APAC Institutional Cash Equity Operations - Settlements

BTIG; Council of the City of Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm is seeking a mid-level professional to join their APAC Institutional Settlements team in Sydney. The role involves managing cash equities settlements and trade lifecycle processing, requiring approximately 10 years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will excel in collaboration, problem-solving, and communication, with a growth mindset for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of experience in securities products and operations.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle for Asia, EMEA, and US markets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage unmatched trades and failures.
• Coordinate with clients and brokers for trade settlements.
• Drive operational efficiency through collaboration.

Skills

Client facing experience

Problem solving skills

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

APAC Institutional Cash Equity Operations - Settlements

Job Purpose: BTIG seeks a talented and ambitious mid-level candidate to join the APAC Institutional Settlements team. In this role, the ideal candidate will be supporting a broad range of cash equities business - PT, DMA, and the High Touch desk, handling settlements and trade life cycle processing.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor and follow up unmatched trades and fail management
• Handle clearing and settlement for global markets
• Work with clients, brokers, and agent banks to send and manage trade settlements and facilitate timely matching of instructions
• Identifying patterns and resolving issues with trade settlements for failing trades to drive down aged fail volumes and reduce risk exposure
• Manage reconciliation and reporting on a daily/weekly basis to ensure all transactions are accounted for and any outstanding positions and risk exposures are reported
• Form part of the wider operational team working closely with middle office
• Participate in projects & change initiatives
• Drive the implementation of a front to back model to improve client experience and operational efficiency

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Approximately 10 years of experience in securities products, an operations background and client facing experience is preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of trade lifecycle for Asia, EMEA and US markets
• Strong team player, collaborates with others to drive operation efficiency
• Self-motivated approach to work with a high work ethic and superior attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must work collaboratively, explain and challenge as appropriate
• Problem solving skills to identify, understand and address operational and technical issues
• The ideal candidate will have a growth mindset and passion for constant improvement and transformation
• Must be authorized to work in Hong Kong, or alternatively in Australia if applying to Sydney.

About BTIG: BTIG is a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services.

BTIG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.