Settlement Specialist 80-100%

The opportunity: Settlement Specialist 80-100%

At HSBC, we're a trusted international organisation with a global customer base of around 39 million customers worldwide through a network that covers 62 countries and territories. In Europe, our ambition is to become the leading international wholesale bank and we need talent like you to help us meet our ambition. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top or in an exciting new direction—we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

The Settlement specialist has for main objective the good execution of all settlement transactions on various products (Securities, Funds, FX/MM, Derivatives), the strong oversight of the foreign team and strong involvement on project as subject matter expert (SME). He works in association with the other officers in a spirit of complementarity of the tasks.

Are you interested ? Do you have a commercial degree/CFC bancaire, and ideally 5 years of experience ? Do you enjoy to be part of a cohesive team ?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you

What you will do:

Impact on the Business

• Guaranty the proper execution of the transactions' settlement, respecting the directives and procedures in force
• Guaranty the proper booking of various transactions link to onshore settlement activity and products such as TRS, DVP/RVP Bank portfolio.
• Download and dispatch various documents provided by the Fund Administrators.
• Support foreign teams, follow-up and investigation issue
• Control of the activities done by the foreign teams
• Provide efficient, timely and precise responses to all inquiries raised by external/internal counterparties
• Manage repo and reverse-repo transactions to support treasury activity from the inception to the finalization and including collateral management
• Participate to various project link to the activity as SME
• Run the regulatory control link to the activity
• Raised, follow and monitor any potential IT incidents
• Complete end of day controls

Operational Effectiveness & Control

• Develops an understanding of the value their role contributes to their function.
• Develops an understanding of how their tasks may impact others negatively (e.g. understands the wider impact a scheduling or cost mistake might have on their manager and colleagues).
• Notices procedures/ materials or actions that seem out of date and highlights these (e.g. email distribution lists out of date, processes no longer used.) while follow existing procedures.
• Escalates errors and proposes mitigation actions and participates to implement them.

Major Challenges

• Demonstrates willingness to bring ideas to the table and proposes workable solutions where improvements are needed.
• Reacts positively to changes.
• Remains client driven while protecting the bank from risk and maintains effective control standards.

You should apply if you have:

• Commercial degree, CFC bancaire or equivalent. Ideally 5 years' experience
• Knowledge of the banking industry
• Specific financial knowledge : Securities Settlement, Funds Settlement, FX & Money Market and Derivatives
• Strong operations knowledge
• Knowledge of English and French are requested. Any other language would be a plus
• Analytical skills and well organized
• Computer skills: Avaloq, Swift, MS Office
• Good communication skills, team player and client oriented
• Polyvalent and fast-learner : ability to quickly adapt to multiple tasks and evolving working situations
• Due to immigration restrictions in Switzerland we will only be able to consider applications from Swiss or EU citizens or from candidates holding a valid Swiss work permit

Even if you feel you do not meet 100% of our qualifications, we encourage you to apply, if you believe this role is right for you.

What you'll get in return

We'll help you progress your career, including access to development programmes, mentoring and coaching, as well as world-class training through HSBC University.

You can work your way and will have a say in when, where and how you and your team flexibly work together.

Our benefits will give you financial security, and can include:

• Health & meal allowance, public transport or (e-)bike allowance.
• Our family-focused benefits can help you to support your loved ones and include: days off for key events (weddings, moving house, adoption). A one-time marriage or registering of a "Civil.
• Partnership" grant. One-time premium for birth or adoption, as "gift" or "voucher. 4 weeks' paternity leave & 26 weeks' maternity leave.
• Emergency Childcare with the Red Cross, free of charges for HSBC employees.
• Purchased holidays scheme, unpaid leave, sabbatical, Volunteering Leave.
• Accident insurance (private coverage) paid by the Employer, attractive Pension Scheme.

We'll give you a huge range of resources that support your mental, physical and social well-being, including:

• Various sports and leisure activities organised by the employees for the employees.
• The Bank offers to the employees and their family members specialised free, confidential service to help them deal with any personal problems – either at work or at home. Unlimited telephone consultations services available 24/7.
• You'll have opportunities to work internationally - this can be your place to start and branch out to anywhere we have offices.
• You'll be able to join our Employee Resource Groups that bring together colleagues with shared characteristics and common interests.

As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid creating circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

HSBC is a signatory company of the Advance Charter. This Charter is a commitment towards gender equality in business and hence a workplace environment that supports a fair and balanced approach to hiring, remunerating, promoting and retaining female talent.

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Within HSBC in Switzerland all internal candidates from Group and external applicants are required (subject to local laws), to pass satisfactorily a series of additional checks both as part of the application process and, if successfully recruited into the role. The Group reserves its position with regard to any steps which it may take in relation to any material adverse findings which arise either when the checks are first carried out as part of this recruitment exercise, and/or if relevant, on an ongoing basis.