Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in Equities Operations space? You have found the right team!
As an Asset Servicing & Settlement Analyst in a newly formed team within Equities Operations focusing on Hong Kong and China Connect Markets, you will be responsible for the processing and assisting the team manager in monitoring the daily workflow within HK Broker-Dealer (BD) Settlements. This role provides the platform to interact with other global partners like the middle office teams, client service manager, product partners, and other regional processing teams in the Line of Business on daily operational matters including monitoring, analyzing and advocating continuous improvement of the service delivery relationship between JP Morgan and the client by leveraging various systems and digital tools across the organization.
Job responsibilities
- Be proficient with the settlement and asset servicing workflow through the life cycle of Broker Dealer Settlements including HK and China Connect markets.
- Ensure daily controls & processing are signed off including cash and stock break reconciliation, asset servicing, payments, as well as support manager in producing all key metrics.
- Ensure clear communications within the team as well as with internal stakeholders including Front Office, Middle Office, Compliance, and external parties including CCASS & IRD.
- Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are up to date with latest process changes driven by market/client.
- Maximize capacity utilization, self & activity time management.
- Support management on strategic development of various equities Cash agency, Prime, Direct Custody & Clearing and HK/China Connect products.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent minimum with 3 years of relevant experience in Equities Operations
- Solid experience in Reconciliations, Settlements, Risk and Control, Markets and Custody.
- Strong ability to learn ongoing stream of new markets, products, and processes.
- Prioritize activities / tasks and ensure achieving all deadlines. Guide juniors in achieving the time management.
- Build rapport with management, with stakeholders such as MO, Business/product, Finance, client settlements team, external parties including custodians/participants with clear communication i.e., verbal & written.
- Analytical thinker, able to suggest and implement process improvements as well as problem solving.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook. Proficiency in digital tools like Alteryx, Tableau will be a bonus.
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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