Associate, Securities Services
Vancouver, BC
Salary Range: $50,000 - $58,000
Who we are:
Canaccord Genuity (CG) is a leading independent full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. CG is driven by an unwavering commitment to build lasting client relationships – we achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional, and corporate clients through comprehensive wealth management solutions and investment banking services. We are a leading independent wealth management firm in Canada, and the leading mid-market provider of investment banking advisory, equity research, sales and trading services for corporations and institutions.
We pride ourselves on understanding our clients’ needs and finding innovative, bespoke solutions. Our entrepreneurial and friendly team will challenge you to learn and grow every day. We value great work and collaboration and strive to eliminate bureaucratic thinking. We’re looking for talented people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to have an impact with innovative ideas and best practices.
Come be a part of our Canadian success story and help deliver superior experiences for our clients. At CG, we recognize that diversity across our business strengthens our client relationships and enables more innovative solutions. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. CG provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know.
Our Canadian operation, Canaccord Genuity Corp., is currently seeking an individual with strong administrative and customer service skills to join their team. Excellent organizational, communication, research and computer skills are essential for this role. The successful candidate must be able to prioritize and manage a complex workload as well as be able to work overtime as required.
Responsibilities:
- Research and process Dated Legend Expiries, US Legend Removals (Rule 904 & Rule 144) and Estate Transfer Requests
- Communicate effectively with external Issuers and their Legal Counsels, Transfer Agents, and internal CG departments/clients.
- Processing of Physical Warrant exercises, expirations, accelerations, and answering general inquiries involving warrants held in custody
- Preparation of wire transfers to Issuers or their Legal Counsels.
- Processing of Employee Option Exercises and Warrant Exercises for US resident clients, with a legend removal component.
- Provide client service on a wide range of operations functions for US resident clients
- Setting up and tracking wires and cheques to pay Transfer Agent fees
- Maintain Monthly SLA statistics for Legend Removals & Estates
- Provide backup processing deposits and withdrawals of physical certificates in CDS, DTC and with our foreign custodian;
- Respond to client and broker inquiries in a timely manner.
- Perform additional responsibilities or projects as assigned.
- Maintain an openness to cross-train and learn other areas of the Securities Services Department in order to provide support where necessary.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of securities industry experience.
- Previous experience handling physical stock certificates, warrants, and DRS is an asset.
- Previous experience working with US Legend Removals (Rule 904 & Rule 144) is an asset
- Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines is essential.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and within a team (team player perspective is key).
- Hard-working, positive, dedicated and prepared to work overtime when necessary.
- Strong level of MS Outlook, Excel and Word required.
- Familiarity with Dataphile and/or NETX360 is an advantage.
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All applications will be held in strict confidence.
In order to be considered for employment, candidates selected for interviews will be required to show proof of citizenship, permanent residence or eligibility to work in Canada with no restrictions.
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We wish to thank all candidates for their interest but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Thank you for your understanding.
