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Job Title - Mandarin speaking Banking Operations Officer - Payments, Settlement, Trade Finance, Treasury
The Skills You’ll Need: fluent Mandarin, relevant Banking Operations experience in Payments, Settlement, Trade Finance or Treasury, etc.
Your New Salary: Competitive
Office based
Perm
Start: ASAP
Mandarin speaking Banking Operations Officer - What You’ll be Doing:
The role is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operational activities across treasury, trade finance and corporate banking products, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with internal policies, best market practices and regulatory requirements.
Your Main Responsibilities:
*Process and manage transactions related to treasury products, including (inter-bank) loan/deposit, FX, bond, Repo, interest & cross-currency swaps, etc. Monitor settlement flows, reconciliation and resolve discrepancies.
*Handle transaction lifecycle for trade finance, including issuance, amendment, settlement and closure of L/C, guarantees and documentary collections.
*Support correspondent banking operations, conducting GBP clearing, loan servicing and payment processing, assisting with KYC and customer identification.
*Ensure all transactions are processed accurately and within timelines, conducting investigations where necessary.
*Perform transaction monitoring and reconciliation to identify and resolve discrepancies. Escalate to HoD when necessary.
*Maintain proper documentation and records in line with regulatory and audit requirements.
*Compliance and Risk control: recognise and manage operational risks involved with in each type of transaction. Conduct sanction screening and AML checks where required; report any outstanding issues to the appropriate person(s) in a timely manner;
*Systems and process improvement: support system enhancements and process optimisation initiatives. Contribute to automation and efficiency improvements.
*Liaise with internal departments and external counterparties to resolve operational issues.
*Other ad hoc work assigned by the line manager.
Mandarin speaking Banking Operations Officer - The Skills You’ll Need to Succeed:
*Relevant experience in banking operations, e.g. Payments, Settlement, Trade Finance and Treasury Operations.
*Understand and be familiar with UCP600, URDG, ISBP etc.
*Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel user.
*Excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin are essential.
*Excellent team player and willing to collaborate inter- and intra- department(s).
*Attention to detail with strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
*Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance/Accounting/Banking preferred
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