Rothschild & Co

Custody Management & Transaction Reporting

Zurich Full time

About Us
 

Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.

Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.

We have 4,600 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.

As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.

Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.

Responsibilities

Regulatory Transaction Reporting

  • Monitor and manage transaction reporting processes for FinfraG, MiFIR, and EMIR and others
  • Identify, investigate, and resolve reporting issues to ensure accuracy and timeliness
  • Serve as the primary contact and subject matter expert for all transaction reporting inquiries
  • Ensure full compliance with all regulatory transaction reporting obligations

Network Management & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Maintain and oversee In-and Ex-custody relationships, ensuring performance and service quality
  • Act as the first point of contact for ex-custody topics and subsidiary service matters
  • Coordinate service level agreements and performance reviews between involved parties
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration across internal departments and external partners
  • Moderate workshops and deliver presentations to promote and support change processes
  • Build strong relationships to ensure alignment and buy-in across all levels

Operational Change

  • Develop and implement change to optimize operational processes
  • Collaborate with operations senior executives to identify, assess, and prioritize optimization initiatives
  • Translate operational goals into actionable plans and measurable outcomes
  • Lead and manage change-related topics from initiation to completion
  • Monitor progress and proactively address risks and issues

Potential Special Tasks

  • Serve as the primary contact for client performance reporting
  • Support tax operations with quality checks on client tax reports and withholding tax reclaims
  • Assist the Operations team during peak periods or when resource constraints arise, ensuring continuity and quality of service

Experience, Skills and Competencies Required

  • Degree in Law or Economics or equivalent qualification
  • At least 10 years working experience in the transaction reporting area and good understanding of several types of securities including derivatives products
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills with high-quality standards and attention to detail
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to provide excellent service
  • Proactive work style with a strong customer focus
  • Fluent communication skills in English and German (written and spoken)
  • Good MS-Office and specifically MS-Excel knowledge (Pivot tables, Vlookup functions, Power Queries etc)
  • Application Avaloq know-how is a must

Benefits

  • Rothschild & Co is committed to safeguarding and enhancing the health and wellbeing of all its employees. To support this, Rothschild & Co provides all employees with a range of healthcare services and benefits that aim to support their overall wellbeing
  • We are conducive to creating a working environment and culture where people can succeed
  • We provide a variety of inhouse trainings, as well as tuition assistance for further education and training courses
  • Everyone can choose to incorporate agile working principles into their working week
  • We have learned a great deal about the adaptability, commitment and resilience of our people. We believe there are opportunities for all of us to enhance our working lives and outcomes, by applying a more flexible approach to where and when we work and up to 40% of your work time can be performed from home

If you are curious to learn more about us and have valuable experiences in a similar role, then please submit your CV and Cover Letter through our recruitment tool.