Job Description

The Equities Operations team is part of the wider global Corporate Operations Group and supports the Equities trading business in Macquarie Capital. The team is responsible for handling post-trade life cycle controls for equities trading in global markets including trade allocation, booking, settlement, funding, reconciliation, and client management. The team works in close collaboration with other departments across Corporate Operations, Front Office, Finance and Risk and work closely with external clients and vendors.

About the role

In this role, you will be part of the Equities Operations team based in Singapore and will assume a key role supporting Macquarie Capital trading in Asian markets, with primary focus on supporting the Japanese equities business. The role requires close interaction with the trading desks, international and onshore Japanese clients, and external brokers to manage pre-matching and settlement of client trading. In this role, you will also be responsible for helping drive efficiencies and process enhancements in the day-day process and support change initiatives as a subject matter expert.

Do note, as the role requires interaction with Japanese clients, there is a requirement for business level Japanese language skills.

Key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Perform the pre-matching and settlement of Japanese equities trades on timely basis on behalf of Macquarie Capital and its clients
• Resolve trade exceptions on timely basis while identifying and rectifying root causes
• Work closely with brokers, Japanese and international clients to manage queries and issues on a timely manner
• Manage escalation of potential issues or incidents to key stakeholders
• Perform to achieve of KRIs and KPIs in line with agreed targets
• Support transformation of processes to enhance controls, efficiencies, client experience and comply with market changes
• Assist wider Equities Operations team in Singapore to support daily business activities for Middle Office & Singapore market where required

You will have a strong knowledge of post trade equities operations in either a middle office or settlements capacity and a strong understanding of control and risk frameworks within banking operations. You are someone who can drive and manage change to successful outcomes and can demonstrate experience in managing stakeholders. You have excellent communication skills and can navigate challenging scenarios and demonstrate ability to identify solutions. Business level Japanese verbal and written language skills are a necessity.

About the Corporate Operations Group

The Corporate Operations Group brings together specialist support services in Digital Transformation & Data, Technology, Operations, Human Resources, Business Services, Corporate Strategy & Solutions, and the Macquarie Group Foundation. We deliver service excellence to ensure Macquarie is open for business, deliver on transformational change, invest in our people and have deep relationships with our customers.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. An inclusive and equitable environment enables us to deliver innovative and sustainable outcomes for our people, clients, shareholders and communities. From day one, you\'ll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to perform at your best. If our purpose of \'empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future\' is as inspiring to you as it is to us, please apply. With the right technology, support and resources, our people can work in a range of flexible ways.

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage candidates to speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you, and the type of working arrangements that would help you thrive.

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