Banking Job - RMB Clearing Assistant, Mandarin speaking - London - iw

The RMB Clearing Assistant role focuses on RMB clearing bank and CIPS related regulatory reporting, business data analysis, system enhancements, project management, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for RMB clearing bank and CIPS related regulatory reporting within required timelines.
• Responsible for business data analysis and reporting, proactively driving change to improve data quality and raising data requirements and issues with related parties.
• Collect RMB related business needs into actionable system or process enhancement requirements and work with relevant teams to deliver solutions.
• Assist with managing the project progress; work with relevant teams to complete the full project cycle, including writing business requirements, communication with regulatory and HO, project testing, system implementation and post go-live monitoring.
• Assist with managing the RMB clearing bank working group across the bank and implementing KPIs related to RMB clearing, responsible for meeting arrangements and minutes.
• Assist with monitoring and managing RMB clearing bank and CIPS operational incidents.
• Assist with preparing and managing questionnaires and survey responses for HO, CIPS and regulators.
• Assist with implementing the risk and control requirements related to RMB clearing business and CIPS.
• Assist in RMB clearing and CIPS related projects and service development.
• Assist with facilitation of stakeholder discussions across various teams and departments.
• Monitor team mailbox, facilitate document circulation, and ensure efficient handling of documents/events related to the team’s business, and provide support for administrative tasks within the team.
• Undertake additional duties as delegated by line manager/DHOD/HOD as required.
• Perform ad hoc administration duties as required.
• Cover other team members’ duties during absence as required.
• Ensure that all activities meet the bank’s internal policies, procedures and other regulatory and mandatory requirements at all times.

Qualifications

• Fluent Mandarin written and verbal to a native level.
• Relevant level of payments experience.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Finance, Economics, Accounting).
• Operations experience.
• Commercial awareness: knowledge of banking products and associated risks.
• Awareness of relevant legislations such as Consumer Duty, FCA and PRA Regulations.
• Awareness of risk and controls – relevant 3LoD knowledge.
• Awareness of sanctions policies.
• Experience in building, testing, and implementing systems and project management.
• Experience in multi-currency international payments.
• Experience in SWIFT and CIPS payment messages both MT and MX (ISO20022).
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, detail oriented.
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal.
• Able to work through issues, strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with both IT and non-IT audiences.
• Problem solver, someone who can use initiative to independently resolve queries.
• Capable of working in a highly productive and fast-paced environment, while delivering high quality work.
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritise, results focused.
• Excellent team player.
• Good communication skills with HO.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and motivated.
• Flexible with work hours when necessary.

EEO Statement

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.