Clearing & Settlement Operator – US Markets

Position Overview
Job Title: Clearing & Settlement Operator – US Markets
Corporate Title: Operations Analyst
Location: Pune, India
Role Description
The Clearing and Settlement Analyst is accountable for managing the end-to-end clearing and settlement process; ensuring smooth and timely market settlement of securities and cash transfers between the bank and its counterparty. This includes clearing and settlement through primary and secondary markets, or direct payment to clients and banks. The Clearing and Settlement Analyst supports interfaces with different internal and external stakeholders (front office, clients, brokers, nostro agents, exchanges and clearing houses) involved in the clearing and settlement process chain, according to the market standards. The role is responsible for trade date to settlement date processes (pre-matching and confirmation, trade processing, cash transfer, instruction routing, depot and inventory management, funding and settlement monitoring) and post-settlement date processes (fails management).
What We’ll Offer You
As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above
  

Your Key Responsibilities

• Working with brokers, custodians to settle trades in a timely manner.
• Investigation of trades if any discrepancies and should reach out to respective teams/brokers for necessary corrections.

• Escalating to Front office for unsettled trades as per escalation matrix.
• Preparation of daily and monthly reports for outstanding trades/breaks on timely basis.
• Preparation of monthly KPI.
• Ensure team adherence to all cut-off times and quality of processing as maintained in SLA
• Ensure that all queries/first level escalations related to routine activities are responded to within the time frames pre-specified.
• Ensure healthy and harmonious relationship with the clients, partner teams as well as with own team
  

Your Skills And Experience

• Strong analytical skills
• Fluency in Microsoft Office skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Exposure to Equity, and Bonds is preferable.
• Understanding of Trade life cycle
  

Education | Certification (Preferred not necessary):

• Bachelor’s degree or plus from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Finance / Investment Banking Operations
• Certification in Investment Banking Operations courses
  

Technical Competencies:

• Understanding of platforms like DTC, Custody portals, CTM, Alert, Matching platforms
  

Business Competencies:

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• Communication – Experienced with good hold on English language
• Financial Management / Investment Banking Operations- Basic/Intermediate
• Industry Knowledge - Experienced
• Innovation – Basic
• Managing Complexity - Basic
• Product Knowledge (internal & external) Advanced with strong product understanding of Equity, Fixed income
• Risk Management - Basic
  

Technical Competencies:

• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery – Experienced
• Operational Management – Experienced
  

How We’ll Support You

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
  

About Us And Our Teams
Please visit our company website for further information:
https://www.db.com/company/company.htm
Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.
We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
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