Vice President / Associate, Settlement

GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

GF Securities (Hong Kong) is seeking an experienced settlement professional to manage the end-to-end settlement of trades across overseas markets, including bonds, funds and OTC products. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, with exposure to international markets and cross-border settlement practices.

You will handle pre-matching, daily settlement bookings, post-trade reconciliations, and liaise with custodians and counterparties to ensure timely processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required in IT, finance, accounting, or related field.
• 4-8 years of securities settlement experience, preferably with international markets.
• Familiarity with Middle X, Clearstream, CMU operations preferred.
• Experience in bonds, structured products or OTC derivatives is a strong asset.
• Cross-border settlement knowledge and best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong Excel knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage the settlement process for trades in overseas markets (USA, Europe, Asia, etc.), mutual funds, bonds and OTC products; ensure timely and accurate settlement.
• Handle daily settlement operations including trade matching, client deposits/withdrawals, SI and corporate actions.
• Handle pre-matching of settlement instructions, daily booking and settlement process.
• Ensure all post-trade processing and reconciliations are properly completed.
• Liaise with global and sub-custodians, counterparties and internal teams to resolve issues and ensure timely settlement.
• Ensure settlement procedures comply with local market conventions.
• Monitor regulatory changes related to settlement and tax rules.
• Lead projects related to systems setup, enhancement, and optimization; define requirements, review specs, determine testing resources.
• Collaborate with system vendor and internal departments to track project status and progress.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor Degree in Information Technology, Finance, Accounting or relevant field

Tools

Middle X

Clearstream

CMU operations

Job description

Manage the settlement process for all trades executed in Overseas Markets (such as USA, Europe, Aisa, etc), Mutual Funds, Bonds and OTC Products and ensure settlement activities processed timely and accurately.

Handling daily settlement operations including daily trade matching, client stocks deposits or withdrawals, SI and Corporate actions.

Handle pre-matching of settlement instructions, daily booking and settlement process

Ensure all post trade processing, reconciliations are properly and correctly completed

Liaise with global and sub-custodians, counterparties, internal teams to resolve any issues arisen and to ensure trades and corporation actions settled in a timely manner

Ensure all settlement procedures in compliance with local market conventions.

Monitor regulatory changes related to settlement and comply with local market conventions and different countries tax rules.

Lead projects related to systems setup, enhancement, and optimization. Define user requirements, review functional specifications, and determine testing resources.

Collaborate with system vendor and internal departments to follow up project status and progress

Qualifications:

Bachelor Degree in Information Technology, Finance, Accounting or relevant field.

Around 4-8 years of experience in a securities settlement role, preferably with exposure to international markets.

Familiarity with Middle X, Clearstream, CMU operations is highly preferred.

Experience in bonds, structured products, or OTC derivatives is a strong asset.

Expert knowledge of cross-border settlement processes and best practices.

Proficient in Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Strong excel knowledge and skillset

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with fluency in Cantonese and English, Mandarin is preferred.

Experienced candidate will be considered as Vice President

GF Securities (Hong Kong), which includes GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries, is the core platform for GF Securities Co., Ltd. to implement its globalization strategy.

GF Securities (Hong Kong) thrives to become a leading Chinese securities firm with Asia focus, Chinese expertise, and Greater Bay Area characteristics.

After nearly 20 years of development, GF Securities (Hong Kong) provides comprehensive financial services, including global securities, investment banking, wealth management and brokerage, and investment management, to global and local enterprises, institutions, retail, and high-net-worth clients.

GF Securities (Hong Kong), which includes GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries, is the core platform for GF Securities Co., Ltd. to implement its globalization strategy.

GF Securities (Hong Kong) thrives to become a leading Chinese securities firm with Asia focus, Chinese expertise, and Greater Bay Area characteristics.

After nearly 20 years of development, GF Securities (Hong Kong) provides comprehensive financial services, including global securities, investment banking, wealth management and brokerage, and investment management, to global and local enterprises, institutions, retail, and high-net-worth clients.