Analyst, Settlement Operations (Equity Derivatives)

Role:  Operations Analyst - Settlements 

Location: Kuala Lumpur (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Permanent

Role Overview:

The role of the Analyst is to ensure the timely and accurate settlement of cashflows of Equity Derivatives trades on behalf of our client. This involves both individually conducting pre-settlement checks and affirmation of the cashflows with counterparties, identifying and resolving any issues that may prevent timely and settlement, as well as monitoring that the team is performing the same.

The settlements function also serves as a layer of control where booking issues such as incorrect economics (wrong direction, currency, index, notional, counterparty, etc.) are detected, escalated, and resolved. To this end, the senior operations analyst is expected to ensure the timely settlement of the cashflow and at the same time identify these risks, fully observing the procedures and policies of the function, both as an individual allocated specific work and as a supervisor of the activities of the team.

This role reports into the settlements manager, with supervisory responsibilities shared by the senior operations analysts.  

Core Responsibilities:

• Affirmation of cash flows with counterparties and performing all pre-settlement checks (trade economic details, standard settlement instructions, etc.), and execution of the cash flows accurately.

• Timely identification and escalation of issues that may delay the settlement of cash flows and create exceptions. 

• Addressing all requests received from our internal and external clients in a timely manner  

• Adhering to all policies and procedures.

• Supporting the control initiatives and programs of the Control, Compliance, and Management team. 

• Investigation and resolution of settlements exceptions