Securities Services Ops Specialist I (Special Asset Processing)

BOK Financial Corporation Group includes BOKF, NA; BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. BOKF, NA operates TransFund and Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. BOKF, NA operates banking divisions: Bank of Albuquerque; Bank of Oklahoma; Bank of Texas and BOK Financial®.

About the role

The Securities Services Operations Specialist I (Special Asset Processing team) is primarily responsible for all transactional processing supporting Wealth Management accounts on the trust and/or bond accounting system. This includes setting up and maintenance of securities, transactional processing, trade execution and settlement, foreign currency exchange, valuations, and reconciliations.

This position works closely with account officers within Wealth Management and Operations & Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Audit departments, external depositories, vendors, and brokers to ensure that client accounts are reflected accurately for performance and reporting requirements.

Team Culture

We are a collaborative, conscientious, and goal-oriented team. We value initiative, and we care about the quality of our work. Managers across the line of business are readily available and accessible for any needs you may have. You are responsible for driving the process, and our leaders are there to support you. Mentorship within the team is a common practice that will provide opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all security transactions, daily processes, documentation, and/or agreements are completed timely, accurately, and within policy guidelines.
• Use your knowledge of securities processing and Wealth Management to continually define, visualize, measure, analyze, improve, report, and control processes to meet internal and external customer and regulatory requirements.
• Resolve complex issues timely to minimize losses to the bank and/or client and provide support to auditors, compliance, account officers, investment managers, WMS management, and support personnel.
• Test and document reports necessary to support day-to-day operations and longer-term strategic decisions.
• Work proactively among the groups to identify solutions or resources to complete any project and/or exception processing.
• Collaborate with internal employees and management and external clients to resolve issues and/or provide education with respect to processes or key technology solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 1-4 years of directly related experience in a high-volume securities operations environment is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced PC and operating software application skills.
• Excellent research, analytical, and organizational skills; ability to plan and coordinate the movement of potentially large volumes of transactions.
• Demonstrated experience independently solving complex problems and identifying appropriate resources while meeting extremely stringent deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, leadership ability, and professional etiquette, including oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely and gain consensus among parties with conflicting interests.
• Working knowledge of a broad variety of securities and Wealth Management accounting systems.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and practices with an emphasis on reconciliation and detail-oriented tasks in a potential high-volume environment.
• General understanding of trust and/or bond accounting knowledge is preferable.
• Ability to improve efficiency, track complex activities, and improve methodology.

Working Conditions

Office environment.