Corporate Actions Associate

Job Description:

Core-Asset Consulting is supporting a leading asset management firm in the appointment of a Corporate Actions Associate on an initial 12-month contract in Edinburgh.

• Previous experience working within corporate actions.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate data clearly.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a client- and service-focused mindset.


• Strong attention to detail.


• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• Capture, validate and process all corporate action events, including income events, across global markets and asset types.


• Liaise with portfolio management teams to obtain and action required elections.


• Issue corporate action instructions to custodians and counterparties and ensure timely acknowledgements.


• Perform daily reviews and reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies promptly.


• Monitor processing volumes and manage workflows in line with event deadlines and procedures.


• Maintain accurate entitlement and restriction status through interaction with custodians and internal systems.


• Respond to and manage queries from internal teams and external parties.

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: (16345)

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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