Operations Officer

Location: 700 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest, Suite 300 Montréal QC H3B 1X8

Job Type: Full time, Permanent position

Job Title: Operations Officer – Corporate actions

Department: Custody

Corporate actions team – The activities associated with this Team are all Corporate Action and/or Income workflows: announcement notifications, instructions reception and processing, entitlement reception and payment.

Roles & responsibilities:

As an Operations Officer of the Corporate Actions team, you will be responsible for processing corporate action and/or income events at various stages of their lifecycle, ensuring the accurate and timely execution of all related notifications, instructions and transactions. You will work closely with the team to support daily operations and will report directly to the Team Manager, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and industry standards.

• Review and analyze incoming SWIFT messages related to corporate action events to identify key details, including corporate action type, effective dates, and applicable terms.
• Announce relevant corporate actions to clients based on the details provided in the incoming messages
• Process corporate action instructions for voluntary and mandatory with choice events based on SWIFT messages and internal data.
• Validate and input instructions against event details and client preferences, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
• Process corporate action-related payments to reflect a correct safekeeping position based on SWIFT messages and internal instructions.
• Ensure accurate calculation of payment amounts and timely execution of transactions.
• Reconcile payments against corporate action event details and confirm correct settlement.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to address any discrepancies or issues.
• Provide updates on any inquiry received from external stakeholders
• Carefully monitor the internal activity dashboard to prioritize items and maintain it in a clean state

Must have skills:

• Ideally 12+ months of financial services experience within back office operations [settlements / corporate actions, etc.]
• Financial securities knowledge (could be from CSC and/or banking industry experience)
• Excel (Pivot tables, Chart manipulation, Basic Formulas)
• Knowledge of SWIFT messaging types (specifically 56X for corporate actions)
• Attention to detail
• Multitasking and time management skills
• Awareness and good ethics behavior
• French language is a plus

What we offer:

• Competitive salary:
• Bonuses are available, amounts are discretionary and performance based
• Benefits Package:
• Health Benefits which include Extended Health Benefits, Dental Plan, Vision Care, Paramedical Services Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Maternity and paternity benefits (Top Up)
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
• Subsidised public transportation
• Vacation entitlement starting at 3 weeks
• Annual Learning and Training Subsidy paid by employer
• Professional development opportunities and training
• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• Exposure to the asset management industry with opportunities for growth