Custody Operations Senior Analyst

Working Hours: 7am – 3:30pm / 8:00am – 4.30pm (2 weekend days per Month)

6-month Fixed Term Contract

The Purpose of Your Role 

Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS) is an exciting new business unit that is focused on bringing emerging concepts to life in the digital asset arena and delivering those solutions to Fidelity clients and prospects. Within this, the Custody Operations team are responsible for reconciliations, settling client trades, facilitating movement of both fiat currency and cryptocurrency in and out of clients’ accounts, storing the cryptocurrency securely and maintaining the books and records platform. To be effective, you will work closely with the Client Service team, Execution Services, Implementation Managers, and the technology teams to ensure client requirements are met. With your knowledge and commitment, you will become a collaborative and resourceful member of the FDAS team, sharing best practices and driving successful results.  

The Expertise We’re Looking For 

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required.
• 3+ years Operations experience working with reconciliations/ settlements or transaction processing.
• Proven knowledge of working in a SOC-1 (or equivalent) environment with a clear understanding of procedures and controls.
• Daily workflow management experience.
• Experience in supporting testing in UAT & Production environments.
• Strong attention to detail & analytical skills.
• Relationship building skills across team, business units, and peers.
• Proven delivery of world-class service experience.
• Proficient skills in various PC software applications to include Microsoft, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Cryptocurrency knowledge an advantage but not required.

The Skills You Bring 

• Your excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Your ability to work well on global teams and in fast-paced, cross-collaborative environments.
• Your ability to think analytically and deliver solutions to complex challenges and recognize when escalation is required.
• Your ability to think ahead, anticipate questions, plan for contingencies, and find alternative solutions.
• Your passion for thought leadership in innovation & promotion of change amongst the group.
• Your success in navigating and thriving in a dynamic, growing new business.
• Your understanding of risk inherent to Institutional Custody Operations.

The Value You Deliver 

At Fidelity, collaboration isn’t just about working together, but also about improving lives together.  Our success as a firm is due to the personal responsibility and pride that our associates take in getting things just right, and the compassion that drives us to go the extra mile for our customers and each other. Included in the value that you’ll deliver are: 

• Supporting complex client needs while maintaining a ‘client first’ mentality.
• Optimizing the client experience at Fidelity and developing long term client relationships and partnerships.
• Providing exceptional service to all of our clients by processing their requests in an accurate and timely manner.
• Driving high satisfaction, quality, and efficiency for both the client and Fidelity.
• Delivering superior results quickly and efficiently, utilizing effective time management skills.
• Driving innovation through curiosity and comprehensive understanding of business processes and challenges.

How Your Work Impacts the Organization 

Fidelity Digital Asset Services is an emerging business unit, dedicated to serving existing customers as well as a growing new customer base within the Fidelity enterprise.  This role represents an exciting opportunity to help launch Institutional relationship capabilities within FDAS, and help bring the vision for the future to life.   

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