Job Title:  Asset Servicing Associate

Job Description

Nomura Overview

Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in over 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs over 27,000 staff worldwide. Nomura’s unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions: retail, asset management, and wholesale (global markets and investment banking).

Role Overview

You will form part of the AEJ Asset Services team.  The role tasks you with the processing of all voluntary corporate action events, across entity and products types.  The team are responsible for the entire lifecycle of the event, from event data capture through to reconciliation and break clearance.

With a strong focus on risk mitigation and control, you will be expected to manage all risks and exceptions associated with Asset Services processing, addressing such items and ensuring full and timely escalation where appropriate.

In conjunction with event processing, there is also a focus on client service.  You will interact with external prime clients, counterparties and internal trading desk on a daily basis.  Quick query resolution and response is a must in order to maintain high levels of service.

Due to the ever evolving environment in the financial services industry, there will be multiple opportunities to be involved with, both, department specific as well as bank wide projects.  These range from restructuring and new product launches to robotics process automation.  You will be given the opportunities to learn new skills and tools to help with process enhancement.

We are looking for a technically strong candidate, with high levels of attention to detail, to come in as a senior member of the team and hit the ground running.  You should be comfortable challenging the status quo and raising suggestions.

     Responsibilities

• Processing of voluntary Corporate Action events for all AEJ markets, across product types
• Help manage the BAU for the team and address questions raised
• Manage Asset Services related queries from clients, both internal and external
• Manage exceptions that may arise and escalate risk in a timely manner
• Substantiate and clear reconciliation issues in a timely manner
• Actively participate in process improvement, innovation projects and technology enhancements
• Perform all the ad hoc requests from the supervisor or manager whenever applicable.

Requirements

• Product knowledge: Equities, Bonds, Equity Derivatives and Prime Finance
• Previous experience in dealing with Prime Clients is an advantage
• 3+ years’ experience of working in Asset Services, within a global markets environment
• Languages – English
• Strong attention to detail and time management
• Previous experience with people management an advantage
• Previous experience with process improvement and/or FinTech tools an advantage

Regional Disclaimers / Diversity Statement:

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.