Bank of America

Officer, APAC Securities Operations - Settlements

Singapore

Job Description:

About Bank of America:

Our purpose as a firm is to make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. Across the world, we partner with leading corporate and institutional investors through our offices in more than 35 countries. In the U.S. alone, we serve almost all of the Fortune 500 companies and approximately 67 million consumer and small-business clients. We provide a full suite of financial products and services, from banking and investments to asset and risk management. We cover a broad range of asset classes, making us a global leader in corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.

Connecting Asia Pacific to the World

Our Asia Pacific team is spread across 19 cities in 12 markets. We are focused on connecting Asia to the world and the world to Asia, using our global expertise to ensure success is shared between us, our clients and our communities. Our regional footprint covers 12 currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, placing us firmly among the region’s leading financial services companies.

Position Description

The Operations Analyst will be responsible for the operation support for China Connect / Hong Kong market (or any other Self-Clearing market in Asia) for Cash Equity business. Functions include settlement and custody functions as a self-clearing broker in this market, as well as client services of Institutional Clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide quality post execution support to Institutional Clients from trade settlement, fail management.
• Ensure timely settlement with Exchange and Clients.
• Ensure funding sufficiency for trade settlements.
• Managing settlement fails with Exchange and Clients
• Follow ups on post-settlement exceptions and reconciliations.
• Adhering to control procedures, identifying gaps and ensuring controls are implemented to close those gaps.
• Stock borrow/return support

Key Requirements

• The successful candidate will ideally have settlements experience in cash equity products. Experience in Hong Kong / China Connect will be advantageous
• Ability to work under time pressure due to the short settlement window of this market
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications. Knowledge of VBA will be advantageous
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organization skills and ability to prioritize workload
• Public holiday coverage and extend working hours may be required

Desired Skills

• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions.
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward.
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base.

Company Overview

Size 10000+ Employees

Founded 1904

Type Company - Public

Industry Banks & Building Society

Sector Finance

Revenue $10+ billion (USD)