Capital Markets Operations - Settlements Senior Analyst

Accenture in the Philippines; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the Philippines seeks a Trade Settlements professional to lead operations across pre-matching, trade matching, inventory management and exception handling. You will collaborate with Front Office, Middle Office, European teams, and external counterparties to ensure accurate settlements and robust risk controls.

The role requires coordinating cross-location teams, resolving disputes, supervising breaks, and maintaining data integrity across the trade lifecycle, including APAC hours

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in trade settlements across physical and/or financial products.
• Strong attention to detail and disciplined control mindset for processing.
• Ability to work under pressure with time-sensitive trades and deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with clear communication across stakeholders.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel, for tracking and reporting.
• Willing to work non-standard hours aligned to APAC trading desks.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-matching and validate trade economics to reduce exceptions.
• Ensure accurate matching of internal and external trades and manage aging items.
• Follow up unmatched trades, discrepancies, and settlement breaks with parties.
• Lead break investigations, coordinate corrective actions and reporting.
• Oversee inventory management, position monitoring and reconciliations.
• Identify and book depot transfers based on balances for onward deliveries.
• Capture and process trade lifecycle events to maintain data integrity.
• Monitor, escalate, and report operational risks and unresolved items.
• Serve as primary contact to Front/M Middle Office and counterparties per SLA.

Skills

Trade settlements experience

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Time management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Non-standard hours (APAC)

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Job description

Job Description:

The role leads critical trade operations functions across pre-matching, trade matching, inventory management, and exception handling, ensuring trades flow accurately from execution to settlement. Working closely with Front Office, Middle Office, European teams, and external counterparties, the role plays a key part in managing operational risk and enabling efficient delivery.

• Maintain a close working relationship with European and local operational teams to ensure seamless coordination across locations and timely issue resolution.
• Supervise the team in performing pre-matching of trades, validating trade economics and instructions prior to formal matching to reduce exceptions and failed settlements.
• Ensure accurate matching of internal trades against market/external trades, maintaining control over all outstanding and aged items.
• Actively manage and follow up unmatched trades, discrepancies, and settlement breaks with Front Office, Middle Office, execution brokers, and external counterparties.
• Lead break investigations, identifying root causes, coordinating corrective actions, and ensuring timely resolution and reporting.
• Oversee inventory management, including position monitoring, stock movements, reconciliations, and alignment between physical inventory and system records.
• Identify and book depot transfers based on ladder positions and inventory balances to facilitate efficient onward deliveries.
• Ensure timely event capturing and processing across trade lifecycle events to maintain data integrity and operational accuracy.
• Manage and support claims investigations, coordinating with internal teams and external parties to validate, resolve, and close claims.
• Monitor, escal, and report unmatched instructions, failed trades, inventory discrepancies, and operational risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Serve as a primary operational contact, responding promptly to requests from Front Office, Middle Office, and external counterparties in line with agreed service levels.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in trade settlements, supporting trading activities across physical and/or financial products.
• Strong attention to detail with a disciplined and control-oriented approach to trade processing and exception management.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage time-sensitive trades, and meet strict settlement and reporting deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills, able to interact effectively with Front Office, Middle Office, and external counterparties.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, particularly Excel, for trade tracking, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Willing and able to work non-standard hours aligned to Asia-Pacific trading desks and provide coverage during Indian market holidays.

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