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Our people are at the very core of our success. Invesco employees get more out of life through our comprehensive compensation and benefit offerings including: 

• Generous annual leave plus flexible paid time off

• Hybrid work schedule 

• Learning and development programs

• Health & wellbeing benefits 

• Parental Leave benefits 

• Employee stock purchase plan (if applicable in your region)

This role reports locally to the Manager of Portfolio Services in Taiwan. The incumbent will be expected to support the trade processing in Asia Pacific Markets. The candidate should specialize in trade processing function.

The position is required to work independently with minimal supervision for daily processes in an accurate and timely manner; escalate issues appropriately and resolve issues effectively and efficiently. The candidate should proactively learn the processes of trade processing functions and is expected to get involved and communicate with external or internal parties to solve the day-to-day trade processing queries.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Monitor Equity and Fixed Income transactions (unmatched trades due to various reasons) to ensure all trades are matched against brokers' confirmations via Omgeo CTM, settlement instructions are released before various deadlines to the custodians and/or the interested parties via Omgeo SN's SWIFT messaging gateway and confirmed at FMC.
• Ensure Foreign Exchange trades are matched for APAC clients with counterparties and sent to custodians via GTSS before various deadlines.
• Ensure the daily trade reports are sent to relevant parties accurately and timely.
• Validate End-of-Day reports for control and audit requirements. (e.g. Confirmed and Unconfirmed Trade Reports from FMC, Omgeo SN Trade Blotter, CTM Forced Matched Blotter).
• Monitor the unmatched trades and research any queries in relations to potential failed trades with custodians or brokers to avoid failed settlement and liaise with custodians/brokers to solve the failed trades settlement.
• Liaise with counterparties for new accounts setup process for APAC Equity, Fixed Income, and FX market.
• Provide various reports of responsible markets on a monthly basis.
• Contribute ideas proactively and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide support to Trading teams on day-to-day operations when called upon.
• Liaise with various internal departments (such as Trading, Data Management, IT teams) to resolve issues arises from various systems failure (e.g., CRD. ITR, Aladdin and FMC).
• Other tasks as assigned based on responsibilities and capabilities.

Requirement for the Role:

• Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance or Business Administration (or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would provide the knowledge, skills and ability required).
• 2 - 4 years proven experience in an Investment Management Company, Brokerage Operations, Custodian or third-party administration provider in trade processing or related functions mentioned above.
• Sound knowledge of international investment products is required.
• Experience supporting a global operating model and experience working in a matrix organization are desired.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – in particular spreadsheet application.
• Knowledge of market data services such as Bloomberg or Reuters is a plus.
• The ability to work in a remote team environment and a “can-do” mentality is critical.
• A solid understanding of accounting and financial principles as it applies to daily pricing and various reporting requirements will be a plus.
• Fluent in speaking and writing English, Mandarin.
• Good written and verbal communication, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Very strong organization skills, detail oriented, with an ability to understand the big picture and work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Excellent research & analytical as well as problem solving skills.
• SITE/SICE License

How to Apply:

• Apply for the role directly here or at Invesco Careers: Careers at Invesco | APAC.

To know more about us:

• About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html
• About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html
• About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least four days a week, with one day working outside an Invesco office.