Client & Custody ServicesTrainee

Euronext is the leading pan-European market infrastructure, connecting European economies to global capital markets, to accelerate innovation and sustainable growth. It operates regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal.

You will be part of the Securities Team in Porto, the leading entity in Portugal in post-trade services, offering integrated and flexible solutions at European level, operating as the Custody and Settlement Central Securities Depository (CSD), belonging to the EURONEXT Group and being compliant with:

• CSD Regulation (CSDR);
• The Portuguese Legislation on Capital Markets;
• The rules of the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM).

Interbolsa uses the most stringent international service and security standards and was one of the first CSDs to join the European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities and to obtain authorization to operate as a CSD in the context of CSDR.

Job summary

Securities Porto is improving and enhancing its services, namely the core and ancillary services. Therefore, it is looking for a Trainee that:

• Support the business operations team with the daily tasks.
• Give support to the development and implementation of more automated and digitized services at the Central Securities Depository and the ongoing projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Management and control of the physical securities registered in Centralized Securities System;
• Management and control of the safekeeping of physical securities;
• Prepare and update operational handbooks;
• Test all the updates and improvements done in the IT system regarding physical securities services;
• Provide information to Issuers and Financial Intermediaries;
• Give support to the development of the projects to be implemented.
• Shareholders Identification
• Support the Filiation process (new requests, maintenance of FIs registry)
• Perform the reconciliation and control of the securities issues
• Oversight and handling of Potestative acquisitions whenever required
• Handling of Account Balance Verification Procedures
• Control over the implemented reconciliation measures: biweekly reconciliation, inspection visits and preparation of the respective reports, daily monitoring of the Emissions Control File.

Profile and Skills:

• Knowledge of Capital markets and applicable legislation
• Knowledge of English language (oral and written)
• Familiar with PC’s and standard office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Key skills:  Responsible, Organization capacity, Accuracy, Communication skills, Teamwork, Tasks oriented
• University Degree in Management, Economics or equivalent (preferable)

Apply by submitting a CV in English.

Euronext Values

Unity

•        We respect and value the people we work with

•        We are unified through a common purpose

•        We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion

Integrity

•        We value transparency, communicate honestly and share information openly

•        We act with integrity in everything we do

•        We don’t hide our mistakes, and we learn from them

Agility

•        We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness

•        We are adaptable, responsive and embrace change

•        We take smart risks

Energy

•        We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo

•        We focus on and encourage personal leadership

•        We motivate each other with our ambition

Accountability

•           We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders

•           We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome

•           We reward and celebrate performance

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.

Additional Information

This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks, projects.