Capital Markets Specialist - Trade Settlement

Capital Markets Specialist - Trade Settlement Job Snapshot Role: Capital Markets Specialist - Trade Settlement Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Industry: Banking Function: Finance Experience: Relevant capital markets operations experience Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Capital Markets Specialist - Trade Settlement in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is a Banking opportunity with First Abu Dhabi Bank focused on the accurate matching, validation, confirmation, settlement, and lifecycle processing of Global Markets transactions.

The role supports a broad range of capital markets products including bonds, equities, repos, treasury bills, collateral, margin, structured instruments, and high-net-worth client settlements while ensuring breaks and exceptions are identified, resolved, and escalated within required timelines. Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Industry: Banking Function: Finance Salary: 14000-22000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time Role Context The Capital Markets Specialist supports the operational integrity of Global Markets transactions from trade execution through final settlement. The position ensures that transactions are correctly matched and confirmed, settlement instructions are accurately captured, lifecycle events are processed, and reconciliation exceptions are resolved before they create financial, operational, or client impact.

The role requires disciplined transaction control across multiple asset classes and settlement structures, with particular attention to securities, collateral, repo activity, corporate actions, and high-net-worth client transactions. Key Responsibilities * Match Capital Markets transactions within agreed processing timelines. * Validate transaction details before settlement. * Confirm trades through the appropriate systems and market channels.

* Ensure transactions are settled accurately and on schedule. * Monitor unsettled transactions and identify potential settlement risks. * Investigate settlement exceptions and outstanding items. * Escalate unresolved settlement issues when required. * Ensure trade records are complete and accurately maintained. * Capture relevant lifecycle events in the designated systems. * Book transaction events accurately and within required cut-off times.

* Prepare and transmit settlement instructions. * Verify settlement instructions before release. * Monitor transaction status through completion. * Investigate discrepancies between trade records and settlement information. * Review reconciliation reports for breaks and exceptions. * Analyze the underlying cause of reconciliation differences. * Resolve breaks promptly with relevant internal or external parties.

* Escalate material or ageing reconciliation breaks in accordance with procedures. * Maintain appropriate evidence supporting break resolution. * Support settlement of conventional bond transactions. * Process structured bond transactions. * Handle equity settlements. * Support repo and reverse repo transactions. * Process Islamic repo transactions. * Support equity repo transactions. * Handle triparty repo settlement requirements.

* Process MBills and TBills transactions. * Coordinate settlement of coupons. * Process dividend-related lifecycle events. * Support corporate action processing where applicable. * Handle collateral securities movements. * Process collateral cash movements. * Monitor Initial Margin-related settlement requirements. * Support Collateral Loan TRS transactions. * Process high-net-worth client bond settlements.

* Handle high-net-worth client equity settlements. * Support gold bullion settlements for applicable client transactions. * Process corporate action requirements associated with high-net-worth client holdings. * Ensure product-specific settlement instructions are accurately captured. * Verify sec