Reconciliation & Control Specialist

Computershare • Louisville, KY

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

In this position, you’ll be based in the Louisville office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our culture of flexible working.
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to shape our business as a Reconciliation and Control Specialist for Computershare!
Join a diverse team of motivated and witty individuals where you can work independently while also having a supportive team.
The Reconciliation & Control Specialist will be responsible for performing a variety of routine and non-routine reconciliation functions in accordance with standard procedures to ensure all shareholder purchases and sales that occur on the legacy system- SCRIP, will settle correctly and shares and payments are made timely and accurately to shareholders/participants. Any breaks or discrepancies need to be researched and identified within agreed timeframes. The specialist will also be responsible for making sure the internal nominees and broker/custody accounts are in balance for record date processing of dividends for the following types of plans- Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRP), Direct Stock Purchase Plans (DSPP), and Alternative Investments (REITS).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; one- or two-years’ experience or related training in the finance or banking industry.
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) – high volume usage – formulas, spreadsheet management.
• Basic knowledge of how financial markets work (stock exchanges, daily interactions between broker dealers) The role holder should also have 1-2 years’ experience working in a financial firm.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with reconciling financial transactions for a Broker/Dealer, bank or similar type of financial firm.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, percentages, and volume. Numbers oriented previous roles. Ability to multitask and acute attention to details.

Responsibilities

• Utilize various methods to reconcile nominee or custody/broker account discrepancies.
• Research and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Reconciling capital movements before dividends are calculated and after trades are completed.
• Identification and remediation of complex out-of-balances within 5 business days of notification.
• Aged Item reporting/Client reporting.
• Communicate effectively with internal/external clients to resolve exceptions.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave, flexible working and a caring and inclusive culture.
• Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family, including medical, dental and vision.
• Invest in your future with 401k matching and tax-advantaged flexible spending plans, including healthcare, dependent care and commuter.
• Income protection. Our package includes short and long-term disability benefits, life insurance and supplemental life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level