Corporate Actions Specialist, Institutional Banking Operations

About the role

DBS is looking for a detail-oriented Associate/Analyst to join its Corporate Actions Operations team within Group Operations. The role covers end-to-end processing of corporate action events across Equities and Fixed Income products, ensuring timely client notification, accurate execution of client instructions, proper entitlement processing and effective management of event-related risks. It is a regular, full-time position at the DBS Asia Hub.

Key responsibilities

• Process mandatory and voluntary corporate action events accurately and within service levels, capturing event details, options, election deadlines and entitlement information.
• Create and maintain events in the processing system based on market announcements and custodian notifications, and monitor event lifecycles.
• Notify clients in time, manage client elections and instructions, and liaise with custodians and counterparties.
• Process cash and stock entitlements, reconcile expected versus received amounts and protect client positions throughout the event lifecycle.
• Investigate exceptions, reconciliation breaks and discrepancies, escalate high-risk items and maintain controls, audit trails and documentation.
• Answer client enquiries, support audits and regulatory reviews, and provide accurate updates on event status.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Banking, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in Corporate Actions, Custody Operations or Securities Operations.
• Good understanding of equity and fixed income corporate action event types.
• Knowledge of global custody and depository market practices.
• Preferred: experience with voluntary and mandatory events, entitlement processing and reconciliation, client servicing, STP monitoring and exception handling.

Required skills

• Familiarity with SWIFT messages MT564, MT565 and MT566.
• Advantageous: experience with TCS BaNCS or similar securities processing platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and operational reporting.
• Attention to detail, ability to manage multiple deadlines, analytical and problem-solving skills, and strong risk and control awareness.