Manager, Corporate Actions

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working options

Wellbeing programs

Competitive salary

Job summary

Standard Chartered in Malaysia seeks an experienced Corporate Actions Specialist to manage custody operations, settlements and related corporate actions. You will authorize messages, notify clients, and coordinate responses with sub-custodians while ensuring timely disbursements and entitlements.

You will lead a small team, drive process improvements, and ensure adherence to SLA. A background in settlements and reference data is beneficial, with excellent communication skills essential for

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in corporate action activities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proficient system skills.
• Experience in a corporate action processing team with responsibility for approving transactions.
• Knowledge of various types of corporate actions and SWIFT message formatting.
• Familiarity with settlements, fund services, and reference data is advantageous.
• Ability to co-lead or manage a small team.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Custody operations, Securities Settlements, Corporate Actions, Financial Market Operations.
• To authorize and control the dispatch of outgoing messages related to Corporate Action in CAPE.
• Notify clients of Corporate Action events by SWIFT / Fax / e-mail / S2B or other DOI-specified mechanism.
• Authorize responses to sub-custodians on options exercised and debit/credit client accounts for disbursement.
• Authorize collection and disbursement of entitlements from corporate action events.
• Authorize vouchers or Swift messages for transfer of funds across Nostro accounts.
• Investigate all breaks related to cash, securities, and inventory reconciliation for corporate actions.
• Ensure timelines per SLA; manage and develop team members; provide process training.
• Drive automated control processes and monitor day-to-day controls and risk issues.

Skills

Corporate action experience

Communication skills

Transaction approvals

SWIFT knowledge

Settlement knowledge

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Custody operations, Securities Settlements, Corporate Actions, Financial Market Operations. Knowledge of Agent banking, Sub Custody operations and clearing will be an added advantage.
• To authorize and control the dispatch of the outgoing messages related to Corporate Action in CAPE.
• To notify the client of any Corporate Action event by means of SWIFT / Fax / e-mail / S2B or any other mechanism as may be specified in the DOI.
• To authorize responses to sub-custodians on the option being exercised based on the response received from the clients and to debit / credit the clients account for disbursement processing.
• To authorise proper collection and disbursement of resultant entitlements from corporate action events.
• To authorise vouchers or Swift messages for Transfer of funds from and to Nostro accounts and transfer of funds across accounts based on the underlying instructions.
• To perform investigation of all types of breaks relating to Cash and Securities and all other Inventory reconciliation outstanding / exceptions relating to Corporate Actions
• Ensure all timelines are met with accuracy as per agreed SLA.
• Managing the team members effectively, knowledge sharing among team members & developing individual skills of all team members.
• Process training to new joiners, regular updates on the process change and incorporation of the changes in DOI.
• Ensure a continual drive towards automated control processes.
• Ensure proper functioning of day-to-day controls, periodic monitoring of activities and timely resolution of risk issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Custody operations, Securities Settlements, Corporate Actions, Financial Market Operations. Knowledge of Agent banking, Sub Custody operations and clearing will be an added advantage.
• To authorize and control the dispatch of the outgoing messages related to Corporate Action in CAPE.
• To notify the client of any Corporate Action event by means of SWIFT / Fax / e-mail / S2B or any other mechanism as may be specified in the DOI.
• To authorize responses to sub-custodians on the option being exercised based on the response received from the clients and to debit / credit the clients account for disbursement processing.
• To authorise proper collection and disbursement of resultant entitlements from corporate action events.
• To authorise vouchers or Swift messages for Transfer of funds from and to Nostro accounts and transfer of funds across accounts based on the underlying instructions.
• To perform investigation of all types of breaks relating to Cash and Securities and all other Inventory reconciliation outstanding / exceptions relating to Corporate Actions
• Ensure all timelines are met with accuracy as per agreed SLA.
• Managing the team members effectively, knowledge sharing among team members & developing individual skills of all team members.
• Process training to new joiners, regular updates on the process change and incorporation of the changes in DOI.
• Ensure a continual drive towards automated control processes.
• Ensure proper functioning of day-to-day controls, periodic monitoring of activities and timely resolution of risk issues.

Skills And Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in corporate action activities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proficient system skills.
• Experience working in a corporate action processing team with responsibility for approving transactions
• Knowledge of various types of corporate actions and SWIFT message formatting.
• Familiarity with allied products such as Settlements, Fund Services, and Reference Data is an added advantage.
• Ability to co-lead or manage a small team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in banking or business administration

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.