Custody Settlements Specialist – 12-Month Dublin Contract

U.S. Bank; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank in Dublin is seeking a Custody Operations Specialist for a 12-month fixed-term contract within our Settlements team. The role offers exposure to 90+ global markets and 60+ currencies, handling trade settlement monitoring and manual settlement tasks.

Key qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, strong attention to detail, and experience with settlement and SWIFT. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment delivering client service and complying with regulatory rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience / transferrable skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Settlement and SWIFT experience desired, but not essential.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
• Ability to be organised, multitask, and meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, verbal, and written communication.
• Proficient IT skills, using a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to work under strict multi-currency deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring of trade activity to settlement status, investigating root causes of failed settlement.
• Manually settling trades within internal books and records system.
• Provides operational support and processing for various types of security trades including alternative investments, foreign and/or domestic debt and equity securities, derivatives, ETF’s, FX and mutual funds.
• Supports internal operational teams with knowledge of trade activity, failed trades, payments, cash and overdraft situations.
• Maintains high levels of client service with both internal and external clients.
• Support 100+ global markets and 60+ currencies
• Involvement in upcoming group projects.
• Follows internal guidelines to mitigate processing errors and trade errors as these may result in a monetary risk and/or reputation risk to the bank.
• Maintain and support the investigation of our daily Recons in line with Regulatory Rules.

Skills

Attention to detail

Settlement experience

SWIFT experience

Analytical

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Interpersonal & communication

Client service

IT skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

U.S. Bank in Dublin is seeking a Custody Operations Specialist for a 12-month fixed-term contract within our Settlements team. The role offers exposure to 90+ global markets and 60+ currencies, handling trade settlement monitoring and manual settlement tasks.

Key qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, strong attention to detail, and experience with settlement and SWIFT. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment delivering client service and complying with regulatory rules.