Associate II - Asset Servicing

UST; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

UST in India seeks an experienced Transaction Operations Analyst to ensure timely processing of transactions and events, escalate when needed, and manage workload against changing priorities.

You will collaborate with Portfolio Implementers, Dealers, and external parties, maintain quality communications, and apply controls to minimise risks while aiming to improve service efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience on Aladdin and Excel proficiency.
• Strong knowledge of derivatives and collateral management.
• Experience in trade operations across asset classes and in cash operations with SWIFT knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Ensure transactions and events are processed within deadlines, with follow-up and escalation as needed.
• Prioritise own workload and escalate to senior team members when appropriate.
• Assist with resolution of queries and stock/cash reconciliation breaks.
• Escalate unresolved queries or breaks by age, value or client profile.
• Own ad-hoc tasks and project work, delivering within agreed timelines.
• Manage client and stakeholder queries with focus on quality and timeliness of communication; follow controls to minimise risks.
• Collaborate across operational areas and maintain relationships with Portfolio Implementers, Dealers and external parties.
• Commit to building knowledge across the Transaction Services lifecycle and improve day-to-day procedures.

Skills

Aladdin

Excel

Derivatives

Trade operations

Cash operations

SWIFT

Corporate Actions

Fixed Income

Job description

Role Description

• Ensure the transactions and events you are assigned and responsible for are processed within deadlines, following up and escalating as appropriate.
• Prioritise your own workload effectively, understands when to flag / escalating to more senior members of the team.
• Assist with the resolution of any queries, stock & cash reconciliation breaks assigned to you.
• Escalate unresolved queries or breaks based on agreed criteria i.e. age, value, client profile.
• Take ownership of any ad-hoc tasks and project work assigned to you and deliver within agreed timelines.
• Manage client and stakeholder queries pro-actively, with particular focus on quality and timeliness of communication Utilise department controls and procedures honestly and effectively, taking steps to call out and minimise any risks. Suggest, explore and help to implement ideas to save time and cost, reduce risk and improve service quality.
• Collaborate with others to help build a positive and supportive working environment. Establish a close working relationship with other operational areas, the Portfolio Implementers,
• Dealers and all external parties, liaising on matters relating to day-to-day operations.
• Skills and Behaviours Required:
• Commitment to continually building knowledge of processes across the Transaction Services life cycle.
• The role holder is expected to play an active part in improving day-to-day procedures and how the work is to be tackled.
• Responsible for planning own workload typically against a backdrop of changing priorities and / or external events for a day ahead.
• Is required to make routine judgments in situations that are understood and uncontentious.
• Expected to seek assistance for anything complex or out of the ordinary.
• Prioritising the workload and working effectively towards deadlines.
• An expert in your field and a strong mentor to the team s Junior Analysts.
• Responsible for ensuring that issues identified are fully disclosed on a timely basis. Disclosure must be comprehensive and be on the same day any issue is discovered The knowledge,
• Mandatory Skills
• Experience on Aladdin Excellent attention to detail Proficient on Excel
• Good working knowledge of Derivatives (including Collateral Management)
• Previous experience in Trade operations - across all asset classes i.e. equity, FI (including ABS/MBS), FX, MMkts, UTs, Repo & TDs.
• Previous experience in Cash operations - specifically payments experience Good operational knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards
• Good understanding of the end-to-end Corporate Action processes for Mandatory and Voluntary events, income processing Appreciation of operational risks within the transaction / asset lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the transactions and events you are assigned and responsible for are processed within deadlines, following up and escalating as appropriate.
• Prioritise your own workload effectively, understands when to flag / escalating to more senior members of the team.
• Assist with the resolution of any queries, stock & cash reconciliation breaks assigned to you.
• Escalate unresolved queries or breaks based on agreed criteria i.e. age, value, client profile.
• Take ownership of any ad-hoc tasks and project work assigned to you and deliver within agreed timelines.
• Manage client and stakeholder queries pro-actively, with particular focus on quality and timeliness of communication Utilise department controls and procedures honestly and effectively, taking steps to call out and minimise any risks. Suggest, explore and help to implement ideas to save time and cost, reduce risk and improve service quality.
• Collaborate with others to help build a positive and supportive working environment. Establish a close working relationship with other operational areas, the Portfolio Implementers,
• Dealers and all external parties, liaising on matters relating to day-to-day operations.
• Skills and Behaviours Required:
• Commitment to continually building knowledge of processes across the Transaction Services life cycle.
• The role holder is expected to play an active part in improving day-to-day procedures and how the work is to be tackled.
• Responsible for planning own workload typically against a backdrop of changing priorities and / or external events for a day ahead.
• Is required to make routine judgments in situations that are understood and uncontentious.
• Expected to seek assistance for anything complex or out of the ordinary.
• Prioritising the workload and working effectively towards deadlines.
• An expert in your field and a strong mentor to the team s Junior Analysts.
• Responsible for ensuring that issues identified are fully disclosed on a timely basis. Disclosure must be comprehensive and be on the same day any issue is discovered The knowledge,
• Mandatory Skills
• Experience on Aladdin Excellent attention to detail Proficient on Excel
• Good working knowledge of Derivatives (including Collateral Management)
• Previous experience in Trade operations - across all asset classes i.e. equity, FI (including ABS/MBS), FX, MMkts, UTs, Repo & TDs.
• Previous experience in Cash operations - specifically payments experience Good operational knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards
• Good understanding of the end-to-end Corporate Action processes for Mandatory and Voluntary events, income processing Appreciation of operational risks within the transaction / asset lifecycle.

Skills

Aladdin, Corporate Actions, Fixed Income