TRANSACTION PROCESSING & DATA OFFICER (CONTRACT)

Job Description:

  • First point of contact for any operations support required by the front office teams in Asia
  • Trade validation, matching and confirmation for the various trading desks supported in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan
  • Provide in depth support to Fund Managers and Traders in the matching of OTC derivatives (IRS, CDS, CFD), FX instruments (including FX Options), Securities (Equities, Bonds) and Futures, maintaining a high quality of service on a daily basis
  • Monitor and process lifecycle events on FX Options
  • Instructing settlement to the necessary custodian whilst resolving queries by liaising with both external parties and PAM Ops team in Europe
  • Perform pricing validation and reconciliation for all assets in order to produce an accurate NAV across all PAM funds
  • Set up securities accurately and quickly as per all fund managers request so orders can be placed for Asia trading
  • Have a full understanding of the operation lifecycle of data and securities within the Asset Management operating model
  • To liaise both internally with the front and back office as well as externally with brokers and vendors to ensure all confirmation breaks are cleared in a timely and efficient manner
  • Establish effective working relationships with other bank employees, particularly an active relationship with the local portfolio Managers and Traders
  • Manage a full handover of responsibility each day to the Ops team in Europe, control risk and procedures associated with all daily tasks
  • Improve procedures/ processes as the business develops. To resolve issues in a timely manner to meet regulatory requirements as well as escalating issues to management when needed
  • Additional validation and reconciliation tasks as required by management

Requirements:

  • University Degree
  • At least 2 years of experience in either Middle Office or security pricing data management
  • Strong Excel and competent on other Microsoft applications
  • Good organization skills; able to plan and manage time effectively to achieve and meet objectives
  • Extremely diligent and have a good attention to detail
  • Proactive approach to problem solving
  • Strong inter-personal skills
  • Team Player
  • Efficiency in multi-tasking
  • Strong written and oral communication skills