Manager, Middle Office

Role Responsibilities
• First point of contact locally for FM Sales/ Trading Desk/ FM Ops.
• Ensure that the Derivative/FX transactions are correctly booked into the Transaction Processing system by verifying against source documents.
• Ensure that approved product programs and country addendums are in place for new deals traded whenever possible.
• Understand trade lifecycle from front to back and be the subject matter expert and go-to person for the core systems processing
• New business enablement and solutions, partner to deliver strategic FM initiatives
• Own query remediation, trade life-cycling and other day-to-day processing, ensuring timely escalation, in order to minimise risk.
• Provide Cost save Ideas & implement.
• Adhering to regulatory policies.
• Attend to deals booking related queries & investigations.
• Highlight any discrepancies to the Front Office, relevant downstream depts and superiors.
• Participate in evaluating system enhancements, UATs and projects.
• Provide support to the various Middle Office sites.
• Work closely with the Front Office and relevant downstream depts in supporting any new products or businesses.
• Constant review of DOI to ensure complete and accurate recording of process procedure.
• Escalation of all exceptions, risks and KCS / Phoenix breaks.
• Ensure audit issues are being addressed and solutions provided.
• Providing support for Central Counterparty (CCP) related projects.

Strategy

Financial Markets Middle Office delivers first class trade support, business enablement and accurate/timely representation in order to meet obligations to clients, counterparties and regulators. We are product and process subject matter experts aligned to the Global Financial Markets business providing follow the sun support with continuous improvement mindset and industry connectivity.

Business
• Product specialists who understand business priorities and strategy, define optimal solutions leveraging industry leading facilities and influence behaviour through countenance.

Processes
• Ensure that the Derivative/FX transactions are correctly booked into the Transaction Processing system by verifying against source documents.
• Ensure that approved product programs and country addendums are in place for new deals traded whenever possible.
• Understand trade lifecycle from front to back and be the subject matter expert and go-to person for the core systems processing
• Adhering to regulatory policies.
• Work closely with the Front Office and relevant downstream depts in supporting any new products or businesses.

People and Talent
• Knowledge of Financial Markets and Derivative products
• Good communication skills
• Team Player
• Expert in Excel Skills
• Positive attitude, Self Motivated and Flexible

Risk Management
• Highlight any discrepancies to the Front Office, relevant downstream depts and superiors.
• Escalation of all exceptions, risks and KCS / Phoenix breaks.
• Ensure audit issues are being addressed and solutions provided.

Regulatory & Business Conduct
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Financial Markets team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association

Key Stakeholders
• FM Sales
• FM Trading Desk
• FMO Back Office
• Business/GM Finance
• Product Control Team

Our Ideal Candidate
• Chartered Accountant, MBA, Graduate or equivalent.
• Product knowledge of Financial Market and Derivative products.

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