Associate II - Cash Operations

UST; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

UST is seeking a Cash Ops Analyst to support transaction services in a fast-paced operations environment in Chennai, India. The role requires attention to detail, proficiency in Excel, and knowledge of derivatives and cash operations. You will work with the team to ensure timely processing, resolve queries, and contribute to process improvements.

Collaborating with Portfolio Implementers, Dealers and external parties, you will help maintain high service quality while managing risks and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Previous experience on Aladdin.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Good understanding of derivatives and related processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure transactions and events are processed within deadlines and escalated when needed.
• Prioritise workload and flag/escalate to senior team members when appropriate.
• Assist with resolution of queries and cash reconciliation breaks; escalate as required.
• Own ad-hoc tasks and projects; deliver within agreed timelines.
• Manage client and stakeholder queries with timely and clear communication.
• Follow department controls to minimise risks and improve service quality.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Implementers, Dealers and external parties on day-to-day operations.

Skills

Aladdin knowledge

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Derivatives awareness

Team collaboration

Tools

Aladdin

Job description

Cash Ops Analyst Overview of Role/Principle

Responsibilities

The Transaction Services team will be a muti skilled team. The work encompasses cash operations, asset servicing, trade operations, and derivatives.

We are looking for someone who likes working as part of a team and is comfortable with a fast-paced operations environment.

A strong interest in learning and harnessing technology will help you with your role in the organisation. 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, experience and qualifications you need Previous experience on Aladdin Excellent attention to detail Proficient on Excel The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help As a base,

The candidate will have one or more of the following

• 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.