Global Banking & Markets - Securities Settlements Group - Analyst - Bengaluru

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & welfare programs

Generous vacation policy

Financial wellness

Job summary

Goldman Sachs in Hyderabad seeks a Securities Settlements professional to support multiple business lines, focusing on timely settlements with strong process discipline and client service. You will interact with trading, operations, and desks to ensure accuracy and efficiency across cash and securities movements.

The role emphasizes control, escalation when needed, and opportunities to drive automation while delivering high-quality service to internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• Exceptional client service and relationship building are required to interact with our clients and the team.
• The candidate should have a control focus and be achievement orientated to produce results to ensure that all risk is mitigated.
• Degree / A level educated candidate would be preferred.
• Strong organizational skills required.
• Deadlines within this role are very strict with “zero tolerance.”
• Prompt escalation and clear communication is paramount.
• Be flexible, work on projects or aid other team members.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring Settlement activity and ensuring securities are in the right place at the right time
• Monitoring Firm inventory to ensure it is moved or converted to facilitate settlement
• Working with the Trading Desk on securing borrows to facilitate settlement
• Query resolution and interaction with trading desk and clients on failing trades
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies of positions (cash and securities) in the firm’s books and records.
• Completing daily checklist ensuring all controls, procedures and processes relating to the assigned functions are followed
• Acting as a change agent solving problems at root cause whilst also taking / making opportunities to automate flows

Skills

Client service

Relationship building

Control focus

Organizational skills

Deadline-driven

Communication

Flexibility

Escalation skills

Education

Degree / A level

Tools

Easyway

Job description

GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS

We make markets in and clear client transactions on major stock, options, and futures exchanges worldwide. Through our global sales force, we maintain relationships with our clients, receiving orders and distributing investment research, trading ideas, market information and analysis.

OPERATIONS

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted function that partners with all parts of the firm to provide banking, securities, and asset management services to clients around the world. In addition, Operations provides essential risk management and controls to preserve and enhance the firm's assets and its reputation. For every new product launched and every trade executed, it is Operations that develops and manages the processes and controls that enable business flow.

YOUR IMPACT

Securities Settlements team has the benefit of being located in the nucleus of an investment bank so the exposure and interaction that the successful candidate will gain will be vast. The successful hire will interface with global team across divisions. The successful candidate will be expected to act as a change agent, by improving processes and procedures and contribute meaningfully to the overall strategy of the organization.

In depth on the job training will be provided, backed up with on-going support and oversight as the candidate will be responsible for an important function within the team. The role is ideal for a candidate who wants experience of a variety of Securities Settlements functions.

OUR IMPACT

Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted function that partners with all areas of the firm to deliver banking, sales and trading and asset management capabilities to clients around the world. Alongside this vital service delivery role, Operations provides essential risk management and control, preserving and enhancing the firm’s assets and its reputation.

Operations span all product lines and markets, serving as internal business partners who develop the processes and controls, and help to specify the systems that deliver accuracy, timeliness, and integrity to our business.

Securities Settlements is operating under ‘Equities’ department. The Team’s primary function is to partner with key stakeholders (middle offices, desks, traders etc) to enable timely settlements with a focus on efficiency, control, and excellent client service.

BUSINESS UNIT OVERVIEW

Securities Settlements Operations provides operational support for multiple businesses including (but not limited to) Trading, Sales, Investment Banking, Private Wealth, etc. covering functions including Inventory & Liquidity Management, Settlements, Exception management and Reporting, and Strategic Projects. We support our international client base across global markets.

Traders & Clients execute Buy & Sell transactions in all major markets, with increasing presence within emerging markets. Upon Settlement Date, trades need to be matched and inventory made available to ensure successful exchange of securities and cash.

Securities Settlements Operationsglobally is located in London, Salt Lake City, Singapore and Bangalore.

The department’s key priorities are to mitigate risk, provide exceptional client service and drive strategic change.

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSBILITIES

The position available is with the Securities Settlements Operations team – Hyderabad location. The reporting line is to a Team Manager as first line management, with further supervision by the Vice President.

Key stakeholders and interactions will be with GS Trading and Sales Desks, Engineering and Operations Teams, Credit, Legal, Compliance and external counterparties.

The following tasks give an overview of what is required day to day:

• Monitoring Settlement activity and ensuring securities are in the right place at the right time
• Monitoring Firm inventory to ensure it is moved or converted to facilitate settlement
• Working with the Trading Desk on securing borrows to facilitate settlement
• Query resolution and interaction with trading desk and clients on failing trades
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies of positions (cash and securities) in the firm’s books and records.
• Completing daily checklist ensuring all controls, procedures and processes relating to the assigned functions are followed
• Acting as a change agent solving problems at root cause whilst also taking / making opportunities to automate flows

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual who is looking to operate in a dynamic working environment where communication and teamwork skills are essential.

• Exceptional client service and relationship building are required to interact with our clients and the team.
• The candidate should have a control focus and be achievement orientated to produce results to ensure that all risk is mitigated.
• Degree / A level educated candidate would be preferred.
• Strong organizational skills required.
• Deadlines within this role are very strict with “zero tolerance.”
• Prompt escalation and clear communication is paramount.
• Be flexible, work on projects or aid other team members.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Work experience in Securities Settlements, Inventory Management, trade support or securities middle office role for 1 to 2 years.
• Equities Industry and market knowledge would be an advantage.
• Experience of vendor platforms (Easyway) would be an advantage

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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