Securities & Hedge Funds Settlements specialist

Securities & Hedge Funds Settlements specialist 

Full time office role (100% in the office)

Zürich, Switzerland location

12 months fixed term contract

Responsibilities:

Hedge Funds Settlements

· Processes private placement hedge funds and mutual funds transfers for our clients

· Ensure risk aware exception handling, trade monitoring and manual interventions on client & market transactions.

· Liaise between custodians and transfer agents to ensure timely settlement of client assets.

· Knows the difference between a mutual fund and a hedge fund

· Understands high-level how those products are bought or sold (subscription / redemption)

· and specifically, how those products are transferred from one bank to another (via transfer agents, legal documentation required, stock transfer forms, etc.)

· Understands the roles of a transfer agent / fund administrator / transferee / transferor

Securities Settlements

· Provides settlement services in our role as global custodian for our clients.

· Ensure securities portfolios are transferred between other financial institutions.

· Guarantee timely settlement of transactions in global markets and play an active role in looking after accurate realignments of securities positions.

Skills and Experience:

• Good ?understanding of securities markets specifically functions of a custodian.

• Knowledge of Equities and Fixed Income products with an understanding of processing confirmations and settlements.

• 1-6 years experience in Corporate Actions event processing and reconciliation.

• Profound experience in securities settlements (capturing, instructing & monitoring orders).

• Knowledge of SWIFT messaging, typically MT54x settlement instructions.