Operation Control Services Specialist

Description

Operations Control Services Specialist (Regular - FTE)

Company Overview :

Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC) is the leading independent clearing broker and custodian in the Canadian market. We provide trade execution, clearing, custody and back-office support services to Canadian-based brokerage firms and the Canadian brokerage arms of U.S.-based firms.

For more information about Fidelity Clearing Canada, please visit

The Opportunity :

The Operations Control Services Specialist is a part of the Control Services department and will be trained on all functions of the department and rotate regularly.

Members of the team are to ensure complete and accurate reconciliation of control accounts on a daily and monthly basis, all tasks associated with options clearing, and maintenance of the Security Master system.

Each member of the team will be fully integrated and be able to perform all department functions.

The Control Services team is made up of the Reconciliation, Trade Corrections and Security Master departments. The department is responsible for daily and monthly reconciliation of clearing, broker, and control accounts.

The area is also responsible for daily reconciliation and client support for options trading. Daily Security Master support and security pricing are also responsibilities under Control Services .

What You Will Do :

• Ensure all settlement clearing accounts are reconciled daily and breaks reported to the applicable departments for adjustments.
• Ensure all non-mutual fund depository ledgers are reconciled daily and breaks reported to the applicable departments for adjustments.
• Option accounts with the designated US options clearer are reconciled and cash balances are settled daily.
• Daily reconciliation and analysis of internal foreign exchange accounts and foreign currency accounts with the custodian
• Oversee the Operations reconciliation P&P in accordance with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Preparation of month end reporting of unresolved difference to the Finance department.
• Process position transfers / adjustments in the clearing corporations’ systems to align with the FCC back office books and records.
• Act as the FCC point person for security master related inquiries. Monitor the security master inbox for client processing requests, vendor inquiries and pricing files.
• Security pricing by manual process and file uploads. Understand and adhere to FCC’s pricing policy.
• Other duties as assigned

What We Are Looking For

• More than 5 years of relevant experience in operations within the financial services findustry
• Prior experience in brokerage and / or correspondent clearing and custody business is preferred
• Reconciliation of Settlement accounts and Broadridge Dataphile knowledge is an asset
• Two-year post-secondary program
• Canadian Securities Course or IFIC certificate is an asset

The Expertise You Bring

• Strong organization skills with ability to multi-task
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment with strong attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills
• Works well in a team environment, as well as working independently on individual tasks
• Proficiency in MS Office an asset
30+ days ago