Job Description
Take ownership of day‑to‑day virtual asset and fiat settlements, with a focus on risk control, process optimisation, and regulatory compliance across multiple products and venues. You will act as a senior point of contact for reconciliation issues, partnering with trading, technology, finance, and compliance to ensure robust end‑to‑end controls. Responsibilities - Lead and oversee the daily reconciliation of bank accounts, settlement systems, and blockchain transactions, ensuring breaks are promptly identified, investigated, and resolved. - Perform deep‑dive investigations into trade booking, confirmation, and settlement discrepancies, and drive timely resolution of outstanding issues across internal and external stakeholders. - Proactively identify open risks, escalate material issues, and propose mitigation actions, reinforcing a strong first line of defence culture. - Partner with technology and trading teams to enhance and automate the reconciliation process, including requirements gathering, UAT, and rollout of new tools and workflows. - Oversee trade booking, matching, and reconciliation for virtual assets and fiat products, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to cut‑off times. - Lead or contribute to process‑reengineering initiatives to streamline operational workflows, reduce manual touchpoints, and minimise operational risk. - Play a key role in system enhancements and ad‑hoc projects related to trading operations, settlements, and control frameworks. Compliance - Support fund transfers and settlements for various products by ensuring end‑to‑end alignment with AML/CFT standards and internal policies. - Ensure all transactions and reconciliations comply with applicable regulatory and reporting requirements, helping to safeguard the integrity and stability of the financial markets. - Champion controls and data quality, and support initiatives to reduce manual workload and strengthen surveillance and monitoring capabilities. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related disciplines; relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CPA, CFA, CAMS) are an advantage. - 3 years of experience in trading operations, settlements, or middle‑office roles within financial institutions, brokerages, or digital asset platforms, with hands‑on exposure to virtual assets and/or FX preferred. - Strong understanding of trade lifecycles, cash and asset reconciliations, and operational risk controls. - Proven track record in driving process improvements, automation initiatives, and change management within operations. - High level of attention to detail with the ability to identify errors, trends, and control gaps, and proactively implement enhancements. - Strong analytical, numerical, and systems skills; comfortable working with reconciliation tools, spreadsheets, and order/settlement systems. - Effective communicator, able to collaborate across teams and to manage stakeholders under time pressure. - Excellent command of written and spoken English; Cantonese and Putonghua are preferred. - Strong team player, willing to work on shift schedule.
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