Securities Transfer Specialists

Are you an experienced Securities Transfer Specialist with strong knowledge of securities settlement and post-trade operations?

We are currently supporting a leading financial institution with a requirement for a Securities Transfer Specialist to join its operations team in Zurich.

Responsibilities

• Process, instruct and monitor global free-of-payment (FOP) securities transfers across equities, bonds and standard investment funds.
• Issue settlement instructions to domestic and international custodians and central securities depositories.
• Work with SWIFT MT540–MT543 messages and other settlement communication channels.
• Monitor outstanding transactions and proactively resolve pending settlements, discrepancies and settlement issues.
• Investigate settlement breaks, including position differences, transaction taxes and fees.
• Perform related booking and reconciliation activities.
• Communicate with counterparties, custodians and internal stakeholders regarding settlement-related matters.
• Manage inquiries and claims via email, shared mailbox and telephone hotline.
• Support the allocation and coordination of daily team activities.

Requirements

• Detailed knowledge of securities settlement and post-trade operations .
• Mandatory hands-on expertise with SWIFT MT540, MT541, MT542 and MT543 .
• Experience handling settlement discrepancies, reconciliations and post-trade issues.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Fluent German and English .
• Experience with SIS Portal, BBH Infuse and Clearstream Xact (CBL Xact) is advantageous.

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Workload: 100%

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