Senior Associate, Securities Operations & Client Services

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking an experienced Operations professional to manage securities settlement, corporate actions and billing processes. The role starts in a custody function with potential rotation to other functions on a fast track for development into well-rounded custody operations professionals.

The candidate should have a degree with at least eight years of relevant securities operations experience, and strong knowledge of CCASS, SFC rules, SFO and HKICL, along with

Qualifications

• Degree holder with relevant experience in securities operations.
• Strong command of English and Chinese (written and spoken).
• Knowledge of settlement processes, corporate actions and billing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute securities transactions in settlement, corporate action, account opening and billing efficiently and accurately.
• Handle day-to-day settlement (scripless and physical) on equities, fixed income, and other types of instruments.
• Process voluntary and involuntary corporate action.
• Process monthly fee billings and collections.
• Process dispatches of holding statements.
• Process custody account maintenance.
• Perform static data maintenance and information update.
• Provide second level client services. Handle customer inquiries in an efficient manner.
• Comply with regulatory requirements (HKMA, MAS, SFC etc.) and Audit / Risk Management guidelines.
• Report any suspicious / outstanding transaction or incident to Team Manager, Department Head and other relevant parties for necessary action per the Incident Management Policy.
• Participate in user acceptance test for system enhancements. Review business requirements and functional specifications. Prepare test cases and conduct testing.
• Participate in project initiatives and business development, e.g. customer implementation, business continuity management, review of operational procedures, policies and guidelines; specific and job-related training, etc.
• Handle regular and ad hoc tasks as designed by Team Manager and Department Head.

Skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Interpersonal & communication skills

Problem-solving

Team player

Customer service mindset

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

Degree holder

Tools

MS Office

Job description

DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited is seeking an experienced Operations professional to manage securities settlement, corporate actions and billing processes. The role starts in a custody function with potential rotation to other functions on a fast track for development into well-rounded custody operations professionals.

The candidate should have a degree with at least eight years of relevant securities operations experience, and strong knowledge of CCASS, SFC rules, SFO and HKICL, along with