Manager, Middle Office - Manchester, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Overview

What we do:

Middle Office Trade Support actively support 15+ top tier International Fund Managers and Asset Owners providing post execution services from Trade Confirmation through to Settlement Oversight.

We support our clients trading in global equity, fixed income,money market and FX markets and ensure their transactions are processed and confirmed with counterparties and settlement occurs on time and accounting records are accurate.

This role allows for a unique opportunity to interact with most areas of the investment lifecycle from clients, traders, brokers, custodians and accounting agents.

As part of a global team, you will work with your colleagues to address booking, matching andsettlement discrepancies to ensure the trades are settled on time.

The role is part of a busy, deadline driven, expanding department that uses industry standard (DTCC CTM, ALERT, Bloomberg Failstation, Tradeflow) along with cutting edge internally developed technology.

The manager will be responsible for the day to day operations and quality control for some or all of the following functions: Securities and cash transaction capture and enrichment, trade support, securities settlement, client and third-party query management,securities and/or account reconciliations, portfolio valuations, financial statement production, reporting (client, regulatory, management and /or partnership accounting), new account set-up, asset transfer support, cash management support and fee billing.

They will also be required to effectively work with peers across various internal departments and locations.

What Excites You:

Ability to identify and nurture talent within a team.
A desire to improves processes.
Enjoy building relationships and working closely with clients and brokers
Thrive taking on new challenges that require crossfunctional stakeholder engagement
Excellent organisation skills and multitasking.
You're energized by BNY Mellon's vision to be the trusted financial institution for the next generation of clients and employees
Supporting the achievement of team objectives
Working on adhoc projects and testing outside of BAU.
You want to expand on your market knowledge and gain exposure to many different aspects of it.

Experience & Qualifications:

Industry, Work & Educational Experience:
Experience in Middle Office preferred
Familiarity with points of integration between Middle Office, Custody, Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting, and Data & Analytics.
Qualitative Skills

Relationship skills

This role is a client facing role, which is a great opportunity to build relationships with both clients and broker.
Create a positive and collaborative work environment for your team to strive and challenge themselves.
Enforce a high level of process control discipline within the team where necessary (i.e. following stated procedures, controls, etc.).
Develop and coach staff for excellent performance.
Effectively make day to day decisions independently, demonstrating the ability to know when escalation is appropriate.

Strategic thinking

Focus on superior strategic/breakthrough thinking and problemsolving abilities as it relates to the business and the delivery of the strategy
Lead effective meetings with appropriate documentation (agendas and minutes), both internally and with clients/external parties.
Strong presentation skills and communication skills
Ability to organize, communicate with, and influence a range of audiences internally and externally.

Analytical skills

Expected to disseminate information and present data in a logical manner and ultimately contribute to future product delivery and able to understand a diverse and complex technology and operations infrastructure

What we can offer you:

Challenging, fun and supportive environment
25 days holiday (in addition to Bank Holidays) plus opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days
Highly competitive benefits package including pension and private medical cover
City centre location
Competitive discounts on travel and parking
Discounts on a range of local retailers
Opportunity for further academic training including NVQ, IOC, Degree, OneCo and soft skills

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle.

BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create,trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets.

BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helpingclients better manage and service their financial assets around the world.

Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and morethan 100 markets.

It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart.

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