Reconciliation Team Leader

**Team Overview**
The Reconciliation Team in Transaction Operations Department is responsible for the controls and integrity of data within internal architectures through the reconciliation process. The team undertakes validation of records daily through breaks investigation and tracking of issues arising from reconciliations, monitoring them through to resolution. The team has critical dependencies on all other Portfolio Services functions for timely, accurate and complete information

**Who we’re looking for**

As a Team Leader you will be able to handle the most complex issues throughout their lifecycle working with a number of operational teams as required until resolved.

You will possess good people skills with responsibility for supporting the management and development of some of the Specialists within the team.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on meeting tight deadlines. A strong interest in learning and harnessing technology will help you with your role in the organisation.

**What you’ll do**
- Assist manager on planning, prioritising and managing workloads across the team;
- Assist manager in managing the oversight for resolution of reconciliation breaks ensuring full escalation where required;
- Collate daily, weekly and monthly MI reports, ensuring timely distribution to stakeholders;
- Proactive investigation and timely follow up of queries arising from internal stakeholders, clients, counterparties, custodians and administrators;
- Maintain ownership of daily cash and stock breaks by conducting investigation on differences, and monitoring through timely resolution with processing teams and custodians/administrators;
- Manage outstanding OTC bilateral collateral and outstanding position reconciliation, outstanding fixed deposit positions, between internal and counterparty records and monitor through breaks resolution in a timely manner;
- Work through high volumes, prioritise, and manage workload according to risk or deadlines;
- Assist Manager to review and update procedures, implement improvements and enforce stringent controls;
- Meet all deadlines and ensure procedures and controls are fully implemented;
- Escalate potential problems before they become a risk;
- Meet the needs of our business partners and internal clients;
- Provide cover where required for the Manager;
- Assist the manager on people performance and appraisal and enforce policies;
- Develop Specialists in the team to achieve team and business goals;
- Provide training on areas of specialist product knowledge; contribute to department and Company initiatives and projects; and
- Provide regular feedback to the Manager on individual’s performance;
**The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need**
- Prior experience in reconciliations / investment accounting;
- Familiar with equities, fixed income and derivative products desired;
- Proficient in basic software including MS Excel;
- Strong understanding of operational risks and control frameworks; and
- Numerical skills and the ability to monitor and produce high quality MIS, and naturally perform root cause analysis.

**The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help**
- Wider experience in Asset Management and understanding of the end to end asset lifecycle;
- Understanding of operational risks and control frameworks; and
- Prior experience of Aladdin and Tri-Optima.

**What you’ll be like**
- Good management skills with the ability to develop people;
- Good at analysing and solving problems with a strong handle on operational risk;
- Effective in managing your own time with ability to prioritise tasks and delegate appropriately;
- Open to feedback, receptive to change, challenges status quo and continually looks out for team and self improvement;
- Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills;
- A strong team player able to develop and manage strong working relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties; and
- Able to adapt to changes quickly and be an advocator of an innovative culture within the team

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