Reconciliation & Cash Oversight Analyst

As a member of the Reconciliation and Cash Oversight team, you will play a crucial role in the daily review of cash and position reconciliation exceptions for your assigned accounts. Your responsibilities will include publishing cash balances within agreed deadlines and escalating any potential delays. It will be your duty to assign reconciliation exceptions to the appropriate party and ensure timely clearance within set timeframes. Collaboration with internal partners such as Portfolio Management, Public & Private Operations, and external parties like Global Custodians will be essential to ensure the prompt and accurate resolution of reconciliation exceptions. Adherence to team management's processes and controls is vital in maintaining operational efficiency and accuracy to minimize risks. Once fully trained, you are expected to demonstrate credibility by showcasing your competency and knowledge in operational activities, driving efficiency, and enhancing accuracy to mitigate process risks. Your primary goals will revolve around executing accurate and timely daily cash and position reconciliations, prioritizing tasks effectively to meet processing deadlines. Timely resolution of cash reconciliation exceptions and appropriate escalation of high-value items to Management are key aspects of your responsibilities. Building strong relationships with business partners and relevant third parties will be essential to ensure smooth workflows and enhance team productivity. To excel in this role, you must possess a good understanding of cash and position reconciliation processing, operational risks, and controls. Experience with Aladdin is desirable, along with analytical abilities to identify root causes of problems. Managing a heavy workload, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines are crucial skills. Your ability to work effectively in a team, take direction from team leaders, and continuously challenge yourself to learn and improve will be vital. Effective written and verbal communication skills, especially when escalating issues to APAC / EMEA and US teams, are essential. Exposure to various asset classes and post-trade activities like equities, bonds, FX, loans, trade processing, settlements, corporate actions/income processing, and their relation to reconciliations will be advantageous. Candidates should hold a graduation/post-graduation degree and possess at least 2 years of experience in financial services, specifically in reconciliations, trade input, and trade operations. Familiarity with Aladdin and custody/administrator portals is required for this role.,