Operations Analyst

Job Title: Operations Analyst
Job Type: Contract (12 months)
Location: Glasgow
Hourly: £12.35

Opportunity Overview: A fantastic opportunity has arisen to temporarily join my client as an Operations Analyst.

My client is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

Role Objective: Operations is one of the largest divisions in the firm and has diverse responsibilities, including correctly settling and recording millions of transactions per day, identifying and mitigating all operational risks, developing strong client relationships and partnering with technology to realise the full potential of IT and e-solutions. Throughout, the Operations department continually seeks ways to improve while actively supporting the development of new businesses, structures and markets. Firmwide Operations includes Shared Services and Banking Operations (SSBO), Operations Risk and Regulatory Control, Branch Operations and Divisional Management. Operations Risk and Regulatory Control ensure adequate controls are in place, through providing an integrated risk and control framework to govern, assess, mitigate and manage financial and operational risk in Operations.

Key Responsibilities:
* Facilitate the storage of the Operations, Policies & Procedures on Firm systems
* