Japanese speaking Operations Planning Manager
Ref: MY46133
A Japanese bank is currently recruiting an Operations Planning Manager to work in their London office.
In this role, you will be responsible for planning and implementing operational workflows(middle/back office) and related systems for new financial products, enhancing existing operations, and conducting post-trading processes.
The ideal candidate should have strong operational planning skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience in middle/back office functions.
Understanding of Japanese culture and some Japanese skill is essential.
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ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
*(O) Eligible visa: Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner
*(X) NOT eligible: Student visa, Requiring visa sponsorship, Working holiday, Graduate, Freelance
WORK TYPE: Hybrid work available
VISA SUPPORT: No
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TYPE: Permanent, full-time
WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday
SALARY: 80-100K
START: ASAP
LOCATION: City of London (Hybrid)
Manager, Operations Planning Main Responsibilities:
Operations
*Plan and implement the operational workflows and related systems for new businesses discussing and liaising with the relevant counterparties in Tokyo or other overseas entities as necessary
*Enhance and streamline the existing operations and settlement workflows
*Organise UAT for system implementation or enhancement projects
*Setting up client accounts on our system
*Exchange Standing Settlement Instruction (SSI) with counterparty for on-boarding client
Middle Office (Japanese Equity, MTN and other financial instruments to be launched in future)
*Setting up client sub accounts for allocations
*Conducting Post-Trading Process: (Averaging Prices, Allocation to each fund, Calculation of commissions, Sending Pre-Confirmations and Confirming trade matching of transactions)
*Correction of transactions: if un-matched trades occur, matching via communication with the clients or custodians in cooperation with relevant counterparties in Tokyo
*Reconcile commission report for stock trading with relevant counterparties in Tokyo
Back Office (Japanese Equity, MTN and other financial instruments to be launched in future)
*Release instructions and monitor settlement status
*Release fund transfer instruction
*Verify client trade / IPO confirmation
*Confirm transaction data is reflected in the company’s accounting system
*Monitor the fund level in custody account for settlement
*Chase the client & their custody for clearing of outstanding settlement transactions
*Verify regulatory ledger(s) related to stock transactions
*Verify the reports/statements for the client
*Reconcile settlement instructions against transactions
Others
*Make Day-to-day Reports relating to the roles and above responsibilities to the CEO
*Collaborate with different stakeholders for routine / working on ad. Hoc tasks
Manager, Operations Planning Ideal Candidate:
<<Essential>>
*5 yrs or more experience at middle/back office
*Business level fluency in both English and Japanese
*Ability to find the concerns and to-dos to launch new businesses and solve or complete it from operations and settlement points of view
*Ability to independently and initiatively solve failures of / problems in clients’ transactions in cooperation with colleagues in Tokyo HQ in charge of broker leg transactions
«Preferred»
*Experience with GLOSS system (Broadridge), BLAST (Simplex), CTM / ALERT (DTCC), Citi Velocity, SWIFT, Euroclear (EasyWay)
** All applicants for the Manager, Operations Planning must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.
*We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working holiday visa, Graduate or Student visa holders.
If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.