Corporate Actions Associate

Corporate Actions Associate

About the Opportunity

Job Type: PermanentApplication Deadline: 17 March 2026

Job Description

                                                                                                

Title                 Corporate Actions Associate

Department    GPS Delivery Brokerage Operations

Location          GGN / UK

Reports To      Assistant Manager - Brokerage Corporate Actions

Level               1/2

About the Opportunity

Fidelity International offers world class investment solutions and retirement expertise. As a privately owned, independent company, investment is our only business. We are driven by the needs of our clients, not by shareholders. Our vision is to deliver innovative client solutions for a better future.

Our people are passionate, engaged, smart and curious, and we give them the independence and the confidence to make a difference. While we take pride in the excellence of our investment solutions and client service, we know we can always do better. We are honest, respectful and make tough calls, challenging the status quo to achieve better outcomes through innovation. Above all else, we always put our clients first.


About your team
The Brokerage Corporate Actions & Dividends Team are responsible for identifying, tracking, processing, and reporting any Corporate Action events and Dividends, which effect any security position held by clients of Fidelity’s Retail Investment Platform. The range of assets supported on the Investment Platform will expose the team to the full spectrum of corporate action types across the major world’s stock markets.

The team are in daily contact with market suppliers and information vendors researching, analysing, and verifying corporate action information. The team is responsible for notifying clients, with details of voluntary and mandatory corporate actions, collecting all responses and instructing our market suppliers with our clients’ wishes. There is also a strong emphasis on liaison with the many areas within Brokerage Operations and the Brokerage Queries Team supporting Client Services; working collaboratively to resolve mutual issues

The team is responsible for processing all corporate action and dividend entitlements to the individual client accounts on an accurate and timely basis. The team works to tight deadlines to ensure all actions are processed in line with client expectations and market cut off points. The team operates in a fast developing and dynamic environment, where technology has and is being developed to automate current workflow processes.

About your role
The role holder will be part of a team that processes all work items applicable to the Fidelity asset universe. The individual will be part of the team processing Mandatory and Volunatry events, including creating client notfications, submitting elections, updating positions and validating entries in the Books and Records system

Key Responsibilities
• Testing Corporate Action scenarios on the Investment Platform.
• Drafting and updating departmental procedures

• Undertake daily operational tasks in accordance with defined procedures
• Checking accuracy of any corporate action and dividend input to the accounting system ensuring this is completed timely and accurately
• Initiation and monitoring of notifications to Clients including Advisers, where applicable, and subsequent Instructions to our Market Broker/Custodian
• Monitoring status of corporate actions events during their life cycle
• Resolution of queries arising from corporate actions and escalating where necessary
• Maintaining relationships and communication between corporate actions and stakeholders, both internal and external
• Helping to resolve Custody reconciliation breaks resulting from corporate actions or dividend activity, both cash and stock, ensuring timely and accurate resolution
• Participation in key departmental projects.
• Supporting proxy voting

About you
• Global corporate actions experience in a brokerage environment
• Willingness to undertake Industry Qualifications – IOC
• Knowledge of the following asset classes; Equity/Fixed Income/ETF/Investment Trusts/CDIs.
• Computer literate with strong Excel, Word, and Outlook skills.
• Self-starter with a dynamic “can do” attitude with a strong desire to make things happen.
• Strong attention to detail and be able to work effectively during pressure periods prioritising multiple tasks.
• Effective communicator at all levels
• Good team worker sharing knowledge effectively and showing a flexible work approach
• Ability to “think on your feet” and develop innovative and effective solutions to problems
• Problem Analysis
• Initiating and adapting to change: Process improvements
• Work experience within an Investment Management environment is desirable

Feel rewarded
For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.