Fx Operations Specialist jobs at Wells Fargo in United Kingdom, City Of London

In this role, you will:

• Work with origination teams across multiple locations, reviewing complex deal structure, legal and ancillary documents for operational compatibility across our Bilateral, Participation and Agency lending portfolios, ensuring compliance with the bank’s internal policies and guidelines.

• Coordinate with the Lines of Business, Loans Administration and Agency teams regarding all aspects of new and ongoing documentation issues.

• Have oversight of deal builds in Loan IQ and production of deal overview sheets for Loans / Agency teams, & approval of same when completed by lower level team members.

• Provide assistance to relationship manager in execution and closure of transactions.

• Ensure all compliance related requirements are completed for each new transactions and clients (KYC + any other documents required internally).

• Answering ad-hoc syndicate, borrower and internal queries.

• Regularly update and maintain internal databases and management information systems.

• Complete internal procedures as required to set up clients for specific products, ensuring all procedures comply with government regulations and company policies.

• Liaise with various internal departments (esp. credit control department and back office) to ensure smooth transactions execution, booking and reporting.

• Manage the timely collection and distribution of financial information and related correspondence to syndicate lenders.

• Keep the Head of Loan Onboarding team abreast of on-going issues and escalation points.

• Support the teams focus on continuous improvement and challenge the status quo.

• Assist is the control framework completion & roll out across the London Loan Operations team

• Assist/lead/represent

• Keep up-to-date with industry changes affecting loan documentation and product via the LMA/LSTA websites and attendance to relevant seminars.

Required Experience:

• Extensive experience in reviewing, facilitating and managing new and revised Loan Facility documentation with a strong familiarity of products and structuring awareness.

• Experience in Commercial Loan Closing, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Excellent knowledge of industry standards relating to documentation and credit practices including extensive knowledge and understanding of Loan Market Association (LMA) and Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA) facility documentation.

• Client focused with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Individual accountability and ownership.

• Strong teamwork orientation. Role modeling flexibility working across product and relationship teams in both strategic and network client arena.

• Experience of Loan IQ, Debt Domain and Intralinks preferable.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is looking for a Control Management Specialist to join the International Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Control Team. This role focuses on implementing and overseeing the First Line of Defense corporate risk program requirements. Specifically, the Specialist will assist the Markets Control within the International Markets Control team. Responsibilities include providing control coverage across International Markets and contributing to governance programs. The ideal candidate should have a grasp of different Markets traded businesses and operational risk management principles.

In this role, you will:

• Participate in mitigating current and emerging risk exposures associated with the activities and operations of the assigned business group, and identify opportunity for process improvements within the scope of defined business control responsibilities.

• Review and analyze basic business challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives.

• Develop and implement risk monitoring, risk reporting processes, and controls while evaluating and reporting results where necessary.

• Present recommendations for resolving complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing Control Management functional area expertise.

• Provide support in the interpretation of policy, guidelines, and governance programs as front line liaison to Independent Risk Management area.

• Collaborate and consult with Control Management team and key stakeholders, including internal customers.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Risk Management or Financial Services industry, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with developing and/or executing risk and control assessment programs.

• Knowledge of RCSA, process, purpose.

• Knowledge of products, services, applicable regulations for a Markets Business.

• Experience in operational risk reporting and escalation programs

• Knowledge and experience in risk management practices.

• Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) concepts.

• Personal ability to understand and operate successfully in a matrixed corporate environment

• Good communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal); ability to concisely articulate complex concepts in a clear manner.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

If you possess a strong grasp of regulatory functions and compliance requirements, this opportunity could be ideal for you. Join us now and become part of a dynamic team committed to operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

• Assist with the design and production of robust daily, weekly monthly reporting to ensure compliance with the core regulatory requirements.

• Assist with monitoring of established regulatory controls and any applicable reporting threshold changes.

• Review, analysis and impact assessment across applicable EMEA regulations to ensure completeness.

• Documentation and capture of all regulatory processes and controls within RACT.

• Visibility of front-to-back regulatory processes & reporting mechanisms in order to provide effective challenge and review.

• Continuously reviewing the control environment for gaps or issues.

• Assist with the Quarterly review and preparation of the group’s procedures and any related sign off checklists.

• Keep up to date with Regulatory developments.

• Collaborating globally to ensure alignment of procedures and processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Institutional Investment Operations, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

• Experience with EMEA regulatory requirements and reporting rules (MiFID II experience desirable).

• An understanding of the current regulatory environment (EMIR, MIFID, SFTR etc) and how that impacts the business/operations.

• Work experience in the financial sector, ideally in a regulatory focused role.

• Highly developed analytical skills.

• Strong resilience, with the ability to pursue items or required change.

• Strong attention to detail and embraces a ‘Right First Time’ mentality.

• Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner and share information/new ideas with other team members.

