Prestigious International Bank based in the West End of London, are looking to recruit a Deputy Operations Manager. This is very much, a hands-on position, you'll be expected to fully understand, to an advanced level, all aspects of Operations including both Asset Management, Treasury and Banking. The role will further require a thorough understanding of all products as well as the interaction between the business, other support areas and Operations in addition to being a specialist in the delivery of all support services for the Asset Management and Treasury business. Hybrid working on offer!

Main responsibilities will include;

• Processing and controlling the daily workflow of all Securities transactions executed by Financial Markets on behalf of Discretionary and Fund business lines including: Instructing, confirming and settlement of trades, Fails Management, Capital and Income Corporate Action events, Dividend and income administration, Static data maintenance and Stock and cash reconciliations
• Managing the EMIR, MiFIR and SFTR related reporting exceptions including enhancements to support new funds and instruments
• Processing of Trade Finance transaction cycle processing for Discretionary and Fund business lines
• Understanding and ability to fully support the Treasury and Banking settlement processes under our client's outsource provider
• New instrument evaluation and testing
• New fund process mapping and testing
• Ensuring that Operational Resilience and Important Business Services are fully supported in line with regulatory requirements
• Representation at key working groups and committees
• Ensure that all work processes are performed in line with operational procedures in a timely manner and controls are maintained
• Ensure the Department procedures are complete and fully up to date with current work processes and are read and understood on a regular basis.
• Be fully aware of all market deadlines and products supported by the Department.
• Ensure that key controls are identified in mitigation of risk, fully documented, performed and understood and regular reviews are performed.
• Undertake project tasks to support on-going system upgrades and implementations that are associated with the processes of the Department
• To be aware of regulatory and/or market developments applicable to your areas of responsibility.
• To ensure that you are aware of and understand the Business Continuity processes within your area of responsibility taking part in any relevant tests on an ongoing basis.
• Achievement of business or learning objectives as agreed with the Head of Operations.
• Communicate ideas and give recommendations to the Head of Operations on increasing efficiency, reducing operational risk and costs.
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of
• Ensure that monthly departmental statistical information is generated, verified and delivered to the Head of Operations within 5 business days following the month end date.

To be considered for this position, ideal candidates must have the following experience and skills;

• Industry recognised qualifications related to the Securities Market - Investment Operations Certificate (CISI) or ESG Responsible Investment (PRI)
• Processing - Minimum 7 years experience covering all aspects of both Securities and Treasury settlement processing
• Project Related - Performing system validation tests and business impact analysis in support of key change demands
• Regulatory Reporting - Understanding and reporting of: MIFIR for securities and derivatives, EMIR for derivatives, SFTR for financing and Post Trade for all relevant transactions