Saxton Leigh
Payments & Investigations Manager
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Senior Payments & Operations Manager
The Company
We have been instructed by an international Private, corporate & specialist finance bank with their European hub in London. They provide a range of:
- Corporate banking
- Private banking
- Real estate services
The Responsibilities
- Ensure all customer payments are processed with correct value dates and before cut-off times
- Handle investigations and monitor nostro reconciliations for outstanding items
- Reconcile and investigate impersonal and suspense accounts related to departmental activities
- Verify authenticity of each payment and obtain necessary authorisation at the correct level, interpreting and acting on customer instructions
- Perform Anti-terrorist/AML screening checks via SafeWatch Screening or other approved sources
- Lead operational readiness approval for:
- Projects
- New product approvals
- System implementation tasks Contribute to wider management, strategy and projects through relevant forums and committees
- Maintain internal procedures and ensure compliance with:
- Internal policy
- External regulatory requirements
- Interface with internal and external auditors and ensure timely responses
- Ensure timely delivery of:
- Operational Risk Incident reporting
- RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessment) management and review
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels
- Contribute to overall staffing models, adjusting number of staff and skill levels to accommodate business changes
- Conduct performance management reviews with staff, including:
- Preparing and managing objectives
- Regular one-to-one and team meetings
- Ensure adherence to Shariah-compliant operational standards and internal policies
- Perform any ad-hoc duties allocated by the Head of Operations, including those unrelated to Payments & Investigations
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Experience Required
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Management/Supervisory Payments role
- Excellent knowledge and experience of:
- UK Domestic payments
- International payments
- Good understanding of SWIFT and variations of payment message types
- Strong numeracy and literacy skills
- Good grasp of Operational Risk and administration of operational aspects associated with:
- All influential risks
- Controls management
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