Officer, Depository & Participant Services (Depository & Vault Operations)

Summary: The Officer in Depository & Participant Services is responsible for managing daily depository and vault operations, ensuring compliance with established rules and procedures. This role involves handling physical certificates, conducting reconciliations, and generating management reports while also proposing operational improvements and supporting automation initiatives. The position requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and effective communication skills in both English and Chinese. The role is based at HKEX in Hong Kong, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of clearing and settlement services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out daily depository and vault operations in accordance with established rules, procedures and policies of the clearing houses
• Daily operations include but not limited to, physical certificates handling, daily reconciliation, generating MIS reports for management's review
• Propose appropriate operational flow changes to enhance the day-to-day operational efficiency
• Support various automation and process reengineering initiatives to eliminate manual and redundant tasks
• Undertake other ad hoc tasks as assigned by superior
• Identify exceptional cases / contingency situations and escalate to management

Key Skills:

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics or related disciplines
• Knowledge of clearing / settlement / nominees/custodial operations in Hong Kong and Global markets
• At least 2-3 years' of relevant experience, preferably in well-established financial organization
• Proactive, flexible, innovative, ability to multi-tasks and work under pressure; Team player with excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese. Proficiency in Putonghua is an advantage
• Curiosity to look beyond face value, get to the bottom of "why" and to answer the "so what"
• Familiar with MS Word, Excel, Access, and Chinese Word Processing
• Proficiency in Macros and VBA is an advantage

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Hong Kong

Country: Hong Kong

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other