Trade and Transaction Reporting Operations Vice President – Asia Pacific

Purpose of the role

To support business areas with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support various business areas with day-to-day initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading, and issue resolution.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate operational processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations in operational processes.
• Development and implementation of operational procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on operational performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in banking operations.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join Barclays as Trade and Transaction Reporting Operations Vice President – Asia Pacific where you'll play pivotal role in ensuring accurate, timely and complete trade reporting to regulatory regimes overseen by HKMA (Hong Kong Monetary Authority), MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), JFSA (Japan Financial Services Agency), Bank of Japan, ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission), ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority), MIFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) and CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission). At Barclays, we're committed to pushing boundaries. Your role will also be responsible for providing independent assurance and governance on a regular basis over the regulatory operational processes, including production of the relevant metrics, governance reports and regulator updates. Your role will also have the opportunity to work closely with Compliance to gain an understanding of the regulatory rule interpretation; with the operations functions to ensure accurate, complete and timely operational implementation and with other departments where required such as Legal, IT (Information Technology), Sales, Trading and Business Management.

To be successful in this role, you should have,

• Excellent understanding of front to back system architecture and E2E (end-to-end) processes and controls.

  
  

• Good knowledge and understanding of OTC (Over the Counter) – FX (Foreign Exchange), Rates, Credit, Equities & Commodities and Fixed Income Securities like Bonds. 

  
  

• Knowledge of Regulatory Reporting obligations is preferable.

  
  

• Understanding of OTC Trade Lifecycle.

  
  

Some other highly valued skills may include,

• Degree level education or 10+ years relevant experience within a similar or comparable banking environment.

  
  

• Ability to network and build rapport and credibility quickly with a variety of key stakeholders like Front office, Operations Senior Management, and technology teams.

  
  

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications, including and not limited to Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

  
  

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in our Chennai office.