Apply: Payments Clearing Officer

Reference: BH-170222
The Organisation:

A thriving foreign bank in Australia is looking for a self motivated clearing officer with 3 years of working experience in the Banking & Financial Services sector. Reporting to the Clearing Manager and being part of the financial market operation team; your role will see you as a responsible member of the team to support the clearing function of back-office support.


Duties & Responsibilities
  • Monitor, process/prepare local and international wire transfers (SWIFT and Non-SWIFT) in accordance with procedures, follow up with customers for phone confirmation, ensure that all payments are completed within cut-offs.
  • Report, investigate and follow up on payment discrepancies and exceptions, report and escalate any breaches of regulations to managers and Compliance.
  • Ensure all daily GL reconciliation and internal and external reporting are completed on time.
  • Perform checks to ensure that all end of day transaction reconciliation/checks completed.
  • Provide high-level customer service with internal and external corporate clients, other market participants and internal stakeholders in order to settle transactions in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Prepare daily IFTI reports.
  • Improve business processes.
  • Be actively involved and undertake project work as required, including system upgrades and related testing etc.

Skills
  • Has 3+ years of experience in a clearing / settlement / operations role, with strong knowledge of SWIFT and IFTI reporting procedure.
  • Strong attention to detail to ensure policies and procedures are adhered to and regulatory requirements are met.
  • Be proactive in proposing and providing processing solutions.
  • Strong interpersonal, problem solving and time management skills.
  • Good command of spoken and written English, fluency in Mandarin is a plus.
  • Flexible for working extended hour if and when required.

For further information on this role or to confidentially apply, please contact Eugena Gong on  02 8227 9200  or apply directly via the Apply for this job button. Only AU/NZ PR or Citizen will be considered.
 
Company Background:

Ethos BeathChapman (EBC) is a global group of executive recruitment experts in Australia, Asia and EMEA, with a broader network beyond. We connect exceptional people to exceptional companies.

EBC’s mid-sized agility and solutions-focused approach enables us to flex where traditional recruitment agencies have failed, and scale beyond the reach of boutiques. Our multidisciplinary expertise covers corporate and specialised functions across Finance, Technology, Commerce and Government recruitment markets, among others.

Established 2005 in Sydney, EBC today has six offices worldwide in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands and the UK. Part of the Nikkei-listed Will Group, Inc, we own Quay Appointments and our staffing and managed solutions specialists, CONNECT.

Let’s connect, and make exceptional happen, together: www.ethosbc.com

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