Corporate Actions Analyst

Are you interested to kick start your career in Finance?

Did you just finish your studies and would like some experience abroad?

This role is based in beautiful and friendly Dublin, would you like to live in a dynamic environment?

Do you speak German?

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Position: Corporate Actions Analyst

Language: French/German/Swedish/Norwegian

Contract type: Permanent Contract

Location: Citywest Dublin 24 – Currently Work From Home, Hybrid model after (3 days in office, 2 at home)

Working Hours: Mon-Fri (9am-6pm) – 40 hours / week

Salary: €31,000 base +€3,500 + 5% bonus paid quarterly

The Role

We are responsible for managing, interpreting, enhancing and reporting corporate events content for equity markets and other asset classes including funds. With market complexity increasing, managing our corporate events in the timeliest and most accurate manner while delivering key insights to our clients stands as a top priority. Leveraging deep product knowledge, strong client relationships and interactions, and innovative thinking we are constantly striving to develop the best-in-class Corporate Events product.

Our team covers all equity-related corporate events including distributions, M&A activity, equity changes, and meetings.

Do you enjoy finding opportunities within the financial markets driven by market or company events? You are always listening to the pulse of the financial markets for the latest news and movements.

Do you like to dig deeply into companies to understand the actions they take and why? You look beyond the headlines to understand the importance of the underlying data and how events are related across companies and industries.

Do you enjoy solving various problems and creating efficiencies?

You’re just the sort of person we are looking for to join our Corporate Events team in Global Data.

Key Responsibilities

•                Responsible for mandatory and voluntary corporate actions (Rights Issues, Stock Splits, Mergers and Takeovers, etc) Sourcing local media for Corporate Actions via CSDs, paying agents, national financial newspapers, companies and stock exchanges

•                Announcing and updating corporate actions (dividends, rights issues, bonus issues, DRIPS, SCRIPS, name changes, takeovers and mergers etc.

•                Responsible for events creation (Cash Stock Options, DRIPs, Rights Issues, Stock Splits, Mergers and Takeovers, etc.)

•                Operate with custodian’s banks, transfer agents, brokers/dealers, business partners, and clients. Ex-1 Cash Dividends rates updating on funds

•                Manage high pressure, time sensitive and confidential (non-public) information.

•                Responsible for mandatory corporate actions and Cash Stock Options.

•                Sourcing local media for Corporate Actions via web sources, national financial newspapers, companies and stock exchanges.

Essential Criteria

•                Level 6 qualification in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Economics or equivalent work experience

•                Fluency in English and required language (C1 capability necessary)

•                Strong interpersonal and client relationship building abilities

•                Self-starter, entrepreneurial skills

•                Solid project management skills and prior experience of executing on complex projects under strict timelines.

•                Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly client management

Desirable criteria

•                Prior experience or strong knowledge and understanding of corporate finance

•                Keen interest in information management and technology and product development

•                Ability to adapt in a fast-paced changing environment

•                A background in equity markets with additional knowledge of corporate events (M&A, distributions, etc.) would also be an advantage.

Skills

•                Service orientation

•                Responsiveness

•                Problem Solving

•                Process Executive

•                Openness to new ideas

•                Learning Orientation

Benefits

•                Performance related bonus

•                Tax Saver Scheme – which allows for employees to purchase travel tickets/ bike tax free

•                Health Insurance - 10% off a health insurance plan with Irish Life.

•                Sick Pay – Entitled to 6 days of sick leave per year after probation period is passed.

•                2 days study leave