Vacant job

Are you passionate about the banking and finance industry, comfortable with numbers, and do you have an eye for detail? On behalf of our client, we are now looking for an ambitious and structured Securities Operation Specialist. Apply today as selections are made on a rolling basis!

About the Role

As a Securities Operation Specialist, you will play a central role in the bank's Back-Office, ensuring that complex financial flows and transactions are handled correctly and efficiently. You will become part of an engaged team where you will receive a thorough introduction and the opportunity to build a solid foundation within banking operations.

To thrive and succeed in this role, you are someone who genuinely enjoys administration and numbers. As a person, you are ambitious, service-oriented, and have a strong attention to detail. You work in a structured and meticulous manner, even when the pace is high at times. Since the role involves many international contacts, you are communicative and have excellent collaboration skills.

What We Offer

A modern workplace focused on personal development and the opportunity to influence future working methods within finance.

Key Responsibilities

The role covers the entire operational workflow after a trade has been executed, with a focus on ensuring correct settlement and reporting. Your daily tasks include:

• Securities Transaction Administration: You handle and administer transactions covering a broad spectrum of financial instruments, including equities, bonds, derivatives, and currencies.
• Liquidity Management and Reconciliation: You are responsible for ensuring that all financial transactions are matched and reconciled correctly – a business-critical task that is crucial for the bank's liquidity management.
• Dividends and Corporate Actions: You manage and administer processes related to dividends and other corporate actions.
• Communication and Collaboration: The work involves regular contact and collaboration with custodian banks and international counterparties around the world.

We are looking for someone who

• Has experience in administering securities transactions.
• Has experience in liquidity management and reconciliation.
• Has experience with processes related to dividends and corporate actions.
• Has very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.

Merits include

• Experience working in financial systems such as SimCorp Dimension or similar.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as CSDR or MiFID II.
• Experience with process automation within finance.

Personal qualities for success in this role:

• Stress tolerant.
• Responsible.
• Socially self-assured.

Our Recruitment Process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position are sent to Academic Work.

We apply rolling selection and will remove the advertisement when enough candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the role and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.