Manager, Middle Office, Setclear

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Trade bookings and processing.
• Trade confirmations and Contract note.
• Static and Reference Data maintenance
• FX processing
• Review and documentation of procedures, process maps.
• Support, guidance and mentoring of team members including performance appraisals.
• Active management of day to day issues and queries from internal/external parties with Escalations as necessary.
• Co-ordination with regional trade support groups, traders and customers to resolve queries / issues.
• Active participation in Change management / UAT testing.
• Reconciliation issues
• Act as an authorizer and releaser for various systems
• You must be prepared to manage people (5-8 staff per shift)
• You must be able to supervise and have control over the daily BAU and Projects
• Play a leading role in projects, process & system improvements, cost & efficiency savings etc.
• You must be able to multi-task and deliver work on time
• You must be able to train new staff and junior staff on new tasks or work development or process changes
• You must be able to implement changes in your work scope when necessary to meet business, organizational & regulatory needs
• You must be able to lead and motivate your team staff effectively
• You will need to cover whenever staffs are on leave, and to assist and/or cover other managers and the Associate Directors when required
• Escalation point for the shift, and for the Dept. when required
• Give feedback to staff in monthly 1-to-1 meetings and appraisals

Requirements

• Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of management experience in the securities industry.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with various levels of management.
• Detailed and working knowledge of trade processing / contracting processes, reference/static data maintenance and procedures. Candidates with direct experience in Global markets or who have Middle Office experience will be given special consideration.
• In addition to a successful career in Middle Office management, candidates with experience and knowledge of Global equity markets, practices, procedures and trends especially from the Sell side perspective will be favorably viewed.
• Ability to multi-task across various business and department initiatives.
• The candidate should be willing and able to challenge existing processes and procedures and suggest changes where these are felt to be appropriate and necessary.
• He/she will be adept with IT and capable of specifying business requirements for enhancements or replacements for existing or new applications.
• All candidates should be familiar with Microsoft Office and have experience in the usage operations systems/applications commonly used in securities related industry including ALERT, OASYS, FXALL etc.
• The candidate will be required to pass the Series 99 examination to obtain licensing.
• Candidate should be open to work in Asia / EU / US shifts depending on the work requirement