Senior Associate Operations -New York Payments

Job Purpose

The incumbent will be responsible for processing Payments, Fund Transfer both USD and local currency under IRU as per Bank’s internal policies, SOP’s/OPM’s/ADM’s as well as relevant ICC guidelines applicable and authorising/inputting the transactions in the processing system. The coverage will be all the areas of Trade Finance for various business segments.

Key Result Areas

All processing should be as per SOP/OPM’s and UCP/ISBP/URC as applicable and charges recovery to be as per the extant guidelines.

Handle payment messages such as MT103, 202 both incoming and outgoing

Knowledge in CHIPS and FED payments and SWIFT investigations

Responsible for authorizing/inputting transactions into the system and prepare/authorize relevant SWIFT messages

Ad-hoc tasks given by the Team Head

Ensure errors/knowledge gaps are shared with line manager/team to address customer service issues.

No revenue leakage

No outstanding reconciliation entries pending in Nostro or Internal accounts.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Bachelor's Degree

Relevant working experience in Trade Operations

Experience in handling cross border Payments including expert level knowledge of MT 100 series, MT 200 series and MT 700 series is a must.

Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills

Proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel)

Attentive to details, strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills

Able to work under pressure, have excellent organizational skills and good team player.

Behavioral Competency

S. NoCompetencyLevel 1 - 4 (1- Basic; 4 Sr Managerial)

Analytical Thinking3

Customer Focus4

Commitment to results4

Attention to detail & Quality4

Interpersonal Relationships4