Senior Lead Analyst | Managed Service Operations |Nostro Reconciliations|

Position Type :

Full time
Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)
Education Desired :

Master of Business Administration
Travel Percentage :

0%
Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the team

The primary function of the role will be to manage Nostro/Vostro (Bank) reconciliations in respect to failed payments/transfers to clearing houses, CCPs, clients or internal entities, intersystem reconciliations like Front office vs back office.

This job role requires key attention to detail, good understanding Nostro and Vostro account set ups, Swift messages, collateral management for OTC and ETD derivatives at various clearing Houses, CCPs break investigation and provide resolutions in a timely manner.

What you will be doing

Manage the delivery of the daily reconciliations (Post settlement) activities as per the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Nostro (Bank) reconciliations for failed transfers towards CCP, broker and clients.

intersystem reconciliations like Front office vs back office.

Identify, agree and escalate breaks in a timely manner in order to meet the required service standards

Resolve open breaks by working with the appropriate teams internally or externally to correct the identified discrepancy

Investigate and analyze root causes of breaks to try and prevent reoccurrence

Compile reporting to key process stakeholders around the recs function

Change Management/process improvements

Proactively identify areas for performance and control improvements

Understand the changes/amendments required in existing process functions or static for Reconciliations due to new client onboarding, market or broker changes or brokers onboarded, test the changes and ensure their implementation without any issues.

Articulate business cases to management/change/IT to execute and deliver on suggested improvements

Client Service

Build strong relationships with all client stakeholders, end clients, client representatives, finance teams.

Co-ordinate with different teams like clearing, margins and static for timely response and resolution of all queries.

Ensure accuracy and clarity in all deliverables to client stakeholders.

Risk Management

Monitor controls and checks associated with tasks in SOPs. Document these change in timely manner.

Constantly analyse all activities to close potential risks, gaps and implement preventative/detective controls

Ensure timely escalations in the event of a risk incident or whenever management attention is needed on a potential issue

What you bring:

Skills

Minimum of 2, 5, 8+ years of work experience in Futures/Options, OTC & Cash reconciliation function.

Good understanding of reconciliation tools –Intellimatch, TLM back office systems like GMI.

Good knowledge of Clearing Houses like LCH, EUREX, ICE Clear, CME, HKEX, SGX etc

Front to back understanding of the recs function, upstream dependencies and how it impacts processes downstream around clearing, margin and brokerage, so that complex queries can be addressed accurately and in a timely manner

Detailed understanding of exchange traded derivatives (OTC and Futures/Options)

High attention to detail and quality of outputs delivered.

Manage multiple simultaneous deliveries to tight deadlines.

Analytical and can solve problems quickly and innovatively.

Dynamic outlook, with the ability to adapt and change plans on the fly.

Delivery focussed; results driven.

Excellent communication and co ordinations skills.

Strong client service focus.

Qualifications

MBA Degree or equivalent

Competencies

Skill in project management, organization, communications, analytical and people skills

Skill in leading, supervising and managing effectively under pressure

Ability to be comfortable interacting and maintain positive working relationship with other stakeholders

Ability to analyze business needs and determine related information services support

Ability to manage activities and problem areas

Ability to delegate tasks to qualified subordinates as appropriate

Ability to lead, direct and manage effectively

Ability to operate independently

Ability to exhibit solid decision-making and problem-solving skills

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Ability to build strategic roadmap for the function and further expansion of scope of functions

Ability to contribute towards budget saving automation ideas

Ability to meet conflicting priorities by ensuring effective prioritization and meeting the business demands.

Added bonus if you have:

Experience dealing with large financial services clients.

Experience in Margins & Collateral Management for ETD & OTC Derivatives

Experience in Trade Clearing & Lifecycle process for ETD & OTC Derivatives

Knowledge of Front to Back Trade & Cash Settlement flows.

What we offer you

A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities

A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities – FIS is your final career step!

A competitive salary and benefits

A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities.

With a 50-year history rooted in the financial services industry, FIS™ is the world's largest global provider dedicated to financial technology solutions. We champion clients from banking to capital markets, retail to corporate and everything touched by financial services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, our 53,000 worldwide employees help serve more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. Our technology powers billions of transactions annually that move over $+ trillion around the globe. FIS is a Fortune 500 company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.

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Sourcing Model

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