Corporate Action and Data Maintenance

Businesslist; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Covered medical expenses

Hybrid working arrangement

Opportunity to work in a well-knownn

Job summary

Businesslist in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Corporate Actions Analyst to monitor and process a wide range of corporate actions, ensuring accuracy and timely responses. You will review notifications from custodians, reconcile events, and maintain master data across internal systems.

The role requires strong attention to detail and Excel proficiency. The position offers a 6-month contract with hybrid working arrangements and a benefits package including covered medical expenses, and the chance to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Banking, or related discipline.
• Professional qualifications or certifications in investment operations will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 0-2 years of experience in Corporate Actions, Investment Operations, Fund Administration, Custody Operations, Securities Operations, or Data Management.
• Experience within asset management, investment banking, fund services, custodial services, or financial institutions is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and investment operation systems.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters, Eagle, SimCorp, Charles River, or similar investment platforms would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and process corporate actions including dividends, splits, rights issues, and mergers.
• Review notifications from custodians and market vendors.
• Ensure timely elections and responses for voluntary corporate actions.
• Reconcile events and entitlements against custodian records.
• Investigate discrepancies in corporate action processing.
• Liaise with custodians, brokers, fund accountants, and PMs on related matters.
• Maintain documentation and audit trails for all events.
• Support onboarding of new instruments, markets, and products.
• Perform daily data quality checks on investment data.
• Prepare operational reports and assist audits.
• Participate in process improvements and automation initiatives.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Proficiency in Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration/Banking

Tools

Bloomberg

Reuters

Eagle

SimCorp

Charles River

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor and process mandatory and voluntary corporate actions, including dividends, coupon payments, stock splits, rights issues, bonus issues, mergers, tender offers, and redemptions.
• Review and validate corporate action notifications received from custodians and market vendors.
• Ensure timely elections and responses for voluntary corporate actions.
• Reconcile corporate action events and entitlements against custodian records.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies relating to corporate action processing.
• Liaise with custodians, brokers, fund accountants, and portfolio managers on corporate action-related matters.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for all corporate action events.
• Create, maintain, and update security master data across internal systems.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of instrument attributes, market identifiers, pricing sources, classifications, and regulatory data.
• Maintain reference data for equities, fixed income securities, mutual funds, derivatives, and other investment instruments.
• Perform daily data quality checks and validations to ensure integrity of investment data.
• Investigate and resolve security master and reference data exceptions.
• Support onboarding of new instruments, markets, and products.
• Perform daily reconciliations and exception management activities.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end operational processes.
• Ensure compliance with operating procedures, regulatory requirements, and internal controls.
• Prepare operational reports, dashboards, and management information as required.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Banking, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualifications or certifications in investment operations will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 0-2 years of experience in Corporate Actions, Investment Operations, Fund Administration, Custody Operations, Securities Operations, or Data Management.
• Experience within asset management, investment banking, fund services, custodial services, or financial institutions is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and investment operation systems.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters, Eagle, SimCorp, Charles River, or similar investment platforms would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• 6 months contract
• Covered medical expenses.
• Opportunity to work in a well-known organisation.
• Hybrid working arrangment