Senior Markets Operations Specialist at Absa

Opportunity in Markets teams for seasoned back office operations specialist. Candidate will be appointed a Senior member of the markets operations team and provide support to the Internal & External Stakeholders in relation to the following:

• “Go to” person as considered a Subject-Matter expert across Market Operations.
• Engage external BAGL clients to discuss concerns and how best to accommodate their strategies.
• Keep abreast of emerging behaviours, technologies, regulations & companies that are changing our business.

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• Take accountability and be visible to stakeholders on issue resolution, by providing proactive solutions.
• Investigation & resolution identification, of problems prior handing over to “IT change” teams.
• New product approval ownership & understanding Operational implications.

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Functional alignment management of moving tasks across units & divisions.

• Assist in defining & driving the strategic direction of IB Ops.
• Collaborate with IB Ops to define project objectives & set key performance metrics.
• Project & Initiative tracking.
• Identify new opportunities to enhance delivery, reduce risk & operating expenses while improving efficiency.
• MI & KPI reporting – monthly review, analysis & refinement.

 

Ideal candidate will have  over 10 years financial markets operations experience coupled with working knowledge of the inner workings of the South African financial markets with a core focus on custody, clearing & settlement, business strategy and re-engineering and project management