Senior Associate - Treasury & Investment Operations

Job Summary

The purpose of this role is to handle the activities done by Treasury and Investment Operations team and perform all activities relates to Validation, Trade processing, Settlements & reconciliation.

Review Reuters Conversation folder/web regularly and categorise them as per SoP and act on trade related conversation as per SoP.

Review incoming emails in Treasury Operations email box and take necessary action on trade related emails sent by TFO/CP as per SoP.

Review & Validate all deals received/input from/by dealers with reuters conversation/Trader Email/CP E-Platform tickets & Bloomberg tickets. Identify deals not captured by TFO, or duplicates, or unauthorized deals and report to senior validator, in addition to taking necessary corrective action. Ensures that all transaction concluded at Treasury unit are reconciled and settled on time without any error as per SoP.

Prepare SWIFT messages for all manual payments/confirmations & Free Format message and send to verifier and ensure SWIFT messages are released before cut-off times (including EOD Nostro transfers)

At EOD, confirm the start of day/end of days conversations numbers.

Review FOBO breaks and resolve by posting necessary entries.

Follow-up with counter party banks for Reset Advices and prepare Rate Updation requests and pass it on to senior validator for rate update in core banking system. Ensure Month end & beginning activities viz. amortization & revaluation process are complete as per SoP & report to Senior validator for review.

Ensure all transaction confirmations are dispatched in a timely manner. Identify areas/process for improvement, document them and submit to senior validator/line manager with action plan. A proactive approach is to be taken in identifying and utilizing internal resources with assistance taken from line manager only where applicable. Assist with UAT on process/system changes, or as required by internal policy.

Monitor all incoming email and ensure all queries are responded same day. Ensure relevant SOP's and checklists are kept updated at all times. By means of selective checks, ensure that activities as documented in SOP and checklists are implemented and followed at all times. Provide timely responses on open Audit items, and take these to closure within agreed timeframe.

Reconcile all related suspense/GL accounts in FIS application with frequency and ensure that all receivables and payables are accounted for in the reconciliation statement. Support any ad-hoc requests from Line manager or from other areas of the bank.

Collateral management for specific products to be actioned as per SOP.

Review Bond and Repo trades and process them as per SOP.

Customer Investments:

Review the order forms/applications received from Wealth Advisors/RM and highlight if any gaps to seniors/checkers.

Take actions as per Operational SOP for orders placed for International shares, Mutual funds, Bonds, Structure notes, Dividends and any other products made available to customers.

Ensure completeness of operational activities as per work flow mentioned in the SOP.

Reconcile all related suspense/GL accounts daily and investigate/fix if any breaks.

Adhere to time frames as per checklist (will be shared by direct manager) and handle any other work within the capabilities of the jobholder, as assigned by the line manager.

Perform all monthly/quarterly activities as per SOP.

Dividend Distribution:

Handling Daily payment preparation process for IBAN updated in EDAA Portal.

Perform Daily and Monthly reconciliation for the payment processed and upload them in EDAA portal.

• Review all exceptions in the Dividend distribution process and report to Line manager

Maintain all record files as per standards and requirements and ensure all records are complete and up to date so that the required information is readily available

Prepare SWIFT messages for all manual payments/confirmations & Free Format message and send to verifier and ensure SWIFT messages are released before cut-off times (including EOD Nostro transfers)

• At EOD, confirm the start of day/end of days conversations numbers

• Review FOBO breaks and resolve by posting necessary entries

• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Budgets/Cost Control
• Communication
• Dependability
• Integrity/Ethics
• Interpersonal Skills
• Job Knowledge
• Listening Skills
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Product Knowledge
• Teamwork

• Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure
• Awareness of local cultural and social factors, and labour law provisions

• Bachelor degree in Business/Finance or equivalent