Global Securities Settlement Specialist

Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd seeks an International Settlements Clerk to manage end-to-end processing of equity and fixed-income trades across global markets, coordinating with custodians, counterparties, and internal teams to resolve discrepancies and manage fails.

The role requires 1–3 years in securities operations, knowledge of international settlement, and strong analytical and communication skills. Flexibility for time zones and market cut-offs is essential.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in securities operations or settlements.
• Working knowledge of international securities settlement, DVP and FOP.
• Familiarity with SWIFT settlement messaging; experience with FIS Phase 3 is a plus.
• Ability to work flexible hours to cover international market cut-offs.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Effective communication and coordination with custodians, counterparties, and internal teams.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with settlement and reconciliation systems.
• Understanding of settlement risk and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to document processes and produce management reports.

Responsibilities

• Process and monitor international equity and fixed-income transactions from trade booking through final settlement.
• Review trade details, allocations, confirmations, and matching status to identify discrepancies before market deadlines.
• Verify settlement instructions, account details, settlement dates, currencies, and place of settlement.
• Coordinate settlement with custodians, sub-custodians, clearing agents, and counterparties.
• Monitor securities availability and cash funding requirements; escalate shortfalls as needed.
• Track unmatched, pending, and failed transactions, prioritizing aged fails and approaching cut-offs.
• Investigate fail causes and maintain fail reason codes and logs.
• Reconcile positions, cash balances, and settlement activity against custodian records.
• Support investigation and resolution of settlement penalties and buy-in notices.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Team coordination

Tools

Excel

SWIFT

FIS Phase 3

Job description

Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Ltd seeks an International Settlements Clerk to manage end-to-end processing of equity and fixed-income trades across global markets, coordinating with custodians, counterparties, and internal teams to resolve discrepancies and manage fails.

The role requires 1–3 years in securities operations, knowledge of international settlement, and strong analytical and communication skills. Flexibility for time zones and market cut-offs is essential.