Trade Execution Operations Specialist

FirstRand Bank India; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstRand Bank India is seeking a skilled Operations professional to support front office teams in confirmations, settlements, and reconciliations across product sets. You will manage query remediation, escalation, and risk mitigation, ensuring accurate processing and governance adherence.

The role requires 3–5+ years in Global Markets operations, strong Excel skills, and fluency with SWIFT messaging. A degree and a proactive, team-oriented mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail in daily processing and reconciliations.
• Experience with trade confirmations and settlements is preferred.
• Understanding of governance and risk controls within Global Markets.

Responsibilities

• Execute transactions consistently, efficiently, and accurately.
• Perform functions for trade confirmation, settlement, and monitoring per standards.
• Reconcile positions daily and investigate reconciliation breaks.
• Load/amend/delete Cession and Pledges with approvals.
• Communicate trades promptly to relevant parties.

Skills

Attention to Detail

SWIFT knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Financial markets knowledge

Process improvement

Analytical thinking

Time management

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

To perform complex work tasks that support front office teams with the fulfilment of the processing functions of confirmations, settlements, and reconciliations across the various product sets and in understanding the processes support with the management of query remediation in the trade life-cycling and other day-to-day processing, ensuring timely escalation, to minimise risk.

• Are you someone who can:

• Execute transactions consistently, efficiently, and accurately.
• Perform all functions associated with the trade confirmation, settlement, and monitoring in line with minimum standards.
• Ensure segregation of duties are always maintained between relevant processing functions.
• Monitor system alerts to confirm that settlements occurred successfully.
• Accurately load/amend/delete Cession and Pledges which is supported by the necessary approvals.
• Facilitate timely and accurate confirmations of trades to relevant parties.
• Comply with and adhere to identified governance and compliance standards and elevate problems for investigation and resolution Identify and elevate risk as normal part of work.
• Ensure adherence to the established procedures, ensures accuracy and validity of all details of each trade and that each transaction reflects appropriately.
• Facilitate timely and accurate communication/notification of trades to the relevant parties.
• Ensure all trades executed in the trading system are processed in the company’s internal accounting system to prevent incorrect transaction or position data from being sent to various internal systems or reflected on reports which use data from the accounting system.
• Investigate and resolve open exception items and elevate to relevant stakeholder(s) for resolution.
• Perform various daily reconciliation’s and investigate reconciliation breaks for appropriate resolution.
• Responsible to reconcile positions daily and follow-up with Front Office if there are any issues.
• Understand process flows to identify which systems are causing mismatches and propose possible solutions.
• Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy.
• Ensure all End of Day/Start of day and Intraday checks are performed.
• Follow correct process to unsettle and backdate trades, corrections, early redemptions (where appropriate) are actioned with required approvals in place.
• Promote teamwork and inclusivity amongst team members and demonstrates behaviours that respect diversity.
• Establish relationships with relevant individuals and departments to deliver on work expectations.
• Adhere to relevant service level agreements to build trust in the relationship.
• Compile reports that track progress and guide business to make informed decisions.
• Partner and collaborate with team members to achieve team success.
• Share information and knowledge that benefits the team.
• Participate and contribute to a development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared.
• Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders to achieve productivity synergies.
• Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement.

• You will be an ideal candidate if you…

• Hold a relevant degree.
• Have 3–5+ years of strong operational experience in Global Markets.
• ACI Operations certificate will be an advantage
• Are proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Competencies:

• Attention to Detail
• SWIFT messaging knowledge
• Regulatory and compliance awareness
• Financial markets and treasury knowledge
• Process improvement and automation
• Analytical thinking
• Time management and prioritisation
• Ability to manage high volumes under pressure
• Agile, flexible, able to adapt
• Resilient
• Team player
• Self-starter
• Able to push boundaries and challenge the status-quo
• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging work
• Opportunities to innovate

• We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you’re driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you’re brave enough
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
• Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do

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Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

01/10/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.