AVP & Manager- Bulk Payments Cross Border

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution in Abu Dhabi seeks a dedicated professional to lead a team in processing fund transfers and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of relevant banking experience, with a strong background in operational risk management and team leadership. This role offers a full-time position with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in the banking sector.
• At least 3 years in similar managerial positions in payments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to ensure efficient processing of fund transfers.
• Minimize operational risks and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Provide support and delivery functions for internal operations.

Skills

Operational risk management

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Process Improvement

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

JOB PURPOSE:

The jobholder will lead/ train a team of processors/specialists to ensure that global fund transfers/remittances/special handling transactions processing support to the banks customers is provided in a costefficient errorfree and timely manner subject to high risk management Regulatory/Compliance standards & the Bank. S/He should support the growth of INWARD NBFI AND VOSTRO business by implementing new processes/procedures to improve operating efficiency timeliness and accuracy of workflows. Following are the expectations from the role and the job holder:

• Supervising and authorization of transactions settlements accounting clearances & reconciliation input by processing staff on a daily basis.
• Minimize operational risks for the Bank by ensuring that all transactions that are processed comply fully with underlying customer or internal instructions and that these instructions are properly authorized.
• Assist the section by providing appropriate delivery and support functions.
• Ensure conformance to internal policies procedures and guidelines.
• Ensure adherence at all times to external and regulatory guidelines and domestic and international norms as applicable.
• Support multi desks and multi functions within the department.
• Perform daily & monthly proofing / reconciliation and escalate as appropriate.
• Accountable for performance and motivation of the team.
• Must maintain highest level of internal and external customer satisfaction.
• Must live up to the core values and be able to challenge any process / procedure share ideas and initiatives across teams / units.
• Must be able to maintain a culture of discipline and open communication within the team.
• Pursue opportunities for enhancing operational efficiencies customer service and operational controls by identifying process improvements.
• Support in enhancing and modifying the existing procedures analyze and resolve nonroutine operational problems often requiring research and involvement of other functional experts.
• Work with risk management teams to ensure that day to day operational processes and enhancements launched comply with local regulations Banks policies and internal procedures.

Job Context (Specific Accountabilities)

• Work with the line manager in introducing strong tools/processes to identify/ease operational risks attached to the unit.
• Pursue opportunities for enhancing operational efficiencies along with adequate monitoring
• Ensure excellent housekeeping standards at all times
• Zero Ops Loss; NIL near miss / income leakage event; target zero high risk error
• Target zero complaints minimum 95% adherence to TAT standards as agreed with business. Achieve more than 85% satisfaction score in the internal customer survey.
• Nil unauthorized breaches in Policy/regulatory requirements and SOPs. Satisfactory rating in all audits INA/RMU/ORC
• Nil breaches in housekeeping (reconciliations tracers DCFCL etc.).
• NIL critical findings in regulatory /external/internal audits.
• No. of PI (process improvement) proposals found fruitful by management. No. of successful PIs implemented
• Quantified benefits from successful proposal implementation> should translate into bottomline or stakeholder impact
• No. of crossfunctional desks supported during the year

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelors degree

Minimum Experience

• 5 years relevant experience in the banking sector with at least 3 years in similar positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities in the payment function.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime