Capital Markets Operations Assoc Manager

Accenture; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Capital Markets Operations Associate Manager in Bengaluru, India. In this role, you will manage daily back-office operations and ensure compliance with operational procedures. Candidates should have 10-14 years of experience in banking operations, strong knowledge of trade settlements, and team management skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a strong work ethic are essential. This position offers an opportunity to lead operational risk management and enhance back-office processes.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in back-office operations processing.
• Strong knowledge of trade settlements, regulatory rules, and market mechanics.
• Good working attitude and ability to handle pressure and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage back-office processing of banking operations.
• Manage operational risk and audits, aligning with procedures.
• Monitor forecast cash balance and alert funding on deficits.

Skills

Back-office operations processing

Strong knowledge of trade settlements

Analytical thinking

Team management experience

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Experience in investment banking

Education

Graduate/Postgraduate in Finance

MBA Finance from a reputed B-school

Job description

About The Role

Skill required: Trade Processing, Settlements – Trade Finance

Designation: Capital Markets Operations Associate Manager

Qualifications: Any graduation; Graduate/Postgraduate in Finance. Preferred MBA Finance from a reputed B‑school.

Years of Experience: 10 to 14 years (minimum 8–10 years for certain tasks)

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage day‑to‑day back‑office processing of banking operations.
• Manage operational risk and audits, ensuring close alignment with operational procedures.
• Report, document, andEscalate errors and incidents; ensure capture in the operational risk tool and implement controls to prevent recurrence.
• Perform pre‑matching; promptly follow up on unmatched trades; manage inventory to facilitate onward deliveries through depot transfers.
• Identify firm shorts and highlight to business; monitor and release necessary payments for deals due for settlement by cut‑off times.
• Follow up on incident claims until resolution.
• Monitor forecast cash balance and alert funding on any deficits.
• Manage buy‑in tickets (issuance and receivables).
• Respond promptly to front‑office, middle‑office, and external counterparties’ requests.
• Continuously improve back‑office processes; assist and test release of new information systems.
• Ensure daily monitoring of collateral exposure to avoid standoff with agents.
• Ensure daily risk coverage and validate escalation of unmatched items per procedures.
• Maintain inventory and longbox movement for collateralization.
• Validate checklist completeness and obtain signatures on critical items.
• Manage staff, motivate, track attrition, and facilitate training.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 8–10 years of experience in back‑office operations processing, lending/borrowing, repo activities and other asset classes such as equity and fixed‑income settlements.
• Strong knowledge of trade settlements, pre‑matching, regulatory rules, and market mechanics.
• Analytical thinking, operational efficiency, and risk management capability.
• Team management experience with excellent communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Good working attitude, meticulous, disciplined, able to handle pressure and deadlines.
• Experience with investment banking environment preferred.

Functional Relationships

• Operations – Daily
• Information Technology
• Client Support Unit – Daily
• Deal Quality Control
• Compliance Audit
• P&L Department
• Accounting & Finance
• Business Analysts

Additional Requirements

In‑depth knowledge of equity and fixed‑income settlements; 6–7 years of industry experience with 1–2 years of supervisory experience.