APAC Post-Trade Governance & Settlements Lead

G MASS Consulting; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

G MASS Consulting seeks a Governance and Oversight Lead to join our offshore cash equities settlements team for a global investment banking client in APAC. You will own post-trade governance, oversee offshore teams, and drive cross-border collaboration to strengthen controls and efficiency.

Daily BAU in asset servicing, payments, client asset segregation and bank reconciliations, with a focus on risk mitigation, process automation, and data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial services, ideally within sell side or custody operations.
• Asset servicing experience is a strong plus.
• Background in delivering automation or analytics improvements is a strong plus.
• Professional qualifications welcomed but not required.
• Proactive, collaborative and adaptable under pressure.
• Reliable, self-motivated and consistent in hitting deadlines.
• Understanding of settlement or payment system transaction flows.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review daily KRIs, build out a framework for analysing post trade data, and keep management informed through regular updates.
• Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders, regulators, auditors and service providers.
• Partner with offshore teams to build a supervisory framework that catches risks early and resolves or escalates them promptly.
• Review existing BAU processes to spot gaps and put forward practical improvements to efficiency, controls and client experience.
• Take ownership of cash equities settlement oversight across APAC markets.
• Support offshore teams in tracking down and clearing settlement discrepancies.
• Work across departments on reconciliations, payments, settlements, reporting and related financial analysis.
• Get involved in ad-hoc projects and broader process improvement work as needed.
• Handle asset servicing tasks arising from failed trades, stock borrowing and non-standard settlement cycles.
• Process external and intracompany payments tied to corporate actions, FX settlement, funding and margin.
• Flag and manage client assets that require timely segregation.
• Carry out bank reconciliations, tracking down and resolving any mismatches between ledger and statement records.

Skills

English

Cantonese

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Programming exposure

Python

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Python

Alteryx

Job description

G MASS Consulting seeks a Governance and Oversight Lead to join our offshore cash equities settlements team for a global investment banking client in APAC. You will own post-trade governance, oversee offshore teams, and drive cross-border collaboration to strengthen controls and efficiency.

Daily BAU in asset servicing, payments, client asset segregation and bank reconciliations, with a focus on risk mitigation, process automation, and data-driven improvements.