Senior Corporate Actions Analyst to serve as a technical expert in the daily administration and processing of complex corporate actions

Our client is seeking a Senior Corporate Actions Analyst to serve as a technical expert in the daily administration and processing of complex corporate actions.

Remote role can be worked across Canada

Must Haves:

• 4+ years of experience in corporate actions processing within a financial institution, investment bank, or asset manager.
• Experience reviewing, analyzing and validating class action information before preparing/filing class action claim forms with 3rd party administrators; disseminate important information to front office and treasury regarding upcoming and completed class action payments.
• Experience monitoring and processing receipts of payments from class actions and allocating payments to appropriate impacted funds or relevant strategies
• Experience serving as a technical expert in the daily administration and processing of complex corporate actions such as Mergers, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Redemptions, Rights Offerings and Exercises in the North American, EAFE and Emerging Markets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance or Mathematics or another related field supplemented by designations such as CSC or CFA

Key Responsibilities:

• In this role, you will be responsible for processing complex corporate action events, ensuring timely and accurate information flow, and mitigating operational risk. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of global markets, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to issue-resolution.
• Research, analyze and validate corporate action information and disseminate critical and relevant information to other areas within the organization such as Portfolio Managers, Treasury Management, Valuations, Performance and Data Management.
• Be the technical expert in the daily administration and processing of complex corporate actions such as Mergers, Acquisitions, Spin-offs, Redemptions, Rights Offerings and Exercises in the North American, EAFE and Emerging Markets.
• Provide daily operational oversight of Trade Processing activities.
• Manage the Corporate Actions Tracking System consisting of (i) research and analysis; (ii) transactional processing; (iii) payment reconciliation; (iv) communication liaison between company and custodians / Prime Brokers.
• Develop workflows and business processes for new corporate actions and any new functions in the corporate actions area, ensuring proper controls are in place and effective.
• Maintain a robust tracking system that incorporates strong controls in every stage of the corporate action life cycle to mitigate risks of missed deadlines, incorrectly booked trades, and settlement issues.
• Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of transactions booked in the financial accounting system so that daily NAVs can be struck with minimal backdating.
• Co-ordinate and develop procedures to maximize efficiency in the Corporate Actions/Trade Processing daily processes while ensuring effective controls are in place.
• Assist the project team on new initiatives.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of all current and new Corporate Action types and processes.
• Keeping up to date on all market and regulatory changes impacting company's revolving around Corporate Actions.
• Ensure business continuity during periods of high volume, vacation and illness by providing adequate training to staff for coverage.
• Review, analyze and validate class action information before preparing/filing class action claim forms with 3rd party administrators; disseminate important information to front office and treasury regarding upcoming and completed class action payments.
• Responsible for monitoring and processing receipts of payments from class actions and allocating payments to appropriate impacted funds or relevant strategies