AVP/VP - FX Payments & Investigation

One of our leading clients in Hyderabad is looking for AVP / VP role who has strong at FX Payments.

Job Details :

Designation: AVP / VP

Experience : 12 - 15 yrs.

Skill set : Transactional FX, Retail Banking with Investigation

Location : Hyderabad

Key Responsibilities :

This is a very dynamic and evolving function with a significant transformational element. This person will lead the Derivatives and FX confirmation and/or settlement teams providing coverage for global functions.

Key responsibilities include :

- E2E of FX payments, Drafts, collections

- Be the go-to person for all matters pertaining to the function like payments, reconciliation, investigations related to FX/Retail Payments

- Good understanding of SWIFT, exotic currencies flow (CNY, KRW, TWD, BRL, COP etc)

- Breaks management and control oversight

- Partner with the other regional teams to help move this team into a true global service model

- Pro-actively challenge the status quo, identify and drive change to improve upon the current model

- Inject governance, reporting and transparency into the day to day activities

- Negotiate delicate decision points around the function using a commercial, control and pragmatic mind-set

Competencies :

Strategic Thinking :

- Focuses strategies on delivering superior value to clients

- Translates strategies into plans that can be effectively executed

Business Results :

- Anticipates risks and obstacles and devises plans to manage them

- Pursues aggressive goals and continuously raises performance

Expectations to achieve excellence :

- Appreciates the cost impact of actions and is commercial in decision-

Making :

- Promotes continuous learning and development

People Leadership :

- Encourages and listens to the contributions of others in order to reach the right decision

- Makes sure there is a frank and open exchange of ideas among team members

- Makes decisions based on what is good for the whole organization, not just his/her business unit

Personal Effectiveness :

- Takes personal ownership for delivering superior services to clients

- Makes tough decisions when they are needed and acts quickly in getting things done

- Demonstrates the courage to express or defend unpopular decisions

- Maintains a constructive, positive outlook even when plans are thwarted

Planning and Organization :

- Manages own time well, agreeing priorities. Multi-tasks effectively, work well under pressure and meets tight and changing deadlines.

- Organises and runs effective meetings and workshops

Communication Skills :

- Communicates clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, at all levels within the organization

Skills / Experience :

Essential :

- B.Com or MBA Finance

- Previous FX and/or payment operations experience covering multiple functions

- Familiarity with markets products and offering related to Retail FX and Payments

- Previous client facing skills ideally with an operational context

- Proven track record (5+ years) of multi-tasking, able to juggle multiple priorities

- Relationship management skills

- Stakeholder management

- Structured and logical thinker

- Delivery focussed, driven to improve

- Partnership and communication skills

- Presentation skills, able to summarise messages

- Strong assertiveness, listening, influencing and diplomacy skills.

- Ability to run effective meetings

- Self-motivated.

- Competent with MS products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Vision