Trade Processing/FX Consultant – Investment Operations Value Stream

Sim; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology provider in the UK is seeking a Consultant for their Business Services team. This role requires strong knowledge of FX operations and back-office processes. You will be responsible for transforming business services, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving project implementations. Ideal candidates should have excellent communication and collaboration skills. This position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on growth and development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Training and certification opportunities

Work-from-home options

Vacation time

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge in back-office and settlement processes.
• Transaction lifecycle knowledge is mandatory.
• Experience with FX matching platforms like CLS.
• Knowledge in Swift transactions.
• Business knowledge in Investment Operations areas.

Responsibilities

• Drive transformation processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on Business Services.
• Full value chain delivery of Business Services.
• Implement Business Services projects.
• Constantly learn and develop team.

Skills

Back-office processes knowledge

FX Spot and Forward transaction knowledge

Experience with FX matching platforms

Swift knowledge

Investment operations knowledge

Simcorp Dimension knowledge

Programming/testing experience

Communication skills

Standardization support

Collaboration skills

Job description

Overview

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

Why this role is important to us

As a global leader in our space, Simcorp is on a journey to transform from a traditional enterprise software company into a technology-enabled services business, while sustaining our track record of double-digit, highly profitable growth. To further support and drive this journey, we are transitioning to a horizontal delivery model aligned to client outcomes. Our Business Services Value Stream is comprised of several individual Value Teams that collectively deliver the outcomes needed by our Business Services team. The individual Value Teams will be comprised of all the resources, skills and capabilities required to plan, code/configure, build, test, release, deploy, operate and monitor our solutions. As a Consultant in the Value Team you will be a key contributor to FX outcome. We are looking for people with strong business and technical background.

What you will be responsible for

• Full value chain delivery of Business Services
• Contributing into standardization of Business Services solution
• Drive transformation process and incorporate new ways of working
• Implementing Business Services projects
• Collaborate with various stakeholders along the value chain of Business Services, including Solution Architects
• Improving and automating all processes along the Business Services value chain (building, testing, deploying)
• Constantly learning and developing yourself and the team

What we value

To be able to quickly onboard into this role we expect you have the following competences:

• You have strong knowledge in back-office and settlement processes for listed securities and OTCs. Transaction lifecycle knowledge is mandatory on:

• FX Spot, FX Forward, FX Swap, FX NDF

• FX matching platforms (CLS and FX All settlement center, FX GO)

• Swift (MT300, MT304, MT396)

• FX SSIs

• Business knowledge in other Investment Operations areas (reconciliation, corporate action, collateral Management, NAV calculation)

• Simcorp Dimension knowledge is expected especially in investment operation areas

• Knowledge and experience in programming and/or testing, including technologies such as XML/XLST, SQL is an advantage

• You have experience in implementation projects

• You have ability to communicate with operation, product and technical teams

• You are a strong supporter of standardization and best practice concepts

• You have transformation mindset

• Great collaborative skills, highly motivated colleague who works well with others and is outcome-oriented

Benefits

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country. Take advantage of this section and indicate the most-valued benefits for candidates, considering training and certification, as well as benefits that can improve a candidate's work-life balance, such as flexible hours, vacation time, work-from-home options, etc. Please note that this may not be possible for multiple location postings due to the difference in benefits.

Next steps

Please send us your application in English via our career site. We kindly note that only applications sent through our system will be processed.

At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

Who we are

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds. SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients. SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.

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