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Accounting - Finance
Confirmation & Settlements Unit Leader AVP
Accounting - Finance
#546102
Remote / WFH
Job Description
Join us as a Middle Office Lead
We’re looking for an established communicator to engage and motivate a Middle Office team
You’ll be recognised as a subject matter expert in your field, as you provide trading and sales support to the business
Hone your existing skills and expand your network, in this fast-paced and varied role
We're offering this role at associate vice president level
What you'll do
In your new role, you’ll be joining the Transaction Control team, providing middle office operational support on a wide range of complex financial instruments. You’ll provide support to sales and trading, and you’ll make sure that the control framework is supervised and evidenced. You’ll also have the opportunity to work closely with Trader Control, Finance teams and Market Risk on regular and ad-hoc requests.
Additionally, you’ll be:
Managing targets and deadlines, and ensuring high levels accuracy and completeness of all trade bookings
Validating complex trades booked by the traders
Ensuring the timely resolution of any issues around the processes performed
Identifying improvements in processes and the working environment to obtain efficiencies
Communicating complex issues clearly and concisely to varying levels of management, users, and team members
The skills you'll need
We’re looking for someone with extensive experience in the financial sector, especially in the Transaction Control space. This will be alongside a background of working in an environment with a strong customer focus, with the ability to proactively work with demanding customers in a flexible manner. You’ll also need strong analytical and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads in a time-pressured environment.
We’ll also expect:
Working experience in settlements, confirmation team or in middle office for derivatives and cash products
Product knowledge regarding interest rate swaps, basis swaps, cross currency swaps, loan, deposit, forward rate agreement, foreign exchange and overnight index swaps
Strong communication skills and the ability to build strong business relationships in a changing and fast moving environment
Experience in handling escalations or work arounds
Working knowledge of SoX control framework
We’re looking for an established communicator to engage and motivate a Middle Office team
You’ll be recognised as a subject matter expert in your field, as you provide trading and sales support to the business
Hone your existing skills and expand your network, in this fast-paced and varied role
We're offering this role at associate vice president level
What you'll do
In your new role, you’ll be joining the Transaction Control team, providing middle office operational support on a wide range of complex financial instruments. You’ll provide support to sales and trading, and you’ll make sure that the control framework is supervised and evidenced. You’ll also have the opportunity to work closely with Trader Control, Finance teams and Market Risk on regular and ad-hoc requests.
Additionally, you’ll be:
Managing targets and deadlines, and ensuring high levels accuracy and completeness of all trade bookings
Validating complex trades booked by the traders
Ensuring the timely resolution of any issues around the processes performed
Identifying improvements in processes and the working environment to obtain efficiencies
Communicating complex issues clearly and concisely to varying levels of management, users, and team members
The skills you'll need
We’re looking for someone with extensive experience in the financial sector, especially in the Transaction Control space. This will be alongside a background of working in an environment with a strong customer focus, with the ability to proactively work with demanding customers in a flexible manner. You’ll also need strong analytical and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads in a time-pressured environment.
We’ll also expect:
Working experience in settlements, confirmation team or in middle office for derivatives and cash products
Product knowledge regarding interest rate swaps, basis swaps, cross currency swaps, loan, deposit, forward rate agreement, foreign exchange and overnight index swaps
Strong communication skills and the ability to build strong business relationships in a changing and fast moving environment
Experience in handling escalations or work arounds
Working knowledge of SoX control framework
