Capital Market Analyst

Job Description: Capital Markets & Tax Process Specialist

Job Title: Capital Markets Tax Process Specialist
Experience: 1-3 years
Location: Mumbai
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for a Capital Markets professional with 1-3 years of experience in capital market operations and tax-related processes. The candidate will be responsible for transaction processing, tax validation, reconciliations, reporting, and ensuring accurate and timely completion of operational activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and validate capital market transactions including equities, bonds, and other securities.
• Handle tax-related processes associated with capital market transactions.
• Perform tax validation, withholding tax checks, and tax calculations as applicable.
• Conduct daily cash, position, transaction, and tax reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve transaction and reconciliation breaks within defined SLAs.
• Prepare and validate tax reports, operational reports, and MIS.
• Coordinate with internal teams including Operations, Finance, Tax, Compliance, and Client Services.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support month-end and year-end activities related to capital markets and tax processing.
• Identify process gaps and assist with process improvement and automation initiatives.

Required Skills

• 13 years of experience in Capital Markets / Securities Operations / Financial Services.
• Hands-on experience with tax-related processes in capital markets is preferred.
• Understanding of withholding tax, tax deductions, and tax reporting.
• Knowledge of trade processing and reconciliation.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and basic data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work accurately under tight deadlines.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Candidates with relevant financial-services experience will be preferred.

Key Competencies

• Capital Markets Operations
• Tax Processing
• Securities Operations
• Reconciliation
• Withholding Tax
• Financial Reporting
• MS Excel
• Risk & Controls
• Process Improvement