Specialist, Corporate Actions II

BNY; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

401(k) and employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision plans

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Specialist, Corporate Actions II to support mandatory and voluntary corporate actions within our Integrated Middle Office Solutions Platform in Pittsburgh, PA.

This role entails processing basic corporate action events, reconciling client accounts, and ensuring adherence to quality controls. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s degree and up to 3 years of relevant experience in financial services.

Competitive compensation and benefits are offered, including eligibility for plans like 401(k).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 0-3 years of experience in financial services or corporate actions preferred.
• Applicable local/regional licenses or certifications may be required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for mandatory and voluntary corporate actions custody functions.
• Reconcile, monitor and post entitlements to client accounts.
• Research and respond to inquiries from internal and external parties.

Skills

Corporate actions custody functions

Reconciliation

Client communication

Financial services knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Job description

Overview

Specialist, Corporate Actions II – At BNY, our culture supports the growth and success of employees and our leadership in global financial services. This role is part of the Integrated Middle Office Solutions Platform and is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for mandatory and voluntary corporate actions custody functions for all organizational accounts.
• Receive guidance from more experienced staff and, with guidance from more senior staff, process basic mandatory and voluntary corporate action events, including interpretation, monitoring, scrubbing and notification of corporate action events, processing liability notices, and processing and allocating dividend interest payments and class action suits.
• Reconcile, monitor and post entitlements to client accounts.
• Perform daily and monthly outlier review, research, and documentation.
• Conduct daily reconciliations for cash, security and suspense transactions and adhere to quality control measures and procedures.
• Research and respond to inquiries from internal business groups, depositories, agents, brokers, clients, Investment Managers, sub custodians and custodians.
• Work on multiple systems to perform corporate action processing, including creating and scrubbing announcements, sending client instructions to third parties, and posting online cash and security transactions.
• May have people management responsibilities in some geographies; no direct reports in this role.
• Contribute to the achievement of team goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• 0-3 years of total work experience preferred. Experience in financial services or corporate actions preferred.
• Applicable local/regional licenses or certifications as required by the business.

Awards and Additional Information

Here’s a Few Of Our Recent Awards: America’s Most Innovative Companies (Fortune, 2025); World’s Most Admired Companies (Fortune, 2025); “Most Just Companies” (Just Capital and CNBC, 2025).

Benefits and Employment Terms

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs. Details about benefits, paid time off, and eligibility for plans (including 401(k) and employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision plans) are provided to employees offered roles. This information is provided in the offer and benefits disclosures. BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Base salary and total rewards vary by location and experience. If hired, the employee will be in an “at-will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary and other compensation programs.