Banking Operations - Operations Assistant, Payments & Treasury (12m Fixed term contract)

An integral role in providing first class service to clients by ensuring the Payment and Treasury team becomes the bank wide centre of excellence for all client, investment and treasury payments.
To place the interests of customers at the centre of all activities, act in a way that is consistent with achieving good outcomes for consumers and to comply with the FCA and PRA's Conduct Rules.

This role is responsible for ensuring that all payments and treasury operations are fulfilled in line with procedures, service level agreements and with a high first time yield and provide support to the Senior Assistants and Team Leader, by way of, but not limited to:

• Error reviewing


• Procedure maintenance Assisting with projects


• , Client Service


• Keying all payments for Arbuthnot Latham clients and interbank including but not limited to CHAPS, Faster Payments, SWIFT, SEPA and treasury payments.


• Investigate queries relating to all transactions


• Monitor work items to ensure that SLA's are met with a view to exceeding them


• Monitor the payment repair and exception queues


• Client advices are generated and issued within SLA's


Operational Excellence/ Risk

• Generate and deliver continuous improvement to processes to enhance client service


• Efficient and accurate input of payments


• Assist with testing for processes within the Banking and Treasury department


• Ensure all operational guidelines are followed and maintained


• Sanction checking inward and outward payments


• Responsible for managing risks inherent to the role by diligently observing internal policies and procedures


People

• Encourage team work within the direct Payments and Treasury Team and wider Banking Operations Teams


Finance

• Reconcile all relevant suspense accounts and actively chase outstanding entries


• Monitoring and liaising with Treasury team through the day positions


• Invoice checking


Key interfaces

• Work closely with Private Banking Assistants, Private Banking Executives and the Treasury team.
  
  Knowledge/Experience/Skills:


• Previous experience in Payments/Settlements/Back Office Role


• Knowledge of different payment types


• An understanding of Money Market & FX


• High competency of Outlook, Microsoft Office & Excel


• Ability to prioritise and manage time efficiently, Client Focus


• Team working


• Working Proactively


• Planning and Review


• Problem solving and judgement


• Communication and Confidence
  
  Arbuthnot Latham is committed to equal-opportunities for all staff and candidates. We embrace inclusion & diversity and understand why they are critical for the success of our business and people.


• Agile working


• Competitive salary, pension & holiday allowance


• BUPA Health cover


• 4x Life Assurance


• Income Protection scheme


• Discretionary bonus


• Market leading maternity/paternity and menopause policies


• Flexible benefits


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