Operations, Front Office Solutions Business Line

Many Asset Managers have taken a strategic decision to outsource non-core aspects of their business, such as the Middle Office.

Under the direction of the Supervisor and/or Manager- Front Office Solutions, the Middle Office Operations Analyst will performs the tasks necessary to complete and communicate accurate and timely trades for our internal and external clients. The Operations Analyst will also monitor in-coming flows of data, perform some reconciliation and other additional duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Middle Office Stocks (Position Record Keeping service)

- Performs daily controls of incoming flows to ensure data are correctly integrated in our reconciliation system

- Provide earlier reconciliation to our Middle Office clients

- Applied some Corporate Actions in the system

- Reports some issues to Head Office and follow-up

• Project setup Middle Office Flows (Trade Management)

- Performs Trade Management (Matching Broker) on all kind of static data (Equities, Warrant, Shares Funds, Bonds, Options, Futures, Basket, Swap,…)

- Maintain updated the CACEIS Group SSI Database to automatically implement SSI in clients trades

- Verify the correct calculation of fees

- Ensure that all the trades are going to external parties such as Custodians and Fund Administrator

- Liaises with Europeans Middle Office, the Investment Managers &/or counterparties ensuring all issues and/or queries on trades are handled efficiently and escalated appropriately

• Participation to Front Office Solutions Team’s organisation duties

- Periodic review of process to refresh understanding of requirements and review for compliance 

- Maintain documentation of the department, specific information and procedures

- Edit some reports

- Provide some daily/monthly KPIs

- Provide ideas and suggestions for system, operational or procedural improvements/efficiencies

- Plan and perform some Operational meetings including writing some Agenda, Minutes to participants

Experience/Qualifications:

• University Degree with accounting /finance major 
• Some experience in Middle Office Operations or Settlement department
• 3+ years experience in Finance industry 
• Strong knowledge of Swifts, Financial products and able to answer clients’ inquiries
• Strong knowledge of PC based applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook (VBA is one appreciates skill)

Other Requirements:

• Positive attitude and mature behaviour
• Strong analytical skills 
• Good communication and inter-personal skills 
• Excellent organization and time management skills 
• Able to work well under pressure and produce quality work to deadline 
• Flexibility to work overtime as required from time to time
• Able to perform multi-tasking, as well as Additional duties
• Could receive some training to perform back up role in other operations team

Interested candidates, please send your full resume and expected salary to david.li@caceis.com

If you are looking for a career at a global bank that offers a dynamic environment rich with challenges and opportunities, join CACEIS to unfold a high flying career as you see your potential developed, performance recognized and effort rewarded. Be part of our team with an incessant quest for excellence, as it is what drives the growth of our business and at the same time your career.

CACEIS Hong Kong

CACEIS is an asset servicing banking group and a solid business partner with an innovative service offer. Co-owned by  Crédit Agricole S.A. and Santander, CACEIS services institutional and corporate customers worldwide. We are France’s premier investor services provider and a leading global player.

Through a network of offices across Europe, North America and Asia, CACEIS delivers high quality services covering depositary/trustee - custody, clearing and execution, fund administration, transfer agency, and corporate trust.

Considerable expertise in Alternative Investment servicing gives CACEIS a ranking among the top 10 global service providers for these sophisticated funds. We also offer a range of specialist services including cross-border fund distribution support, designed to assist clients in achieving their international business development goals.

CACEIS Hong Kong is acting as the Group's operational hub for Asia. Due to fast expansion of our business, we are having the following opening: