Job Description

Overview

The Markets and Securities Services (MSS) business continues to enhance the In-Business Risk and Control function. Booking Controls focus on what is booked where, and why ensuring adherence to business, desk and individual trader mandates, and also ensuring the integrity of legal entities in preventing material booking errors. Booking Controls also focus on how a trade is booked ensuring Front Office bookings are accurate, timely and complete in order to proceed downstream and onwards to internal/external reporting and stakeholder groups.

The role is part of the MSS Front Office organization and will be a key part of the in-business risk & control team responsible for project managing the delivery of a multi-phase program of booking controls. The workstreams are in different project phases from gap analysis, prioritization and planning to development and implementation. This is an exciting opportunity for a practically minded, seasoned professional with a strong understanding of Front Office trading controls, together with a proven track record in project management.

Responsibilities

* Support project workstreams to engage in the scoping, design and implementation of Booking Control work-streams to ensure a complete, effective and efficient first line control framework across the range of MSS products and systems
* Manage relationships with 1LOD businesses to ensure compliance with relevant Firm policies/standards, also external regulatory expectations and industry standards where relevant
* Support coordination and engagement of cross functional stakeholders to develop an understanding of transaction execution workflows and controls for MSS products
* Provide independent risk based assessments and gap analyses to review inherent and residual risk associated with trade booking processes
* Partner with Business and stakeholder groups including Technology, Market Risk, Production Support and control groups to design and deliver booking control solutions, both strategically and tactically where required, in line with the program timelines
* Contribute to analysis performed across large volumes of trade data to run proof of concepts and define effective rules based exception logic
* Facilitate and document implementation plans to continuously evolve control framework including ongoing migration of detective controls to become preventative
* Work with Audit and other control groups to drive forward control enhancement initiatives, and investigate control failures.
* Assist business leadership with embedding new controls into business and legal entity dashboards and Manager Control Assessments (MCA), where required
* Ensure that relevant booking control standards and control documentation is kept up to date, and booking practices are considered as businesses introduce new products or changes

Knowledge Experience & Skills

* 5+ years relevant industry experience preferred in MSS or ICG in-business management, operational risk, middle office, product control or other relevant control function
* Strong understanding of control principles
* Familiarity with MSS products preferred
* Effective negotiation and relationship skills
* Excellent communication skills with proactive and no surprises approach in communicating issues
* Proactive and self-driven individual who takes ownership
* Advanced Excel skills

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Business Risk & Controls

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