Operations Officer

To conduct the back-office operations. Ensure the accuracy, timely and smooth running of all back-office expiration with great emphasis on transaction, statements, accent recommendation and settlement.

• Main Responsibilities:
• Verifying accuracy and completeness of investment transactions.
• Completing necessary data input for investment transaction.
• Preparing necessary settlement instructions.
• Matching confirmations of investment transactions.
• Responding to queries from counterparties
• Monitoring maturities and executing necessary transfer instructions.
• Updating securities valuations.
• Preparing daily and periodic reconciliation of correspondent bank accounts.
• Identifying and resolving settlement incidents.
• Running the settlements process for local and international equities.
• Ensure all confirmations are sent within the designated time frame.
• Ensure trade settlement occurs and follow up on any issues.
• Pre-matching, Monitoring and Resolution of all failed trades related to Brokerage Clients.
• Reconciliation daily.
• Reporting of all outstanding fails and cash positions daily to line manager.
• Producing and monitoring management reports daily.
• Procedural & control compliance with creation, review, and update of procedures where necessary.
• Participation in project work where applicable.
• Education: Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Financial Management.
• Experience: 5-7 years of related experience in financial services /investment sector.
• Qualifications and Skills:
• Customer orientation.
• Very thorough and critically attentive to details.
• Process excellence.
• Tactfulness and promptness in identifying and resolving settlement incidents and following up on claims with counterparties
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.