Officer, Back Office Operations, EDC Securities Limited

Job Description JOB PURPOSE ▪ To assist the Securities Business in the management of the operations function to ensure operational efficiency and avoidance of loss and growth of the business in a profitable and cost-effective manner.▪ To be responsible for the entire Securities Back Office Operational processes.JOB CONTEXT ▪ The role implies to be customer minded with abilities to address/escalate issues to the Head of Operations, Nigeria.▪ The candidate is expected to constantly be on top of operational issues in the Securities space and provide the needed information, reporting.Key Responsibilities▪ Custodian of the overall operational process.▪ Supervises the processing of various client requests- subscriptions, redemptions, transfer request, etc. for retail funds and purchases, sales and cash movements for institutional funds.▪ Retail and institutional fund reconciliations with custodial cash positions.▪ Resolving dealing-related enquiries by email and by telephone, supplying information relating to funds’ portfolios, prices, dealing procedures, markets.▪ Liaising with parties to the fund such as custodians, registrars, auditors.▪ Settlement of transactions into clients’ portfolios as per transaction contract notes.▪ Supervises the Maintenance of subscribers’ register and investors files.▪ Processing corporate actions and cash receipts such as dividend/interest payments.▪ Semi-annual fund level reporting.▪ Client statement preparation and reporting for both retail and institutional segments.▪ Securities system liaison to ensure alignment with the operational process for both web and core versions.▪ Ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering procedures.▪ Rendering of returns to regulators and relevant statutory bodies.▪ Carry out other duties that may be assigned from time to time.Knowledge, Skills & ExperienceExperience & Qualifications ▪ At least 3-5 years proven experience in Securities space▪ Ability to implement procedures to ensure effectiveness and operational efficiency.▪ Customer focused & result oriented.▪ Good organizational and time management skills are highly desirable.▪ Inclusive, flexible, savvy and sensitive to client culture/Customer excellence.▪ First degrees in a quantitative field.▪ Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA is desirable.Skills, Capabilities & Direct Attributes▪ Great team spirit and strong communication skills are required, in order to develop and maintain effective working relationships both externally and internally.▪ Result driven, excellent team player▪ Empathizes and pays attention to details▪ Proficiency in the use of Investment Management software applications▪ Self-starter who can work on their own with minimal direct supervision▪ Adopts a conscientious organized and logical approach to task completion▪ Motivated by challenges and positive attitude towards work