Officer, Cash Operations

**Department Summary**

Global Operations within CLSA proposition lies in delivering an innovative, flexible, adaptable, and nimble trade/cash settlements/agency clearing platform with global capabilities. At the heart is a message-based technology platform, which utilizes a workflow-oriented architecture leveraged by a globally distributed and integrated operational infrastructure. India/Singapore operations will include global management roles in addition to being one of 2 central hubs for all Middle and Back Office activities. Most of these services is been supported by a fully automated electronic platform that will be backed up by a 24x5 Support Desk in Singapore and Pune.

Global Operations structured as a lean, efficient, independent Department within CLSA. With approximately 150 employees, CLSA Global Operations small size offers the advantage of speed and flexibility while its activities will rank it among the top tier agency clearing businesses.

The Cash Operation team is part of the Back office Operations department. The primary responsibility of the BO Cash operations department is of cash flows management, payments, FX settlements and funding in a number of international markets. It also caters to OTC derivatives products like Swap, options, Futures, etc for cash settlement activities like Margin, Collateral.

**Job Responsibilties**
- Custody overdraft & Margin monitoring.
- FOP Payments processing.
- MTM & Collaterals payments processing.
- FX Settlement and payments processing.
- Preparation and Verification of Funding Sheets.
- Cash Projection and funding requirements.
- Project participation, UAT testing.
- Reconciliation issues.
- Should be good with Swift knowledge like MT103, MT202, MT300, etc.

**Job Requirements**
- Graduate with at least 3+ years of experience in a Cash, Treasury /banking related industry or similar position.
- Detailed knowledge of European, Asian and US equity and Fixed income, Derivative products, their practices, procedures and trends.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to interact with all senior levels of management.
- Timely escalation of issues to management.
- Ability to take up multi-tasking and accomplish tasks in priorities in a timely manner.
- Ability to build rapport with Local office, brokers and clients based across all regions.
- Must be able to participate in change, identify opportunities and challenge current processes and practices.
- Self-motivated, desire to be challenged and eager to learn.
- Should set up good example for associates by proactively seeking additional opportunities, should be interested in learning outside regular BAU activities.
- Should be interested in upward mobility and to work on to get there and should be able to drive own career development.
- An officer should be able to recognize the risk involved, should recognize good ideas and able to act on them.
- An officer should mentor associates and provide them direction with clarity, should cover others during leave periods.
- Should have flexible approach towards project management, should understand the context of change affecting the dept.
- Officer should set example for associates in terms of managing time effectively, escalation of issues to managers and efficiency in completing work tasks.
- Good to have Calypso and Swift Alliance system knowledge.