Securities Settlement Operation Analyst |6-month contract| Central

RMA CONTRACTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 56,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RMA CONTRACTS PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a proactive professional for a 6-month contract role in Japan Securities Settlements Operations. You will support timely settlements, coordinate with brokers and banks, and maintain controls to reduce operational risk.

The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management in a fast-paced environment, with added preference for Japanese language abilities to liaise with Japan market counterparts.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years in securities settlements or related finance roles.
• Strong client service skills and ability to work in deadline-driven teams.
• Ability to communicate in Japanese would be beneficial for coordination with Japan market counterparts.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring timely transaction delivery and maintaining controls to mitigate risks.
• Daily liaising with agent banks, brokers, and counterparties during Japan market hours; pre-matching, break resolution, and report preparation.

Skills

Communications skills

Team oriented

Client service mindset

Risk awareness

Tools

Securities settlements software

Job description

About The Role

This 6-month contract role supports Japan Securities Settlements Operations, ensuring the timely and accurate settlement of securities transactions. The position involves trade settlement processing, coordination with brokers, agent banks and counterparties, resolving settlement breaks, and maintaining operational controls to mitigate risks. The role offers exposure to securities markets and requires strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring timely transaction delivery, maintaining operational controls to mitigate operational risks.
• Daily functions include high volume and constant liaising with agent banks, brokers and counterparties throughout the Japan market hours via telephone and emails. Pre-matching and fail trade management abiding to strict market cut offs, report preparation and break resolution are also part of the scope.

Job Requirements

• Business Unit Overview: Japan Securities Settlements Operations supports the Japan trading and sales teams in Tokyo. Handling trade settlements and inventory availability to ensure successful securities and cash exchanges. The team operates in Singapore.
• Candidate Profile: The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, communicative, and team-oriented with strong client service skills, risk control focus, and experience in deadline-driven teams. Preferred experience includes 1-2 years in securities settlements or related finance roles, with equities of market knowledge.
• Ability to communicate in Japanese would be beneficial to support coordination with Japan market counterparts and stakeholders
• Prior experience in securities settlements is preferred. Candidates with up to two years of operations experience in a financial services environment will also be considered.

This is an outsource role.

All Curriculum Vitae will be treated with the strict confidentiality.