Capital Market (Post Settlement)

Inter Island Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Inter Island Group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Capital Markets Operations professional to support post-settlement activities across Financial Markets products. You will handle settlement investigations, reconciliation breaks and claims management while ensuring controls and regulatory compliance.

Collaborate with Front Office, Middle Office and external counterparties to drive process improvements, automation and robust reporting on settlement performance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in Capital Markets operations and post-trade functions.
• Strong knowledge of settlement lifecycle and reconciliation.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder partnerships.
• Prior exposure to regulatory controls and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-settlement breaks, investigations and trade discrepancies.
• Ensure issues are investigated and resolved within timelines.
• Perform root-cause analysis on recurring settlement issues.
• Support claims, ageing tracking and resolution processes.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Middle Office and external counterparties.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Contribute to management reporting on settlement performance.

Skills

Capital markets operations

Post-trade processing

Trade settlement

Stakeholder management

Tools

Murex

TLM

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Capital Markets Operations professional to support post-settlement activities across Financial Markets products. The role will focus on settlement investigation, reconciliation breaks, claims management, operational controls, stakeholder coordination and continuous process improvement.

What You'll Be Doing

• Manage and investigate post-settlement breaks, reconciliation exceptions and trade discrepancies.
• Ensure settlement issues are investigated, escalated and resolved within agreed timelines.
• Perform root-cause analysis on recurring settlement issues and support sustainable resolutions.
• Manage claims and compensation processes, including validation, tracking, ageing and resolution.
• Monitor outstanding breaks, claims, financial impact and resolution timelines.
• Work closely with Front Office, Middle Office, reconciliation teams, Nostro teams, Client Services and external counterparties.
• Support settlement and reconciliation activities across Financial Markets products including FX, Money Market and Derivatives.
• Ensure operational processes are performed according to internal procedures, controls and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor operational risks and elevate material issues appropriately.
• Support management reporting and dashboards covering settlement breaks, claims, losses and operational performance.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and digitalisation.
• Support the development of team capabilities through coaching, knowledge sharing and cross-training.
• Maintain strong processing discipline and ensure adherence to established procedures and service standards.

What We're Looking For

• Relevant experience in Capital Markets, Financial Markets Operations, Post-Trade, Trade Settlement, Treasury Operations or a related banking operations function.
• Strong understanding of post-settlement processes and trade lifecycle.
• Experience handling settlement breaks, reconciliation exceptions and trade investigations.
• Knowledge of FX, Money Market and/or Derivatives products.
• Experience with TLM and/or Murex would be an advantage.
• Exposure to claims, compensation, Nostro reconciliation or settlement-risk management would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and work within market cut-offs and operational deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail with a good understanding of operational risk and controls.
• Experience in process improvement, automation or data analytics would be an advantage.
• Previous team leadership, coaching or people-management experience is preferred.