Depository & Vault Operations Specialist — Process Improvement

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking a professional to support daily depository and vault operations, including certificate handling, counter services, reconciliations and MIS reporting. The role also involves process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and controls.

Ideal candidate holds a university degree in Finance, Business Administration, or Economics and 2-3 years of relevant experience in a financial institution.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related disciplines.
• Knowledge of clearing / settlement / nominees/custodial operations in Hong Kong and Global markets.
• 2-3 years’ of relevant experience, preferably in well-established financial organization.
• Proactivity, adaptability, innovation, and ability to manage multiple tasks; excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• English and Chinese proficiency; Putonghua an advantage.
• MS Word, Excel, Access, and Chinese Word Processing familiarity.
• Macros and VBA proficiency is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily depository and vault operations in accordance with established rules, procedures and policies of the clearing houses.
• Daily operations include but not limited to, physical certificates handling, provide counter service, daily reconciliation, generating MIS reports for management’s review.
• Propose appropriate operational flow changes to enhance the day-to-day operational efficiency.
• Support various automation and process reengineering initiatives to eliminate manual and redundant tasks.
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as assigned by superior.
• Identify exceptional cases / contingency situations and elevate to management.

Skills

Clearance knowledge of clearing/settb

MS Word

Excel

Access

Chinese Word Processing

Macros & VBA

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Education

University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related disciplines

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Access

Chinese Word Processing

Macros and VBA

Job description

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is seeking a professional to support daily depository and vault operations, including certificate handling, counter services, reconciliations and MIS reporting. The role also involves process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and controls.

Ideal candidate holds a university degree in Finance, Business Administration, or Economics and 2-3 years of relevant experience in a financial institution.