Japanese-speaking Back Office Clerk

Centre People Appointments; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Back Office Clerk for a permanent full-time role. Responsibilities include settlement of transactions, preparation of reports, and monitoring of accounts. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with settlement systems, knowledge of money market products, and fluency in English along with conversational Japanese. This role offers a salary of £26.8k depending on experience, plus bonuses, and allows for hybrid working three days a week after the probation period.

Benefits

Bonus (summer & winter)

Hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Familiarity with settlement and custodian systems.
• Understanding of UK, EU, and Japanese regulatory requirements.
• Ability to process audit requests.

Responsibilities

• Carry out settlements for money market deals, securities purchases and sales.
• Prepare daily and monthly reports on treasury positions.
• Prepare regulatory returns and other internal reports.

Skills

Familiarity with settlement and custodian systems (CHAPS, Euroclear)

Knowledge of money market and securities products

PC literate (Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3)

Bloomberg

Fluency in English

Conversational Japanese

Job description

Ref : SF46926

TYPE : Permanent, full-time

WORKING HOURS : 9 : 00-17 : 00 from Monday to Friday (Hybrid work, 3 days’ work from home / week after probational period)

SALARY : £26.8k depending on experience, plus bonus (summer & winter) depending on companies’ performance

START : ASAP

LOCATION : London

Back Office Clerk Principal Tasks

Back office (primary role)

Settlements

• Carry out the settlement of all transactions carried out by the branch’s treasury function : Money market deals, including CDs, Securities purchases and sales, Interest rate and currency swaps, Repos, Loans, Interest rate and bond futures, Forex
• Prepare and input instructions for payments (SWIFT, PC-based systems), including expenses payments for general affairs section
• Prepare and input instructions for custodian movements (PC-based systems / SWIFT)
• Prepare and input data into the GBS (computer) system
• Monitor and reconcile reports on settlement and custody accounts; monitor intra-day movements
• Daily sanctions screening

General

• Prepare daily / monthly PC reports (treasury positions, bond portfolio)
• Open / close GBS (computer) system
• Reconcile brokerage statements and prepare payments of amounts due
• File deal tickets / confirmations, account statements, bond and swap transaction documentation, PC reports
• Process audit requests

Middle Office – support role

• Prepare regulatory returns and other internal reports
• Perform other functions relating to the Middle Office

Back Office Clerk Knowledge Requirements and Qualifications

• Familiarity with settlement and custodian systems - CHAPS, eurocurrency payments, Euroclear
• Knowledge of relevant money market and securities products
• PC literate (Word, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3)
• Bloomberg
• Understanding of UK, EU and Japanese regulatory requirements relevant to the branch’s settlement activities, including : PRA / FCA Conduct Rules, Codes of Market Conduct, including the Bank of England’s Money Markets Code
• Money Laundering Regulations
• Native level of fluency in English and conversational level of fluency in Japanese