Corporate Action Associate

Raymond James • Southfield, MI

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Action Associate plays a critical role in managing and processing complex corporate action events within the financial services industry. This position is responsible for responding to inquiries, processing transactions, and reconciling client and firm positions related to both domestic and international securities. Corporate actions may include voluntary events such as exchange offers, election mergers, tenders, and rights exercises, as well as mandatory events including dividend and interest allocations, reverse splits, mergers, reorganizations, liquidation of Unit Investment Trusts, and class action settlements. The role requires strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and the ability to interpret legal and financial documentation to ensure accurate and timely execution of processes. This position follows our hybrid-friendly schedule, so you get the best of both worlds – flexibility and collaboration. In office days will be 3 per week averaging 12 days per month in one of the following locations: Southfield, MI, St. Petersburg, FL, or Memphis, TN.

Requirements

• Knowledge of: Securities industry related to job responsibilities, department and division.
• Products concepts relating to financial services industry, including financial instruments, financial management, and cash and capital principles.
• General office practices and procedures.
• Skills: Supports business processes with guidance but not constant supervision by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages.
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills with guidance (but not constant supervision) to express ideas, request actions and formulate plans or policies.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet business objectives.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to develop appropriate plans or perform necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
• Works under guidance (but not constant supervision) to analyze data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Uses an understanding of numerical concepts to perform mathematical operations such as report analysis with guidance (but not constant supervision).
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to select, deploy and get the best results from the most appropriate office system.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to develop, monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.
• Education Bachelor’s: Accounting, Bachelor’s: Business Administration, Bachelor’s: Finance, High School (HS) (Required)
• General Experience - 7 to 12 months

Responsibilities

• Produce, update, and provide best practice support on Microsoft documents, databases, and other departmental systems. Tasks may include purchasing materials, entering budgetary information, and recording time and expenses.
• Carry out operational tasks by following established processes. This will involve adjusting multiple settings or parameters to meet performance standards.
• Prepare routine letters, memoranda, reports, and similar documents following detailed instruction. This is likely to involve using the full range of functions within standard office software.
• Create, organize, and maintain files containing the correspondence and records of a senior colleague.
• Help manage internal client relationships by supporting others to build effective working relations.
• Assess compliance with established standards and protocols for routine inquiries.
• Support others by working on a variety of data management tasks.
• Develop working knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.
• Develop and maintain excellent process or technical skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees