Commodities Operations Analyst jobs at Bank Of America in United Kingdom, Chester

Responsibilities:

• You will work with internal stakeholders to document regulatory requirements and analyse data fields
• You will liaise with technology and the business to document business scenarios and define data acceptance criteria
• You will engage with testing and quality assurance processes to confirm accuracy of reporting and ensure project development is aligned to requirements
• You will provide business analysis and project management support on regulatory transaction reporting implementation projects
• You will lead projects and/or remediation requirement documentation efforts based on identified gaps and controls needed for sustained performance
• You will develop, maintain, and report on an overall integrated delivery plan, raising any risks, developing a mitigation plan, and escalating issues appropriately to respective stakeholders

What we are looking for:

• Business Analysis and/or Project Management experience including analysis techniques and project management methodologies.
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written.
• Experience managing stakeholders of all levels & being able to articulate large scale information into executive summaries
• Experience in identifying process improvements and seeing projects through to the end

Skills that will help (optional):

• You will have knowledge of financial regulatory transaction reporting requirements including MiFID/MiFIR (TR and PTT), EMIR, SFTR, CFTC, SEC reporting
• A proven track record of liaising with technology teams will be a plus
• Being able to work unsupervised, to tight deadlines would be a plus
• Experience working with Microsoft Office and JIRA would be an advantage
• Knowledge of structured project management methods such as PRINCE2 or Microsoft Solutions Framework
• Experience implementing process improvement would be a plus.

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

Responsibilities Include:

• Bank Account opening, closing, maintenance, migrations and dormancy reviews

• The operational set-up and maintenance of bank accounts

• Responsible for supporting the attestation and certification processes

• Challenging the team’s processes and generating ideas to streamline workflows

• Builds relationships with key stakeholders to improve processes

• Responsible for managing the bank account management inbox

• Gatekeeper for bank account related queries

• Support the implementation of a standardised operating model and framework for Bank Account Management within Global Market Operations

• Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Bank Account policy

• Resolution of exceptions and escalation to ensure the teams processes are completed in a timely manner

What we are looking for:

• Analytical skills including data reconciliation and interpretation

• Excellent organizational skills - ability to switch between tasks and to prioritize work effectively

• Excellent communication skills - ability to run effective meetings and engage knowledgably and confidently with different stakeholders across the organization, building relationships with both internal and external clients

• Logical approach to problem solving and a hunger for process improvement

• Good sense of judgment, knows when to escalate and how to manage senior management expectations

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc

• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

Job Description:

Job Title:Financial Analyst - Global Liquidity Management

: Assistant Vice President

The Team:

• The Global Liquidity Management (GLM) team is responsible for the timely preparation of liquidity reporting across the organisation with teams based across global locations

• The 18 member Chester team has historically been specifically focused on all EMEA based reporting with requirements to regulators in the UK, Ireland and across the EU

• This exciting new opportunity to onboard more global focused work will allow for new and exciting work to come into Chester and will complement the existing responsibilities

• In GLM, associates have exposure to all the various products in which the bank does business. The team works closely with a number of other areas within the Chief Finance Office division, including Data Management, Line of Business finance as well as the Financial Controller team in order to develop a good working knowledge of the business operations as well as the various financial reporting capabilities and requirements

• The team also partners with the global teams to work on the continued enhancement of the available technologies as well as sharing best practices on efficiency and operational excellence

Responsibilities:

• Perform reporting, monitoring, and analytics in relation to liquidity submissions and management metrics

• Understand liquidity reporting rules and data requirements

• Enhance processes to streamline reporting and build out additional analytical capabilities

• Perform system testing and understand impacts to end to end liquidity processes

• Ensure documentation and reporting controls are up to date, managing operational risk in the process

• Work on ad-hoc projects for senior management and/or regulators

What we are looking for:

• Good academic profile with a 2:1 degree or equivalent

• Excellent Excel skills including data manipulation

• Analytical experience & attention to detail

• Good understanding of complex financial products

• Experience in preparing presentations for senior management and regulators

• Experience partnering with various levels of the organization, problem solver

• Intellectual curiosity, organized and able to work on multiple tasks with limited supervision

Preferred:

• Experience developing, implementing and maintaining reporting in a consistent manner

• Experience in Corporate Treasury, ideally with a financial institution

• Experience in Global Markets and/or Line of Business Experience

• Experience in regulatory reporting

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

Job Description:

Chester - UK

Job Title:Regulatory Reporting Operations Analyst

Officer

Role Description:

This job is responsible for providing standard research, reporting and analytical support for the delivery of regulatory reporting. Key responsibilities include end-to-end reporting support for cross border payments, electronic transactions, sales, trading and underwriting business for securities, foreign exchange, fixed income, exchange traded derivatives and over-the-counter derivatives across multiple lines of business. Job expectations include following the established procedures under general supervision and oversight, and assisting less experienced teammates.

Responsibilities:

• Delivers standard regulatory reports to regulatory agencies in line with expectations on completeness, accuracy, and timeliness
• Executes control practices, including compliance with all regulatory and policy requirements, including data quality standards
• Identifies, tracks, and remediates errors and breaches, data issues and control enhancements that impact the respective reports
• Partners with upstream process owners and data providers to improve data quality of regulatory reports

What we are looking for:

• Good computer skills including Microsoft Office Applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with multiple teams
• Able to work independently and within a team structure
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a face paced environment and meet deadlines
• Exceptional analytical and problem resolution skills

Job Description:

Job Title:Senior Data Analyst- Data Management (Treasury Products)

Assistant Vice President

This job is responsible for ensuring operational data is fit for purpose, defining controls, and monitoring processes are in adherence to enterprise data management standards. Key responsibilities include triaging and remediating data incidents, performing data analysis, training new users, and performing impact analysis stemming from data updates. Job expectations include helping in defining access and ownership of data by domain, conducting quality control, and overseeing data maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of BAU and Initiative project work specific to the enterprise’s Authorized Data Source – serving many LOBs as well as critical risk & loss mitigation functions – engaging to ensure project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables are met

• Ensures data is accurate, complete, and fit for performing data analyses through various testing procedures and data controls which help to identify business insights fit for purpose for a particular product set

• Develops and executes on Enterprise Data Management policies and standards, works across teams to ensure adherence, serves as a key point of contact for all topics related to data compliance, and manages operational elements of the (Enterprise Data Strategy Governance and Operations (EDSGO) relationship

• Manages data related incidents and identifies, communicates, and resolves or escalates issues as needed. Data inquiries include questions related to data issues, availability of data, and potential sourcing alternatives to inform

• Partners with Business and Technology functions to drive the development of business and functional requirements documents and ensures strategic upstream resolution for data related incidents

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree (Accounting, Finance, Information Systems Management & Technology, Computer Science etc.)

• Proven experience from the Financial Services industry with knowledge of database structures, data sourcing, data warehousing finance and accounting concepts

• Extensive experience performing data analysis with demonstrated ability to research, understand and drive data solutions

• Basic to advanced SQL experience and understanding of relational databases

• Advanced Microsoft Office suite software skills (Excel, Access, Word, SharePoint, One Note)

• Significant experience in data/risk assessments and remediation efforts

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience with Data Management, data warehousing and large data concepts and tools

• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Alteryx, Teradata, DB2, Netezza, Hadoop, SAP eLedger, Rally, Visio, ETL tools and Data Management tools

• Knowledge of Global Technology, Enterprise Data Management & Enterprise Data Architecture programs, strategies and standards

• Finance, Regulatory Reporting and/or Treasury experience

• Banking Product Knowledge

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

Job Description:

Job Title:Regional Payroll Operations Consultant

Corporate Title:Assistant Vice President

The Europe and Middle East (EMEA) Payroll Team is responsible for the delivery of pay services across the EMEA region. Reporting to the EMEA Payroll Manager, you will be part of the team ensuring accurate pay service delivery in addition to meeting our tax and legal obligations.

