Fixed Income and Interest Rate Operations Expert

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeFinance Full time $80,000 - $150,000

Fixed Income and Interest Rate Operations Specialist

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You will play a pivotal role in the Global Markets Operations function within the Derivatives and Securities Operations team, providing operational support to our trading desks and valued clients across different time zones.

Your key responsibilities will include processing trade validation and settlement of Fixed Income products, including Corporate and Government Bonds, Discount Securities, Securities Financing transactions, and collateral. You will work closely with Sales and Trading teams to resolve operational issues promptly and manage trade lifecycle events, including corporate actions.

To excel in this role, you will need to have extensive product knowledge and strong analytical skills. You will be responsible for manual payments, fee calculations, and settlement of CBA funding requirements while actively chasing and following up on unsettled transactions.

Daily tasks may include:

  • Settlement and funding of Fixed Income, Securities financing transactions, Triparty Repo, and Collateral.
  • Action settlement instructions across other products, including Interest rate swaps, Cross Currency Swaps, and Commodities where required.
  • Perform manual SWIFT entries.
  • Liaise with various stakeholders, including Correspondent banks, Clearstream, NZ Clear, and Austraclear.
  • Understand and perform daily reconciliations, ensuring all exceptions are followed up and resolved in a timely manner with adequate audit trails.
  • Continuous improvement of current or future processes to increase productivity and gain processing efficiencies.

We're looking for individuals with demonstrable experience in Markets or Markets Operations and a solid understanding of Fixed Income, Derivative, and Commodity products and their general process for settlement. You will also need to have strong knowledge of Security Finance transactions and the ability to articulate complex situations clearly.

Required skills and qualifications include:

  • Strong knowledge of Fixed Income, Derivatives, Commodities products, and Security Finance transactions.
  • Murex system knowledge is highly regarded.
  • Strong SWIFT knowledge.
  • Experience with effectively managing stakeholders and competing time-lines to deliver high-quality support services.
  • Previous experience using Securities Depository and custody portals.

Beyond the job requirements, we offer a diverse and inclusive workplace that values skill and talent development, collaboration, flexibility, and internal promotion. We strive to provide an excellent work environment that supports our people's growth and well-being.

As a value-driven organization, we foster a culture that prioritizes service at every touchpoint. We take accountability for our role in securing and enhancing the financial wellbeing of people, businesses, and communities.

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