About Jarden
Jarden advises some of New Zealand’s largest public and private companies and high-net-worth individuals and families. Our areas of expertise are wealth management, investment banking, institutional equities, research and fixed income, carbon and FX sales trading. We are passionate about seeing our clients succeed, and when they choose Jarden, they get a partner that always endeavours to go above and beyond.

The Role

The role involves liaising with teams from across the Operations department, the institutional and retail desks and a range of external financial institutions to provide an efficient, accurate and timely settlement across NZX and foreign markets.

In the Cash team, we have a role in keeping Jarden safe, managing our money well, whilst supporting our customers and other teams to deliver a consistent standard, every day. The Cash team is split into roles holding responsibilities across NZD payments, Foreign Payments, Foreign Exchange Settlement (Retail and Wholesale), Reconciliations and Term Deposits.

Key responsibilities could include:

• Completing daily reconciliations of our bank accounts and identifying anything unusual

• Investigating discrepancies with internal and external parties

• Undertaking reconciliations for broker trades against internal records

• Facilitating payments to our clients, receipting client funds, and following advisor instructions

• Settlement of foreign exchange deals

• Reporting using excel and other tools.

• Identifying areas of improvement for the Operational Excellence Team

• Learning and assisting with other roles within the Operations team

About You
You will love working with numbers and patterns and enjoy being part of an organisation who cares about our clients and staff. Ideally, you will have a relevant degree in finance, commerce or accounting or 1-2 years’ experience in settlements or a similar role and a keen interest in Financial Markets. This is an ideal role for a recent graduate to get your foot in the door for a career within areas such as Investments, Operations or Wealth Management.

• You will be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal and be comfortable liaising with a range of internal and external clients.

• You will have great attention to detail, never missing a beat.

• You will possess strong business acumen and sound judgement, able to pick up anomalies.

• You will be a fast learner, able to pick up new and complicated systems.

• You will be a great team player and enjoy working with others.

• You will have a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

In return, we can offer you a great company and team culture within our fast-growing firm, and exciting long-term career prospects.