Settlements Officer

Settlements Officer (12 months Contract)

Wellington, New Zealand

Description

This role involves a hands‑on approach to supporting settlement services for Apex clients and collaborating with various departments across the company. Principal responsibilities include conducting peer reviews and providing backup for Custodial roles within the broader Apex Custody teams.

Job specification

• Verify the validity of all client instructions to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Accurately record trades in the internal accounting system, perform trade matching with counterparties, and instruct Custodians in accordance with agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate the physical settlement of both international and domestic investment transactions, encompassing Equities, Fixed Interest, Unitized Investments, Derivatives, and Foreign Exchange transactions.
• Maintain and update the procedures manual, while continuously seeking opportunities to enhance working practices.
• Investigate and resolve settlement issues promptly, escalating to management as necessary.
• Ensure timely investigation and resolution of all reconciliation breaks.
• Assist with Corporate Actions entry and verification as needed.
• Adhere to and ensure compliance with all service delivery standards established for the Settlements team.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of controls and processes to uphold a robust control environment in line with industry best practices.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external clients.
• Perform additional Investment Operations duties as required by the business.

Skills Required

What you will get in return

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio‑economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision is made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

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Personal data provided by job applicant(s) will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be treated strictly confidentially. Such personal data can be accessed by different Apex stakeholders within and outside country for the consideration of the job application hereunder. Application made by the job applicant(s) constitutes the irrevocable consent of the job applicant for her / his personal data to be used by Apex stakeholders within or outside country for the purpose of this recruitment.

Disclaimer : Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

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