Taiwan Job Openings
Invesco
Assistant Manager/Manager, Investment & Distribution Services (Hong Kong/Taipei)
FULL TIME
August 12, 2024
As one of the world’s leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.
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Job Description
Department Description:
Global Portfolio Services Group (GPS) provides global end to end trade processing, portfolio operations and data management services to support Invesco’s investment related activities. The group mission is to provide quality service with highly disciplined and responsive operations to support the investment life cycle, new products and instruments in a fast changing economic, regulatory and risk environment.
Job Purpose (Job Summary):
This role reports locally to the Manager of Portfolio Services in Taiwan. The incumbent will be expected to support the trade processing in Asia Pacific Markets. The candidate should be specialized in trade processing function and be prepared to develop and learn more functions, like Corporate Actions in the future.
Trade Processing: The candidate is required to work independently with minimal supervision to settle and confirm trades in an accurate and timely manner; escalate issues appropriately and resolve issues effectively and efficiently; communicate frequently with colleagues and counterparties in other global locations. The candidate should also provide recommendation and participate in automation and improvement of daily operational processes.
Corporate Actions: The candidate is required to liaise and work jointly with team members to perform corporate action activities including research and analysis of corporate events, notification of voluntary corporate events and processing corporate actions in various systems in an accurate and timely manner. The candidate should also provide recommendation and participate in automation and improvement of daily operational processes.
Pricing Operations: The candidate is required to review vendor and third-party administrator supplied prices; research and resolve pricing exceptions in a timely manner under the general supervision of the Pricing Manager.
Your Role:
- Exception processing for equity, fixed income and FX trades (unmatched trades due to various reasons) to ensure all trades are matched against brokers' confirmations via Omgeo CTM, settlement instructions are released before various deadlines to the custodians and/or the interested parties via Omgeo SN's SWIFT messaging gateway and confirmed at FMC.
- Ensure foreign exchange trades are matched for APAC clients with counterparties and sent to custodians via GTSS before various deadlines.
- Produce manual settlement instructions and fax the signed instructions to custodians, e.g., Unit Trust orders, time deposit trade instruction, Indian bonds trades, IPO free of payment trades, etc.
- Ensure the daily trade reports are sent to relevant parties accurately and timely.
- Validate End-of-Day reports for control and audit requirements. (e.g. Confirmed and Unconfirmed Trade Reports from FMC, Omgeo SN Trade Blotter, CTM Forced Matched Blotter).
- Monitor the unmatched trades and research any queries in relations to potential failed trades with custodians or brokers to avoid failed settlement and liaise with custodians/brokers to solve out the failed trades settlement.
- Provide various reports of responsible markets on a monthly basis.
- Ensure the clients' security settlement details are updated on Omgeo ALERT and notify brokers should there be any changes.
- Consolidate and liaise with different teams and vendors for the new counterparties setup in various systems.
- Liaise with counterparties for new accounts setup process for APAC equities market and Fixed Income market and FX market.
- Proactively contribute ideas and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Perform analysis, User Acceptance Testing and rollout support on new business requirements/projects (e.g. new instruments or new market).
- Provide support to Trading teams on day-to-day operations when called upon.
- Liaise with various internal departments (such as Trading, Data Management, IT teams) to resolve issues arises from various systems failure (e.g., CRD. ITR, Aladdin and FMC).
The Experience You Bring :
- Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Business Administration (or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would provide the knowledge, skills and ability required).
- 3 - 10 years proven experience in an Investment Management Company, Brokerage Operations, Custodian or third-party administration provider in trade processing or related functions mentioned above.
- Sound knowledge of international investment products is required.
- Experience supporting a global operating model and experience working in a matrix organization are desired.
- Very strong organization skills, detail oriented, with an ability to understand the big picture and work under pressure with tight deadline.
- Excellent research & analytical as well as problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and contribute/cooperate in a team providing regional support is critical.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills – in particular spreadsheet application.
- Knowledge of market data services such as Bloomberg or Reuters is a plus.
- The ability to work in a remote team environment and a “can-do” mentality is critical.
- A solid understanding of accounting and financial principles as it applies to daily pricing and various reporting requirements will be a plus.
- Fluent in speaking and writing English, Chinese.
License Registration/ Certification (If applicable):
- SITE/SICE License
Why Invesco:
In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally.
What’s in it for you?
As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world.
Our benefit policy includes but not limited to:
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Hybrid work schedule
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Learning and development programs
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Health & wellbeing benefits
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Parental Leave benefits
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Employee stock purchase plan
How to Apply:
Apply for the role directly at Invesco Careers:
Careers at Invesco | APAC
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To know more about us:
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About Invesco:
https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html
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About our Culture:
https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html
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About our D&I policy:
https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html
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About our CR program:
https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Worker Type
Employee
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Workplace Model
At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least four days a week, with one day working outside an Invesco office.
Invesco's culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with our personal data policy and for recruitment purposes only. Candidates not notified within twelve weeks may consider their application unsuccessful. All related information will be kept in our file for future recruitment purposes. When there are vacancies in our subsidiary or associate companies, we may transfer the application to them for consideration of employment. Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, job applicants have a right to request access to, and to request correction of, Personal Data in relation to the application. If job applicants wish to exercise these rights, they should contact the Human Resources department.
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