Physical asset officer

Office
Geneva
Start Date
01.12.2024
Working hours
100%
Type of contract
Permanent

Description

The COO division encompasses several departments supporting the client-facing teams, with a global presence covering a multitude of activities and client services including Operations, Finance & Tax, Information Technology, Credit, Human Resources, Security & Data Governance, Programme Management and General Services. It strives to provide both in-house departments and external providers with a first-rate service to ensure our business operates efficiently.


Mission

The Central Vault officer is responsible for the management, security and operations of the precious metals vault and physical certificates including security and traceability of all assets entering and leaving the vault.


Main responsibilities

  • Ensure physical delivery to Relationship manager and Clients
  • Handling receipts and deliveries of physical securities and metals
  • Maintain required levels of precious metal available in the vault
  • Maintains internal procedures up-to-date in regards with the security and regulations of the Bank’s vault.
  • Performs inventory maintenance, verification and accounting entries with reconciliation department
  • Performs, confirms and maintains banking insurances according to the vault valuation.

Trading tasks

  • Processes, monitors and validates precious metals and private placement
  • Ensure good receipt of Private Equity subscription and redemption proceeds with external funds managers
  • Reconciliation and monitoring of holdings, entitlements determination, pending positions


Personal skills

  • Strong knowledge on financial instruments (equities, bonds, warrants, private placements, restricted securities, funds and other), and their operating flows.
  • Sense of risk associated with the delivery and receipt of securities.
  • Flexibility, adaptation to change.
  • Strong analytical skills with an ability to identify problems and propose solutions.
  • Sense of priorities and capacity to take decisions.
  • Consistently comply with internal & external regulation.


    Education

    • Education: Bachelor Degree

    Experience

    • Years of experience: 3-7 : intermediate
    • Experience in private banking: Mandatory

    Language

    • French: Mother Tongue
    • English: Fluent

    OTHER

    • Swiss resident: Mandatory

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