and summarise large quantities of information.

· Advanced/intermediate Excel skills.

· Experience with Bloomberg, ICE, Morningstar and/or Pershing desirable.

· Strong communication and organisational skills.

· Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

· Demonstrated initiative, ownership and problem-solving capability.

Knowledge

· Securities pricing experience.

· Knowledge of equities, bonds, funds, ETFs and fixed income instruments.

· Corporate actions and income processing knowledge.

· Understanding of operational risk and control environments.

· Knowledge of tax-wrapper eligibility such as ISA, OSB and SIPP.