Custody Operations Analyst - Settlements at U.S. Bank in Loughlinstown

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other. We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation. We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do. Job Description Custody Operations Analyst - Settlements Our Investment Services businesses continues to be a powerful growth engine for U.S. Bank and services 600 client relationships across our Global Corporate Trust, Global Custody, Global Fund Services and Depositary business units. Our Global Custody business within Investment Services comprises of Custody, Trade Services, Cash Processing, FX, Asset Servicing, Client Services and Settlements teams. We are currently looking to hire an experienced Custody Operations Analyst into our Settlements team in Dublin. This role is a senior role within the team and will provide exposure to leading, coaching and mentoring a number of team members within the Settlements Team. The role is dynamic and fast-paced and provides great exposure, dealing with 100+ Global and US Domestic markets. Key Responsibilities: Leading group projects on behalf of the team. Lead the team into the migration of the Custody Books and Records to the SWP platform. Drafting and monitoring of internal procedures. Maintain and support the investigation of our daily Recons in line with Regulatory Rules. Managing internal and external client escalations in a timely manner. Supporting in the recruitment of new members of the team. Monitoring of trade activity to settlement status, investigating root causes of failed settlement. Manually settling trades within internal books and records system. Provides operational support and processing for various types of security trades including alternative investments, foreign and/or domestic debt and equity securities, derivatives, ETF’s, FX and mutual funds. Supports internal operational teams with knowledge of trade activity, failed trades, payments, cash and overdraft situations. Maintains high levels of client service with both internal and external clients. Support 100+ global markets and 60+ currencies Follows internal guidelines to mitigate processing errors and trade errors as these may result in a monetary risk and/or reputation risk to the bank. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience / transferrable skills. Preferred Skills/Experience : 3+ years experience working in Custody Operations. Strong attention to detail. Settlement and SWIFT experience desired. Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills. Ability to be organised, multitask, and meet deadlines in a dynamic work environment. Effective interpersonal and communication skills, verbal, and writ