Our client, a leading buy side institution in the region, are looking to recruit a senior operations specialist within the control assurance team.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Focus on SSI, swift messages and standing settlements
• Responsible for implementing a continuous change and improvement environment
• Custody and security lending experience
• Responsible for simplifying and automating the current processes as well as identifying weaknesses.
• Acting as the interlink between IT and the business.
• Daily management of the team delivery across control assurance
• Ensure procedures, policies and regulations are followed and understood
• Responsible for leading efficiency input and continuous improvements
• Understanding the developments to the external environment
• Ensuring deadlines and deliverables are met
• Make recommendations of creative solutions for problems
• Ensure that there is a strong control environment in place
• Management of the verification process of standing settlement instructions
• Maintain asset class and industry specific knowledge appropriate to the environment
• Ensure that the impact of future regulatory requirements is significantly assessed
• Support change across the function
• Assess the opportunities to grow and improve whilst balancing the risk framework
• Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience working with a tier one investment firm, fund, asset manager or private equity business
• A University level degree is MANDATORY for this role
• Candidates do not have to be based in the UAE or GCC region
• Candidates should have knowledge of processing systems and workflows as well as swift.
• Candidates must have worked with a tier one Private Equity Firm, Fund, Asset Manager or Investment Bank.
• Strong experience in settlements, SSI and payments is essential for this role.
• The successful candidate most have worked in a change environment with a tier one institution.
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