Global Settlements & Trade Support Specialist

CA Financial Appointments; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

CA Financial Appointments is seeking an experienced settlements professional to help build the Operations function in the new Cape Town office. You will own day-to-day settlement and trade support activity and collaborate with teams in SA and the UK, with exposure to international investment operations.

You will manage SA domestic settlements and international processes, perform reconciliations, and drive improvements across processes and data systems. The role offers growth as the team expands.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services operations, settlements or trade support.
• Hands-on knowledge of South African domestic settlements and STRATE.
• Strong Excel skills with data handling.
• Experience performing reconciliations and investigating settlement, trade or cash discrepancies.
• Strong attention to detail and a control‑focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience dealing with custodians, CSDPs, brokers or investment banks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor South African domestic settlements and related international processes.
• Track trades through the settlement lifecycle and resolve unmatched, failed or outstanding transactions.
• Liaise with custodians, CSDPs, brokers, counterparties and internal teams to resolve settlement queries.
• Perform reconciliations, validations and control checks.
• Maintain trade and product data across Salesforce, Excel and internal systems.
• Investigate discrepancies and drive issues to resolution.
• Maintain operational records, controls and procedures.
• Support operational reporting and management information.
• Identify process improvements, controls and efficiency opportunities.
• Support rollout of new products, platforms and projects.
• Collaborate with UK and SA operations.

Skills

Settlement processes

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent & team work

Deadline management

Problem solving

Tools

Salesforce

STRATE

Euroclear

Job description

CA Financial Appointments is seeking an experienced settlements professional to help build the Operations function in the new Cape Town office. You will own day-to-day settlement and trade support activity and collaborate with teams in SA and the UK, with exposure to international investment operations.

You will manage SA domestic settlements and international processes, perform reconciliations, and drive improvements across processes and data systems. The role offers growth as the team expands.