Trade Operations & Settlement Specialist

Mashreq; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mashreq in Dubai is seeking a Trade Validation and Settlement Specialist to manage end-to-end operations across Treasury Front Office, Finance, Market Risk, custodians and counterparties.

You will validate deals, ensure timely settlement across bonds, equities, sukuk and other instruments, monitor DVP/RO payments, and investigate unmatched settlements with documentation of causes and fixes.

Responsibilities

• Validate investment deals against authorized trade records, approvals and supporting documentation, including key economics, settlement details, value dates, counterparties, custody routes and payment instructions.
• Process and monitor proprietary and customer investment transactions through the approved treasury, core banking, custody and SWIFT platforms.
• Ensure timely settlement of transactions, including bonds, sukuk, equities, repos, reverse repos, certificates of deposit, money-market investments, structured notes and EMTN-related activity, as applicable to the approved product scope.
• Monitor delivery-versus-payment (DVP), receipt-versus-payment and free-of-payment transactions, with enhanced controls and escalation for non-DVP activity.
• Prioritize settlement instructions based on market cut-offs, custody arrangements, currency funding requirements and transaction risk.
• Investigate unmatched, pending or failed settlements with custodians, counterparties and internal stakeholders; document the cause, corrective action and closure.

Job description

Mashreq in Dubai is seeking a Trade Validation and Settlement Specialist to manage end-to-end operations across Treasury Front Office, Finance, Market Risk, custodians and counterparties.

You will validate deals, ensure timely settlement across bonds, equities, sukuk and other instruments, monitor DVP/RO payments, and investigate unmatched settlements with documentation of causes and fixes.