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

The Operations Associate is seen as a subject matter expert and therefore will need to be able to perform all operational activities in ABL and treasury operations activities in IF/CF. The role is accountable for reviewing existing processes, seeking automation and simplification initiatives, leveraging Global Operations expertise available. The post-holder will be able to utilize available data & metrics to drive change/efficiency and be accountable to deliver with minimal supervision on small to medium projects, working to set timelines and ensuring appropriate progress reporting and escalation communication.

The Operations Associate will play a key role within the Operations function and be able to make key decisions (within their remit), resolve queries from the front line, build longstanding relationships, communicate and influence across the EMEA organization (Risk, Commercial, Controllership & IT) as well as being the key point of contact for audits and business process mapping activities.

(Note: In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required)

In this role, you will:

• Ensure ABL client advances are made each day within cut off times and monitoring ABL client cash balances using external bank platforms.
• Use WF systems and SWIFT messaging to control and collect client cash so that it can be posted to client loans.
• Have the ability to perform all IF/CF funding, forecasting, customer bank account management activities and administration of user access to external bank accounts for clients and team members.
• Ensure timely resolution of bank reconciliation items.
• Be seen as subject matter expert being able to resolve queries from front line partners or external banking partners.
• Be the main point of contact for internal & external audits, control testing by internal stakeholders, and Business Process Mapping activities.
• Raise concerns, improvement ideas, establish clear actions & follow ups.
• Identify training and process improvement needs to further enhance the internal and/or external customer experience ensuring accurate & timely processing and query resolution. Escalating internally & cross functionally as and when required.
• Identify and drive process simplification.
• Ensure processes are executed and maintained in line with regulatory and WF standards at all times and ensure that records are maintained to the highest standard.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and Business Continuity Planning to ensure that procedures are updated to reflect operating practices.
• Work with other departments, including Commercial, Risk and Controllership to maintain and improve awareness and understanding of the Operations requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Operations, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Attention to detail, problem solving attitude, strong organisational skills, improvement mind set, proactive in identifying improvement & efficiency opportunities.
• Knowledge of Treasury processes would be beneficial, but not essential.
• Ability to work under time pressure.
• Ability to work independently and as a wider Team Member with minimal supervision.
• Ability to make decisions within the agreed boundaries with minimal supervision and communicate effectively with internal and external customers – a strong team player.
• Able to display a positive attitude and flexible approach to assigned tasks with a desire to learn and grow within the organisation.
• The ability to establish strong partnerships at all levels and the ability to influence key stakeholdersinternally/externally.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel including ability to create pivot tables to manage and analyze data is essential.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Complete all daily cash nostro real-time monitoring for settlement status & liquidity blockages per documented procedure & task checklists (monitoring inbound & outbound flows).

• Advise MCT desk of total amount of outgoing currency required & therefore the funding position daily.

• Assist MCT in ensuring nostro EOD balances are within agreed thresholds Liaise with relevant Ops teams and MCT in regard to unsettled high value payments.

• Provide any required advance notification for specific settlements above agreed thresholds to MCT desk as per agreed Liquidity management RACIs.

• Monitor account systems and advise MCT desks of any shortfall.

• Execute funding requests from various EMEA Ops teams or MCT desk to move funds across nostros /CSD cash accounts in order to ensure underlying LOB transactions are settled on time.

• Own & complete daily cash forecasting activities for the various businesses.

• Act on requests in regard to flattening any excess funding positions as per MCT requests.

• Execute on various specific Cash management team tasks in regard to the type of business cash being monitored , e.g. for the FX business the team will create & send EOD confirmation if Reg W account need to be funded.

• Provide daily files with T+1 Cash Flow deals to Treasury for the relevant EMEA entities, aligned to agreed thresholds for the various legal entities.

• Complete required team owned MIS, including monthly FX Risk Packs for required ALCO meetings.

• Complete any other recurring or ad-hoc reporting requests as advised by manager or delegate.

• Carry out proactive checks to ensure monitoring systems have updated accordingly.

• Partner with MCT & Network management in regard to creation of new Nostro Accounts request to EFIA tool for the EMEA entities being supported.

• Act as a risk champion, ensure you are meeting all risk expectations of the company including adhering to the Risk management framework, policy & procedures, ensuring emerging & actual risk incidents are flagged to the relevant teams within EMEA Ops & also the BCM group in a timely fashion.

• Support your team in manager in regard to any process or control reviews carried out by any of the reviewing teams including Internal Audit, EBCE , IT&V.

• Drive a culture of continuous process improvement .

• Work with your manager in regard to any change initiatives /projects as requested.

Required Qualifications:

• Ideally experience in a Cash management Operations role in another Financial institution.

• Fast learner, strong communication skills and attention to detail.

• Strong incident escalation capability.

• Strong IT & data collation skills, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.

• Organized with good time management skills Strong prioritization skills.

