Associate Manager

The Role Responsibilities

Strategy

Involvement in Process / Project Initiatives / Automation / process Improvement

Business

Good understanding of Banking and Financial Industry.

Processes

• Comply with Group Money Laundering Prevention Policy and Procedures to the extent applicable and report all suspicious transactions to the Unit Manager.
• Managing the team as per Departmental Operating Instructions Manual and KCS within the timeliness and accuracy standards specified.
• Sound knowledge of banking, accounting, FXMM operations, SWIFT, reconciliation and compensation process as per ISDA.
• Ensure cross-rotation within the section to provide greater flexibility of operations and provide wider exposure to staff.
• Continuous improvement in productivity to the standards prescribed for the processes from time to time.
• Establish sound escalation reporting procedures in line with the Market Operations escalation policy.
• Compliance with all applicable Rules / Regulations and Company and Group Policies.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple project deadlines simultaneously.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Global markets operation and products.
• Improve levels of staff engagement through focused training.
• Should be self-starter and effective problem-solving skills.
• Team management experience and ability to work in shift.
• Ability to work in different shift and stressful environment.
• Capacity to learn quickly and execute accurately.
• Hand own experience of TLM, Opics and Murex.
• Organisation and communications skills.
• Risk awareness and RCA preparation.
• Strong Quantitative/ analytical skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills.

People and Talent

• Help the unit to promote and embed a culture of openness, trust and risk awareness, where ethical, legal, regulatory and policy compliant conduct is the norm.
• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values.
• Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
• Overall client satisfaction and meeting service expectations.
• Quick turnaround for customer queries and Complaints.
• Ensure Zero customer complaints.
• Should be a Team player- flexible.
• Adhere to the instruction of the Mangers.
• Having frequent discussions with team members to improve their career and People development.
• Actively participate in Sustainability (CSR) initiatives, staff engagement programmes.

Risk Management

• Ensure 100% compliance at all times to the group’s risk management framework as applicable.
• Compliance with all applicable Rules/ Regulations of Company and Group Policies.
• Comply with Group Money Laundering Prevention Policy and Procedures to the extent applicable and report all suspicious transactions to the Unit.
• Timely escalations and resolutions on confirmation outstanding etc as per Escalation policy.

Governance

• Comply with all the group standards, policies, procedures and guidelines as applicable and values of the Bank at all times.
• Adhere to Group Code of Conduct at all times.
• In the event of serious regulatory breaches, or where risk tolerances have been breached, ensure senior management are informed and that actions are taken quickly to remediate and / or activities are ceased.

Regulatory and 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 FMO to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles. Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; the Right Environment
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

• FMO handles clients from various financial sectors, representative in group and country.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed “Here for good” and Group’s brand and values in Financial Market Operations.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor ’s degree - preference on Commerce and Financial services

Skills

• Ability to handle stakeholders at Senior Management levels.
• Strong Analytical ability
• Eye for detail and good in numbers
• Excellent communication
• Recognize and manage complexity
• Good People Management skills
• Prioritization and Delegation of activities
• Problem solving / Trouble shooting skills
• Good knowledge in FX Products

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Knowledge of FX Cash, Spot, TOM, Swap and futures.

Money Market

• Overnight Depo / loan, Interest calculation process and Evergreen deposit.

Derivatives Product

• CCS, IRS, CDS etc.
• Understanding about SWIFT MT 300,320,202COV, 202, 103,199,299, 191, 190, 940, 950, 900, 910, 292 and 192 formats, uses, construction of message and interpretation of data, etc.
• Understanding about Nostro, correspondent banking and Cash recon.
• Sundry and Suspense understanding and Internal GL recon.
• Basic understanding of confirmation and settlement process of the above said products.
• Good communication skill.

About Standard Chartered

We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we’ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you’re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can’t wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you’ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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