You will work closely with the individual pay delivery teams, as well as the Compensation, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Shared Services, Global Mobility and HR Leadership.

This is a challenging, yet rewarding role that requires exceptional communication, organisational and interpersonal skills to effectively solve complex tax and pay related issues and advise key stakeholders. The ability to understand and clearly communicate issues and provide solutions is critical to success, as are flexibility, ability to multi-task, and sold time management skills to ensure multiple deadlines are met. There is a requirement to proactively identify employee and firm level issues and work to mitigate these whilst understanding the wider implications.

Key Overview

• Reporting into the EMEA Payroll Manager. This senior Payroll consultant will support the France Payroll Team lead/manager. The position will be based within our EMEA Payroll Operations group within GHR Shared Services.
• Delivering regular oversight to our monthly pay process, enhancing the expertise in the team, looking for efficiencies help to directing our pay vendor to ensure delivery for team.
• Contributing the overall goals of EMEA HR Shared Services
• Building on our Partnerships
• Working through the Strategy
• Delivering to our employees & stakeholders

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the monthly pay cycle, working with fellow EMEA Pay consultants and our Pay Vendors.
• Ensure the management and processing of the monthly payroll for the France entities, including benefits and taxes employees in compliance with French legislation.
• Working with the EMEA/France Pay manager in maintaining regular vendor engagement to changes in the France payroll to ensure compliance and clarity to the employee.
• Opportunity to actively participate in key Payroll deliverable projects.
• Provide French Pay process support and guidance to all monthly pay BAU activities to the team. (Audit Requests, Post Audit Findings).
• Working with Key Internal and External stakeholders, in the delivery of all monthly and annual reporting.
• Finance Accounting Breaks – working with our Financial Governance Team to ensure balance sheet is clean/well reported.
• Contribute and help guide ad-hoc queries from employees and/or GHR colleagues.
• Ensure the adoption of risk and SOX controls are in place with continuous process improvement.
• Liaise with Internal and External Audit as appropriate.
• Identifying gaps and implementing processes; identifying areas for improvement and implementing efficient processes to enhance operations working with key stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• European Payroll experience (Excl UK)
• Strong knowledge of European payroll legislation and statutory obligations
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong PC skills, including proven ability to use numerous payroll software packages
• Ability to work under own initiative to drive efficiencies and new ideas for a better working environment.
• Excellent team player with the ability to build effective team relationships and promote an environment of trust and flexibility.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage numerous deadlines, in line with the various payroll deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate with people from different levels of the organisation and across the different lines of business, as well as with external bodies.
• Possess a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Desirable

• Previous banking experience or experience within a large corporation.
• Understanding of payroll accounting and finance.
• Wider Regional Payroll Experience.
• French language skills.

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements

Responsibilities:

• Service restoral plan refresh management
• Business resumption process testing management
• Understanding of technology limitations and impact on processes
• Analyses and resolution of highly complex operational problems
• Requirements gathering and analysis: Identify and document business needs by working closely with stakeholders. Translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team. Ensure all parties have a common understanding of the project objectives.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze business data to understand trends, patterns and issues. Develop reports and dashboards to measure process performance and help stakeholders make informed decisions.
• Solution Design and Validation: Propose and evaluate solutions to meet business needs. Conduct testing and validation of new processes or systems before full implementation.
• Project Management and Training

• Proven track record in operations or middle office transformation within the financial services industry

• Deep understanding of the operational needs in the Fixed Income business

• Ability to face off with senior business heads at a strategic level while understanding the detail

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to review and highlight project risks and issues and partner on mitigating solutions

• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels of the enterprise

• Ability to conduct presentations with emphasis on storytelling to convey and influence the case for change

• Expertise in using data analytics and reporting tools (Excel, Tableau, Power BI)

Other Skills

• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs - is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.