Job Description

• Administrative responsibilities for the securities lending desk. Working alongside a small trading team to assist with daily processes.
• Booking and management of returns
• Implement recalls as a result of client sales
• Review and follow up of failing trades with Settlement teams
• Be the liaison between trading and operations. Provide operations, corporate actions, income, static, reconciliation and billing teams with relevant information to facilitate their daily tasks.

• Check corporate action and income reporting on a daily basis
• Assist with returning securities prior to periodic exclusive client recalls, record dates and AGMs

• Provide support for our desk, post APAC market close

• Checking counterparty risk exposures
• Review of end of day short positions

• Enhance control procedures where applicable, including publishing regular updates of procedures.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Excellent interpersonal skills. Strong communication skills - must be able to speak with conviction to traders at counterparties regardless of their seniority. Technical, accuracy and numerical skills. Ability to work under pressure in a small enclosed team environment. Self-starter, self-managed, with an ability to create and develop ideas. Attention to detail is crucial in this role. The ability to learn tasks quickly and work within a fast paced trading desk environment. Good IT skills. Flexible attitude to working hours.