• Ability to handle multiple priorities and perform well under pressure.

• Experience of dealing with a variety of internal partners, providing examples of where collaboration assisted with resolving issues.

• Good understanding of International business including Investment banking & also Lending /commercial banking products and payments.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Able to work in a small team environment and work as a team.

• Self-motivation and flexibility required to recognize the need to step up to assist colleagues and manager when required.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

In this role, you will:

• Key member of our G10 and EM FX options trading initiative in London which encompasses trading, sales relationships, and client pricing.
• Perform daily risk management duties for all aspects of the Global portfolio. Capable of running multiple books across the G10 and EM regions
• Exhibit strong analytical and quantitative skills. Be able to work well under pressure and be part of a global team.
• Work with the global team to dictate consistent, efficient, and timely pricing for all our clients.
• Be able to build a franchise by fostering current customer relationships and onboarding new prospects.
• Help build analytical tools that improve our risk management capabilities and customer engagement.
• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant for FX Trading
• Review and analyze complex, longer-term business and operational initiatives that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Make decisions requiring excellent understanding of policies, procedures and compliance requirements to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Securities Trading, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong interest in financial markets and risk management
• Demonstrated proficiency in handling multiple projects and deadlines
• Energetic self-starter who is flexible, organized, conscientious, proactive, and detail-oriented
• Strong work ethic, initiative, and desire to learn
• Enjoy working collaboratively in a team environment

Job Expectations:

This position is deemed to be a Certified Person function under the FCA and PRA Certification Regime. You must at all times remain fit and proper to perform your role, and this will be assessed on at least an annual basis.

In addition to the responsibilities summarised in your job description, you are also required to comply at all times with the FCA/PRA Conduct Rules:

• You must act with integrity.
• You must act with due skill, care and diligence.
• You must be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators.
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

About this role:

(Note: In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required)

In this role, you will:

• Communicate effectively with Commercial teams to support customer setups, ensuring adequate line of questioning to fully understand pipeline of work and specific requirements. Ongoing dialogue to take place to manage expectations and ensure clear visibility of progress.
• Share key work item details within team and wider business where appropriate to highlight any downstream impact.
• Create Vendor contractual documentation based on Commercial inputs and in conjunction with Legal, Risk and Pricing department requirements. Arrange cross-functional contract pre-approval prior to customer signing.
• Coordinate upon return, customer executed documents, ensuring internal processing and document distribution.
• Lead submission of Vendor Rates & Terms set up instructions in accordance to Commercial Team’s requirements and ensure timely & accurate setup by the Operations Team in the operating system, acting as primary point of contact for any query resolution.
• Create accurate English language Dealer Terms summary documents from the executed Vendor contractual documents & ensure storage in line with Records Information Management policy.
• Produce and distribute accurate monthly & ad hoc customer facing reporting within timelines. Establish reporting/formatting synergies across Commercial industries and implement where possible automated reports.
• Build expertise in, and act as key point of contact for customer setups.
• Take the lead in ensuring BCP processes are in place and tested with remediation actions complete.
• Proactively share and reach out for best practice across other CDF Operations teams globally to enhance the customer experience and automation, leveraging equivalent teams in the US and other regions.
• Perform system change UAT related to Business Support Operations processes.
• Act as key point of contact for any internal or external audit queries or testing.
• Develop working knowledge and undertake cross-training to support other Operations teams, providing cover during illness and holidays to maintain a strong customer experience.
• Support cross-functional training and best practice within the Operations Team.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Operations, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Strong problem solving skills – proven record of owning and resolving problems. Ability to identify, define and scale the problem, understand root cause and recommend/implement corrective action and future control measures.
• Exceptional administrative skills and strong attention to detail – Ability to manage and organise multiple work streams simultaneously, maintaining an excellent degree of accuracy.
• Exceptional organisational skills – Effective time management in a fast-moving and demanding environment, planning ahead and working to tight deadlines, sharing any roadblocks or delays which can impact the customer or business performance. Ability to adapt in a changing and demanding environment.
• Experience of supporting projects, particularly in respect of process improvements and simplification. Demonstrate ability to work to a plan and provide regular progress updates.
• Highly self-motivated, competent of working independently, whilst retaining a committed ‘team’ attitude. Understanding effect of own deliverables on that of others and acting as required to prevent negative impact or delays.
• Strong communication and influencing skills in all mediums with the team & wider business – adapting content according to the audience. Develop relationships at all levels, work flexibly, share ideas and challenge self & others.
• Proven experience in a Financial Services (preferably banking) environment or experience of working in an Accounts or Inside Sales Commercial role with a strong customer focus.

Job Expectations:

• Strong ability to plan workload effectively, prioritising and achieving all deliverables within given timescales, identifying and escalating concerns at an early stage.
• Willingness and ability to work flexibly and support wider team where required.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.