Corporate Actions Consultant

Northbound Executive Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northbound Executive Search represents a well-known Financial Services firm in New York seeking a Corporate Actions Consultant. You will manage the full lifecycle from announcements to entitlements and reconciliations, and you will liaise daily with trading desks, operations, and account managers to coordinate elections and setups.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in asset servicing and at least 3 years handling voluntary corporate actions, with a strong focus on risk mitigation and accuracy

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in asset servicing within a bank or broker-dealer environment.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience processing voluntary corporate actions.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end corporate actions lifecycle, including elections, entitlement setups, and cash and stock reconciliations.
• Experience managing complex corporate action events with focus on risk mitigation and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end corporate actions lifecycle, from announcement capture through election processing and final entitlement reconciliations.
• Oversee complex corporate action events, particularly voluntary corporate actions, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Coordinate elections and entitlement setups with trading desks, operations teams, account managers, and institutional counterparties.
• Monitor and resolve daily cash and stock reconciliation breaks, escalating unresolved issues per procedures.
• Provide SME guidance on corporate actions and entitlements, and support process improvements.
• Maintain key operational controls, conduct periodic control reviews, and identify risks or control gaps.
• Identify recurring issues and implement initiatives to improve efficiency, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Investigate and resolve processing issues within authority levels, escalating significant risks as needed.
• Monitor reports and ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and control standards.
• Support departmental projects, including system enhancements and process integrations for tracking and entitlement platforms.

Skills

Asset servicing

Corporate actions processing

Lifecycle management

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Our client, a well-known Financial Services firm in New York, is looking for an Corporate Actions Consultant to join its team.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end corporate actions lifecycle, from announcement capture through election processing and final entitlement reconciliations.
• Oversee complex corporate action events, particularly voluntary corporate actions, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Liaise daily with trading desks, operations teams, account managers, and institutional counterparties to coordinate elections and entitlement setups.
• Monitor and resolve daily cash and stock reconciliation breaks, escalating unresolved issues in accordance with established procedures.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on corporate actions and entitlements, providing operational guidance and supporting process improvements.
• Maintain key operational controls, conduct periodic control reviews, and identify potential risks or control gaps.
• Identify recurring operational issues and implement initiatives to improve efficiency, accuracy, and risk mitigation.
• Independently investigate and resolve processing issues within established procedures and authority levels, escalating significant risks and unresolved matters as appropriate.
• Monitor operational reports and ensure compliance with internal policies, audit requirements, and control standards.
• Support departmental projects, including system enhancements, process integrations, and improvements to corporate actions tracking and entitlement platforms.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in asset servicing within a bank or broker-dealer environment.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience processing voluntary corporate actions.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end corporate actions lifecycle, including elections, entitlement setups, and cash and stock reconciliations.
• Experience managing complex corporate action events and resolving operational issues with a focus on risk mitigation and accuracy.