Senior Officer – Trade & Securities Settlement Operations

Overview

📍 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the end-to-end Settlements processing in accordance with regulatory and compliance requirements, with an increased focus on accurate and timely execution to enhance the client experience.
• Responsible for daily monitoring and processing of Settlement processes covering Domestic, Regional and International Markets for products like equities mutual funds, fixed income , hedge fund , structured funds , ETF Local and International Securities Lending and Borrowing, Local Market Short Selling and ensuring highest quality of client service delivery as per international standards.
• Responsible for handling extremely complex settlement transaction across Local, Regional, International Markets. Processing responsibilities include the receipt of client, market / sub custodian instructions. Validating the correctness of all instructions. Ensuring the matching and settlement of instructions in timely manner across all markets.
• Ensure to track and respond to internal and external clients queries by providing clear detailed Settlement information in line with the relevant market rules and regulations and Settlement best practise.
• Responsible for communicating with various stakeholders like Markets, Sub Custodians, Agents, Companies, Depositories, Brokers, Issuers to ensure smooth accurate timely Settlement processing.
• Ensure that all trade related statuses reports/Instructions are communicated to all stake holders in timely manners.
• Responsible to have excellent knowledge related to Settlements swift messages and usages of the same.
• Demonstrates reliability by taking necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals.
• Articulates information clearly and presents information effectively and confidently when working with others.
• Convince others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; maintains strong, trusting relationships while at the same time is comfortable challenging ideas.
• Participation in section related projects, system changes and upgrades and new client’s requirements and implementation of sub custodian / client SLA.
• Review processes and suggest and implement changes to enhance client satisfaction and reduce manual intervention and reduce overall cost.
• Cash / FX Settlement: Review and validate all transactions inputted by the officer / another specialist. Escalate all mismatches to VP. Validate all data entered into the system and forward to VP for review. On settlement date of transaction ensure transaction settled and all appropriate accounting entries executed. Escalate any settlement issues / discrepancies to VP Validate and Sign any vouchers that need to be passed for FX / Cash execution for review by the VP.
• Position / Cash Management: Review clients’ positions and holdings daily and reconcile positions with sub custodians and market to ensure there are no discrepancies. Escalate any discrepancies to VP. Daily review of client’s cash positions to ensure all clients have appropriate funding and escalating to VP and Middle Office any potential over drafts or if client is at risk of being insufficient.
• SWIFTS: Validate swift instructions inputted by officer / another specialist into the system for VP to Authorize. Second Level of SWIFT generation process.
• Reconciliation: Second level of reconciliation ensuring all appropriate checks are done to ensure there are no discrepancies and escalating any issues to the VP.
• Ad Hoc Requests: Supporting the VP as required for business-as-usual matters and projects and initiatives.
• Risk Indicators: Responsible to ensure controls and procedures are being adhered to by the section. Monitor all KPIs, KRIs, Capacity Planning. Submit any incidents and issues to VP for review. Monitoring transactions to ensure they are being processed according to Compliance / Audit standards (requirements).

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Securities Services, Custody Operations, Trade Settlements, or Investment Operations.
• Strong understanding of securities settlement lifecycle across local and international markets.
• Knowledge of custody operations, cash management, reconciliations, and SWIFT messaging.
• Understanding of financial instruments including equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and other investment products.
• Familiarity with market regulations, settlement practices, and operational risk controls.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under tight deadlines.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy. Preferred Experience
• Experience in Custody Services, Trade Settlements, Corporate Actions, Securities Lending, or Asset Servicing.
• Exposure to international settlement markets and sub-custodian networks.
• Experience working with settlement platforms, SWIFT systems, and reconciliation tools.
• ⭐ Preferred:
• Experience in Custody Services, Corporate Actions, Asset Servicing, or Securities Lending.
• Exposure to international settlement markets and sub-custodian networks.
• 📢 Only UAE-based candidates are eligible to apply.
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