Extended Back Office Associate

Manage any pending transactions for DTC/FED and BNY settlements regarding primary and secondary markets.This includes government issues, repo settlements and resets, corporate bonds, triparty activity, and asset backed securities.Follow up on CAD/MXN trade issues with agent banks;
limited trade processing as required.Settlement of equities transactions, buy and sell, repo and securities lending/borrowing activities.Key ResponsibilitiesManagement of trading operations for Equities / Convertible Bonds / EIS Sales scopes:Monitoring of settlement-delivery of operations for equitiesManagement of settlement-delivery on physical OSTsMonitoring of CB issuance settlementsEquities Lending/Borrowing:Verification of proper transaction integration in the settlement-delivery chainVerification of proper receipt of settlement instructions by custodiansMonitoring of proper operation settlementsReal-time monitoring of global positionsEscalation of failed transactions to FOManagement of issues with IT supportManagement of accounting suspense itemsSecurities Lending/Borrowing Collateral:Management of triparty long box fundingMonitoring of proper daily operation settlements for the implementation of cash and securities collateralMonitoring of payment defaults/cash receipt in relation to treasury and accountingLending/Borrowing Invoicing Division:Monthly generation and sending of invoicesReconciliation of received invoicesAnalysis and investigation of identified discrepanciesCorrection of discrepancies and payment processingMonitoring of payment defaults and accounting suspense itemsResearch for optimization of invoicing processesSupplementary Information
(EBO) Extended Back-Office:All related operational management, including billing processing.BNY Custody account settlements/monitoring and related reconciliations.Soc Gen Futures processing – daily margin calls and program monitoring/reconciliation review.Manage settlement issues on behalf of Paris book during NY business hours.Liaise with NY Front Office/Middle Office and the custodian as required.Liaise with counterparties as needed in coordination with Bondsettlement team in Paris and CAS BO.Monitor and investigate breaks on real-time daily position report reconciliation (Calypso against P3).Maintain referential data, including creation and modification of SDI records on Calypso and accounts on Phase3Validate CA positions on new Treasury auctions with MO for regulatory reporting.Review trades with Japanese clients to ensure integrity of data flowing from Calypso to Phase 3.Investigate and liaise with clients and MO regarding EOD client fails and DKs, until resolution.Review of processing queues and alerts from systems (EAI, EFIRA, Murex, APEX, OT) to ensure smooth trade workflow.End of business day Calypso queue verification to ensure all trades and issues have been addressed for same day value.Provide Paris BO with daily end of day IM reports.Update of 15A6 trade accounts on Calypso to correct internal reconciliation breakGeographical area
America, CanadaCity
MONTREALhybridBachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalentLevel of minimal experience
3-5 yearsExperience
3+ years in Back Office settlements or Trade Support. Focus on Equities and Fixed Income productsRequired skills
Must be a self-starter, with excellent problem-solving skills and be able to work under pressureMust possess strong written/oral communication skillsAbility to communicate clearly and easilyAbility to analyse and summarizeRigour and sense of organizationApprehension of results and prioritiesRelationship management/Commercial senseKnowledge of Securities processing;
Payments;
regulatory requirements, EquitiesAbility to work in a highly demanding environmentVerbal and written communication skills in English and French required (You will need to service Anglophone clients and work with Anglophone colleagues)Entity
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