We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Trading Operations Specialist to join our team. This role focuses on supporting the daily post-trade settlement cycle, middle-office reconciliations, and customer liquidity monitoring for our growing BizPay business line.
If you are eager to build a strong foundation in cross-border payment rails, FX settlements, and treasury operations within a dynamic financial environment, this is an excellent opportunity to accelerate your career.
This position is built for an adaptable team player who thrives in a time-sensitive environment. Working under the guidance of senior team member, you will help execute daily transaction lifecycles, resolve routine operational exceptions, and ensure flawless execution across international payment corridors.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily Settlement Support: Assist in matching, clearing, and settling daily transactions across target markets, verifying that internal systems align accurately with external clearing partners and bank statements.
- Intraday Cash & Liquidity Tracking: Continuously monitor real-time multi-currency account balances and customer fund allocations to support daily BizPay transactions and trading desk activities.
- Payment Processing: Execute daily cross-border payment runs via various payment rails (SWIFT, local ACH/RTGS); track transaction statuses and ensure strict adherence to daily cutoff schedules.
- Middle Office Reconciliations: Perform daily cash and position reconciliations, complete routine customer fund segregation checks, and prepare standard operational reports for review.
- Break Identification & Escalation: Promptly spot trade breaks, payment fails, and cash discrepancies; conduct initial investigations and escalate complex issues to senior team members or relevant banking partners.
- Counterparty Coordination: Interface directly with regional counterparties, brokers, custodian banks, and clearers to verify transaction details and resolve everyday operational queries.
- Process Maintenance: Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and assist in identifying opportunities to streamline manual daily routines.
What We Are Looking For
- Relevant Experience: 2to 5 years of operational experience within a payment institution, fintech, brokerage, or trading environment.
- Foundational Industry Knowledge: Basic to intermediate understanding of trade lifecycles, cross-border payments (SWIFT, local RTGS), and foreign exchange (FX) settlement concepts.
- High Attention to Detail: Proven ability to process high-volume data accurately while working under strict daily market and bank cutoff times.
- Language Skills: Full professional proficiency in English and Mandarin is mandatory to communicate with global counterparties and internal regional teams; Cantonese is an advantage.
- Attitude: Strong desire to learn, high personal accountability, and a calm, methodical approach to troubleshooting daily operational issues.