Associate - Cash equity settlements

Job Title:

Associate

Date:

2025

Department:

Global Markets Operations – Securities settlements

Location:

Bengaluru

Business Line / Function:

Electronic equity – Security settlements

Reports to:

(Direct)

NA

Grade: 

(if applicable)

Associate

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

NA

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

Primary responsibilities of the team includes:

·         Settlement of Security transactions and associated products in a timely and cost effective manner

·         Timely investigation into nostro and depot breaks

·         Collectively working towards mitigation of operational and reputational risk by escalating in a timely and efficient manner

·         Liaising with clients, brokers / counterparties and other internal support functions for smooth settlement of trades

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

·         Responsible for the settlement of security transactions & associated products booked in Calypso, on a timely and cost effective basis by:                      

o    Ensuring all trades are instructed, matched & settled on a timely basis

o    Sufficient addditional proirity to failing trades/ aged trades 

o    Working to reduce fails and/or potential fails by means of pairing off or partialing down deliveries

o    Minimizing fails by means of partial deliveries where possible

o    Pre-matching trades on a daily basis

o    Ensure sufficient intimation is sent to Cash Management team manage funding for trades

·         Responsible for solving Nostro and Depot reconciliation breaks on a timely basis: 

o    By investigating and, where possible, clearing all nostro breaks in reported by Securities Control teams 

o    By passing entries to the Calypso systems to clean up outstanding items on a timely basis 

o    By investigating and, where possible, rectifying all depot breaks on a timely basis reported by Securities Control teams 

o    By investigating and solving accounting breaks raised by Securities Control & Accounting teams 

o    Escalating items that represent operational risk to the direct Manager 

·         Contribute to the minimisation of settlement costs & operational risk: 

o    By becoming more risk aware and by following the procedures or Compliance rules that are in place to mitigate operational or reputational risk 

·         Contribute to the overall successful running of the settlement department: 

o    By maintaining good working relationships with many stakeholders and escalating problems to appropriate management team promptly where required 

o    By maintaining good working relationships with various agents and custodians 

o    By communicating with, and assisting, other operational departments where needed 

o    Ensuring direct Managers are kept informed of any potential problems & issues where appropriate. 

Skills and competencies:

·         Ability to analyze and organize efficiently

·         Adaptable to different working methods and dynamic international environment.

·         Rigorous and proactive to reach excellence anytime

·         Diligently follow the set procedures and Compliance policies

·         Knowledge of financial markets and products, and easiness/expertise in dealing with MS Excel.

·         Language skills required: Business English 

Experience Required

Minimum of 1 year experience

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills) –

Ability to deliver / Results driven

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Communication skills - oral & written

Attention to detail / rigor

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Analytical Ability

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

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Education Level: 

 Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level : 

At least 1 year

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)