Job description
Within Uptevia, the Operations Department delivers operational services related to the financial instruments of issuer clients, following established procedures and controls. The department supports sales activities and client relationships through rigorous attention to security and service quality.
Services provided to issuer companies include management of registered shareholder records and investor databases, general meetings, stock-option and free-share plans, securities transactions, financial services, and investor relations.
The main responsibilities of the Issuer Operations Officer include:
- Ensuring the operational processing of requests within the assigned scope.
- Meeting regulatory or contractual deadlines.
- Checking the proper execution of transactions.
- Contributing to effective information sharing and training.
- Reporting incidents and malfunctions promptly to management.
- Contributing to client relations with issuer companies and investors.
Within the OST Cash Register Service, responsibilities include:
- Actively contributing to the implementation of dividend payment transactions for shareholders registered in pure or administered registered form.
- Checking the proper execution of processing and reports produced for shareholders and intermediaries.
- Monitoring euro and foreign-currency bank accounts and making necessary adjustments after dividend payments.
- Monitoring and recording tax documents in shareholder accounts.
- Contributing to the preparation of an overall payment schedule.
- Responding to written and telephone requests from Uptevia departments, service providers, and other stakeholders.
The role offers interaction with Uptevia's various departments and the opportunity to develop securities-business knowledge within a dynamic and supportive team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in banking and finance or accounting and management.
- Knowledge of securities operations, corporate actions, cash operations, accounting, payment systems, and payment methods.
- Three to five years of experience, ideally in a securities-related position.
- Operational English.
- Proficiency with office applications including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, as well as databases and dedicated software.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, rigor, reliability, adaptability, teamwork, and the ability to manage priorities.
Significant experience in securities operations may compensate for a lower level of education.
About Uptevia
Uptevia brings together the Corporate Trust Services activities in France of BNP Paribas and CACEIS and is jointly owned by both banks. With more than 300 employees, Uptevia manages shareholder registers, general meetings, financial transactions, employee shareholding plans, and fixed-income products.