Markets Settlements Lead: Analyst & Assistant Manager

ocbc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

OCBC Bank in Singapore seeks an experienced Markets Operations professional to ensure cash and securities settlements for Markets products are processed accurately and on time. You will monitor cut-off times and coordinate with internal teams, clients and custodians to resolve discrepancies.

The role requires knowledge of Treasury products, front-to-back trade processing, and strong analytical and stakeholder-management skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Good knowledge of Treasury products such as securities, derivatives, foreign exchange and money markets.
• Good understanding of front-to-back trade processing and the related operational risks and controls.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills, with sound judgement and accountability.
• Able to prioritize effectively and work accurately in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
• Improvement-oriented mindset with an interest in automation, data quality and operational efficiency.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; familiarity with Murex, SWIFT or other Treasury platforms is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Execute and monitor cash and securities settlement activities within applicable cut-off times and funding or liquidity constraints.
• Validate settlement details, payment instructions, and relevant static data before release or processing.
• Monitor settlement status and queues, investigate exceptions, and take timely action on unmatched, failed, rejected or delayed items.
• Liaise with internal teams, clients, counterparties, custodians, agents and payment operations to resolve discrepancies.
• Escalate potential settlement failures, sanctions, and other material exceptions promptly.
• Ensure processing complies with approved maker-checker controls, sanctions requirements, operational procedures and market practices.
• Maintain complete processing records and audit trails, including evidence of approvals, follow-up and exception closure.
• Support funding, cash flow, reconciliation, and incident-management activities relevant to settlements.
• Participate in projects, new-product or process initiatives, user acceptance testing, and production implementation.
• Contribute to process re-engineering, straight-through processing, automation and reduction of manual risk.
• Maintain procedures, support cross-training, and contribute to service continuity and team resilience.

Skills

Treasury products

Trade processing

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Murex

SWIFT

Job description

OCBC Bank in Singapore seeks an experienced Markets Operations professional to ensure cash and securities settlements for Markets products are processed accurately and on time. You will monitor cut-off times and coordinate with internal teams, clients and custodians to resolve discrepancies.

The role requires knowledge of Treasury products, front-to-back trade processing, and strong analytical and stakeholder-management skills in a fast-paced environment.