It’s your career, so own it. Looking for a place where you can have real ownership over your work? At Bank of America, we give you the opportunity to make the best of your skills and passions and turn your job into a career.

We have a number of entry level opportunities across our Settlements team in the Dublin office which are ideal for an individual looking to take their first step into Financial Services. If you have a desire to learn and you are focused on creating a rewarding career, we want to hear from you.

As part of our Global Market Operations function, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and put your problem solving skills to work. You will both learn from and interact with a variety of internal business partners across all areas of the bank, providing you with excellent exposure to the industry.

You’ll be joining dynamic and supportive teams and you will have access to on-going training and opportunities for future career development.

The successful applicant will ensure a high level of client service is provided to both internal and external clients, whilst complying with internal procedures, controls and FSA regulatory requirements.

In addition to the core responsibilities of the role, this opportunity enables our associates to develop or enhance their understanding of settlements and the investment banking industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the settlement of transactions for European markets on behalf of clients or the trading desks
• Taking the necessary action to ensure resolution of all failing trades
• Ensuring team work towards meeting quarterly fails targets
• Employ networking skills to manage your relationships with custodian, clients, relationship managers, middle office representatives and information sources
• Escalation of potential risk and exposure to your Manager timely and efficiently
• Provide cover for other team members when required
• Monitor shared inbox to ensure all queries responded to within agreed SLA
• Ensure that all established procedures are followed
• Excellent organisational skills are required with the ability to prioritise workload, work accurately and efficiently
• To be flexible in their attitude and approach; have a desire to learn from day to day scenarios
• Work as part of a team in providing support to colleagues and ensure that the department maintains optimum performance and delivery of objectives
• Ownership and resolution of assigned tasks

• Understanding of trade life-cycle
• Excellent organisational skills
• Capable of working as part of a team
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to understand the greatest path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees