Reconciliation - Senior Associate

Position PurposeWe are looking for dedicated individual to join our team as a Team Leader within the Product Control space. Below are few responsibilities which are to be complied by individual.The group has multiple teams within the Product Control umbrella of which Position Management is a stream which also involves reconciliations. The incumbent will join the current team and will help create stability and allow for the growth of the teams in India.ResponsibilitiesThe responsibilities of the role includeTo perform day-to-day trade & position reconciliation and analyze all the breaks arisen from the related reconciliation reports to ensure proper control and measure the associated risks on all outstanding breaks.Perform Control reports & published to stakeholdersEffectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional teams and management.Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful results/reports.Working closely with SMEs, change and governance, technology and operational leads to drive the changes.Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.Conduct Governance calls covering Aged/high value exceptions & get appropriate timelines for resolutionIdentify any potential items which could expose team to Audit findings & proactively remediateIdentify risk & work towards risk mitigationThe team works closely with other Trade Support teams and Trading to ensure timely communication for any breaks identified.Main drivers are client service quality, independent control, operational risk safety and cost efficiency.Direct Responsibilities Position guaranteeSenior Associate has the responsibility to make sure positions are in line & guarantee that positions in booking systems are correct.Team is in charge of position controls & uses all the reconciliations tools available.The reconciliation is exhaustive & is done on a daily basis.Assigned reports must be checked & analyzed every day & all exceptions to be reported escalated as appropriateBreak AnalysisMaking sure completion of assigned tasks of breaks, Communicating the breaks as soon as possible to the related teams (trade support, FO, BO) for action/correction.Providing a complete, detailed & pertinent analysis to let the trade support, Settlements, CA & other teams involved immediately do the appropriate action/correction.Tasks embedded to fulfill those objectivesThere are different level of reconciliation performed by the team at Trade, Position & Cashflow level.Make sure all the exceptions are investigated same day & reported to respective teams involved in the chain to make required correction in toolReconciliations Improvements -Senior Associate is constantly concerned by ensuring that reconciliation tools run correctly & provide reliable results.Making the reconciliation tools evolve to fulfill with production needs --> new systems, new products, and specific request from trade support.Extending the global area of reconciliations in order to reduce operational risk where applicable.Implementing/enhancing reconciliation tools to fit with trade support, Settlements, CA & other teams needs.Transversal involvement -Is in charge of all reconciliation assigned & is indeed involved in the processEnsure all the Reconciliation process in place are performed efficiently & effectively in a timely manner.Take Initiatives, communicate with BO & other PCA sites on the enhancement & development of new Reconciliation processesCompletion of ORUS on Daily basisTechnical & Behavioral Competencies Technical Knowledge MBA from a reputed business school will be an added advantageStrong Preference to have MS and programming skills (VBA, Alteryx, Python) would be a significant plus.Good understanding of trade life cycle with experience into reconciliations, trade capture/settlements will be preferredSkills and competencies Analytical mindset: Aptitude to understand the F2B workflows and handle exceptional issues with logical mindsets to communicate with Front OfficeAbility to influence:Influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.Time management :Excellent planning, organizational and time management skillsAttention to detail:Escalate in timely manner, highlight any abnormalitiesInnovation and initiatives (Think outside the box):Demonstrate willingness to constantly improve the status quo. Understand well the processes & suggest innovative ideas.Self-discipline & autonomy:Have a constant delivery on time mindset, on the daily production.Adaptability & Change Management:Ability to easily adapt to new situations (new booking systems, new products, new activities to manage) as this is a constant changing environmentSpecific Qualifications (if required) Strong Preference to have Bachelor or Master Degree on Economics, Mathematics or Finance.Technical knowledge would be an added advantage within Automation tools such as Alteryx, UI Path, Python, etc2-8 years of relevant experience.