Securities Operations Associate - "Boots to Banking"
About The Position
Wells Fargo is seeking a Securities Operations Associate for their Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) in Business Operations as part of the Investment Operations division. This role involves participating in low complexity lifecycle support tasks, identifying process improvement opportunities, and reviewing basic issues, policies, or procedures within Securities Operations. The associate will receive direction from a manager and exercise judgment within defined parameters to resolve situations in a trade environment, while developing an understanding of various functions, policies, and procedures. The role also involves collaborating with peers, colleagues, and managers, including internal and external customers, to resolve issues and achieve goals. The associate will build expertise in operational processes such as client account onboarding, cash payments, customer service, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, structured loan operations, and general ledger reconciliation. They will assist in gathering data for issue resolution, analyze functional operational tasks, resolve low complexity escalated issues, research business risks, provide input into policies, enhance customer satisfaction, and review time-sensitive documents and transaction requests. The position supports the overall effectiveness of the team, monitors daily securities and cash-related production work, and contributes to the implementation of projects, new or revised processes, and procedures, potentially performing analysis for initiatives supporting business strategies.
Requirements
- 6+ months of Securities Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Nice To Haves
- Military experience in operations, business processes, project management, data analysis, or financial management
- 6 + months of BETA experience
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to navigate multiple computer systems, applications, and utilize search tools to find information
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Effective organizational, multitasking, and prioritizing skills
- Ability to work independently, proactively, innovatively, and creatively while exercising sound judgment
- Solid problem solving skills
- Good analytical skills including strategically analyzing data, diagnosing opportunities, and providing interventions
- Experience collecting, recording, analyzing, and processing information or data
- Knowledge and understanding of corporate action processing
- Ability to write concisely and clearly
- Risk and regulatory compliance experience
- Strong analytical skills including analyzing complex data
- Experience communicating and presenting complex information to multiple levels of the organization
Responsibilities
- Participate in low complexity lifecycle support tasks and help identify opportunities for process improvements within Securities Operations
- Review basic or tactical issues, policies or procedures for which answers can be quickly obtained, related to low risk tasks and deliverables with narrower impact
- Receive direction from manager and exercise judgment within defined parameters related to resolving situations on a full process within a trade environment, while developing understanding of various functions, policies, and procedures
- Provide information to, collaborate, and consult with peers, colleagues and managers, including internal and external customers, to resolve issues and achieve goals
- Build expertise in operational processes including client account onboarding, cash payments, customer service, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, structured loan operations, and general ledger reconciliation
- Assist in gathering data to support resolution of issues; review and analyze functional operational tasks that require research and evaluation
- Resolve low complexity escalated issues within the scope of responsibility in Security Operations
- Research low complexity business risks, provide input into policies, enhance customer satisfaction, and review time sensitive documents and transaction requests
- Support overall effectiveness of the team according to plans; monitor daily securities and cash related production work
- Contribute to implementation of projects, new or revised processes, and procedures that require coordination among operation teams and may perform analysis for initiatives that support business strategies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
