Operations Associate - Inside IR35 - Glasgow - Hybrid
Day Rate - up to £180
Duration - 12 months
Harvey Nash's FS Client are looking to bring in a contract Ops Associate, you will be onsite 3 days per week in Glasgow, sitting within the Ops team, you will carry out tasks such as:
* The role will form part of the SFTR team and the primary responsibilities will include:
* Participating in project readiness tasks to ensure the firm is able to meet its ongoing transaction reporting obligations.
* Overseeing controls to ensure the complete, accurate and timely submission of transaction reporting requirements
* Monitoring and resolving transaction reporting exceptions through working closely with other internal and external stakeholders including the Business Unit, Security Settlements and Corporate Actions teams, among others.
* Provide subject matter expertise when working alongside the trade desk and colleagues across Operations when determining the reporting impact to new business and product initiatives
* Monitor trends in reporting exceptions in order to identify root cause and resolve exceptions at source
* Monitor KRI and KPI thresholds to ensure the team is maintaining risk and performance standards
* Ensure all Written Supervisory Procedures, Process Maps and System access requirements are up to date
* Involvement in BCP transference testing and ensuring knowledge dilution in Glasgow and Bangalore is minimized
* Working with key stakeholders to identify and create efficiencies in daily processes
* Provide operations support for IT developments
Skills that will help you in the role:
* 3 years + experience
* Run the Bank or Change the Bank experience preferred
* Middle Office is a busy role therefore essential the successful candidate can add immediate benefit
* Previous experience of Securities Financing industry is not essential but preferred though experience in investment operations will provide a solid foundation upon which to learn the required skills in order to be successful
* The role will provide a number of opportunities to work stakeholders across the organisation so a proven track record in relationship management is required as is experience of managing process, risk and controls.
* The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate
* A good aptitude for working in a demanding, fast paced environment
* An ability to handle high volume workloads and prioritisation skills
* A good approach to change management on account of the teams continual growth and development
* Strong communication skills as you will be expected to develop relationships with the Business Unit, internal stakeholders & the Vendor
* An understanding of escalation
* An ability to handle working in a pressurised environment
* A desire to question existing procedures and continually seek to improve processes.
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