Trade Operation Assistant Manager

Trade Operation Assistant Manager (Ref: MY47389-1)

A Japanese financial institution is currently recruiting a Trade Operation Assistant Manager in London. In this role, you will be responsible for pre-trade and post-trade processing, settlements, trade reconciliation, and liaison with custodians, counterparties, and prime brokers, as well as supporting audits, regulatory filings, and operational projects

.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced settlement professional who is ready to step up into the management role

.The ideal candidate should have minimum 5 years' experience in middle/back office within a securities broker or asset management environment

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-ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• :(O) Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partne
• r(X) NOT eligible: Student visa, Requiring visa sponsorship, YMS visa, Graduate vis

aWORK TYPE: hybri

dVISA SUPPORT: N

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TYPE: 6-month contract – strong possibility to be permanent depending on performan

ceWORKING HOURS: Morning shift work is required on a rotation (Summer time from 7am, Winter time from 6am) Can work from home and come to office later on for the morning shift da

ysSALARY: 55K+ – other salary range could be negotiab

leSTART: AS

APLOCATION: London ci

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Trade Operation Assistant Manager Main Responsibiliti

• es:Manage both pre- and post-trade processing for Equities and M
• TN.Work closely with custodians to resolve and escalate settlement-related quer
• iesLiaise with counterparties and prime brokers regarding unconfirmed or unsettled trades, escalating issues where necessary to ensure timely settlem
• entComplete daily reconciliations and end-of-day (EOD) checkl
• istCross-train and support team memb
• ersEscalate urgent issues to the Group Head of Trade Operati
• onsBuild and maintain strong working relationships with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Accounting and overseas offi
• cesAssist with audits, regulatory filings, and operational due diligence proces
• sesManage the account opening process for securities with clients and their prime brok
• ersMaintain operational manuals to audit stand
• ardProvide cover for other team members during holidays or rotati
• onsSupport ad hoc projects, e.g. System migrations/upgrades, SWIFT CSP attestat

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Trade Operation Assistant Manager Ideal Candid

• ate:5+ years' experience in middle/back office within a securities broker or asset management environ
• mentStrong understanding of the trade life cycle, settlement processes and reconciliation (cash and positi
• ons)Knowledge of market regulations and settlement proced
• uresExceptional attention to detail, reliability and ownership of delivera
• blesComfortable managing relationships with multiple counterpar
• tiesStrong written and verbal communication sk
• illsAbility to work accurately under pres
• sureWorking knowledge of SWIFT, CTM and A
• lertBasic knowledge of Japanese (written, reading and spoken) would be benefi

cial
** All applicants for the Settlement must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa sup

port.*We regret that we cannot accept applications from YMS visa, Graduate or Student visa hol

ders.*When contacting us, please include the job reference number (Ref: MY47389-1) at the top of your mes

sage.If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual