Assistant Manager - Operations -New York Payments

Mashreq Global Services; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mashreq Global Services in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced Trade Finance Operations professional to verify LC/SBLC/Collection documents in line with bank policies and ICC guidelines. You will also perform sanction screening, handle commodity trade documents, and prepare SWIFT messages for advising, while entering documents into the system and supporting the team with daily tasks.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in payment operations, strong communication, and a detail-oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in Payment Operations.
• Experience in NY Payments (FED/CHIPS) with MT100/MT200/MT700 and MX knowledge.
• Document checking experience 2–3 years.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word & Excel).
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Able to work under pressure, well organized and a good team player.
• Willingness to work US shifts.

Responsibilities

• Check documents against L/C or SBLC per UCP/ISBP/ISP and ICC guidelines.
• Perform sanction checks of parties in documents.
• Handle Commodity Trade Operations documents.
• Input documents into the system and prepare SWIFT messages for advising.
• Take up ad-hoc tasks from Team Head.
• Communicate errors/knowledge gaps to improve customer service.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SWIFT system

MS Office (Word/Excel)

UCP/ISBP/ISP knowledge

Job description

Job Purpose

The incumbent will be responsible for checking LC/SBLC/Collection documents under Export/Import as per Bank s internal policies as well as ICC guidelines and lodging the transactions in the processing system. The coverage will be all the areas of Trade Finance for various business segments

Key Result Areas

• Document checking against L/C or SBLC should be as per UCP/ISBP/ISP as applicable and corresponding to all applicable ICC guidelines as well as internal policies of the bank
• Perform sanction checking of relevant parties in documents
• Handle Commodity Trade Operations documents
• Responsible for inputting documents into the system and preparing SWIFT for advising
• Ad-hoc tasks given by the Team Head
• Ensure errors/knowledge gaps resulting in rejection of docs are shared with line manager/team to address customer service issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in Payment Operations
• Experience in handling NY Payments (FED/CHIPS) including expert level knowledge of MT 100 series, MT 200 series and MT 700 series is a must. Also, knowledge in ISO MX messages is a must
• Document checking experience of 2-3 years is a must.
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Attentive to details, strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills
• Able to work under pressure, have excellent organizational skills and good team player.
• Willingness to work in US shifts

Behavioral Competency

S. No Competency Level 1 - 4 (1- Basic; 4 Sr Managerial) Analytical Thinking 3 Customer Focus 4 Commitment to results 4 Attention to detail & Quality 4 Interpersonal Relationships 4