Corporate Actions Specialist / SME – Global Trading Firm

Sydney
Investment Banking
Permanent

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly innovative and fast-paced trading firm as a Corporate Actions Specialist.
Based in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, this full-time position sits within the firm’s operations team and plays a critical role in supporting the trading function.

Candidates must have over 5+ years hands-on Corporate Actions experience within a broker, bank, hedge fund, or asset manager and Ideally covered APAC markets

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and process corporate actions including dividends, mergers, rights issues and stock splits across APAC-listed instruments
• Process both mandatory and voluntary events (dividends, splits, rights/tenders, offers, mergers, buy-backs, DRPs)
• Validate data from issuer documentation, exchange notices, and custodian communications
• Support dividend capture, optimisation, and related trade capture activities
• Ensure timely and accurate position updates across trading systems
• Liaise with custodians, registrars, and brokers to reconcile corporate actions data
• Identify and escalate any discrepancies or reconciliation breaks
• Maintain complete audit trails and event documentation
• Assist with trading and settlements operations as required

Experience & Skills

• 5+ years’ hands-on Corporate Actions experience within a broker, bank, hedge fund, or asset manager
• Strong APAC market knowledge and understanding of corporate event mechanics
• Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivots, reconciliation tooling); SQL/VBA/Python – a plus
• Knowledge of settlements and securities lending processes
• Excellent accuracy, attention to detail, and deadline discipline
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities in a front-office environment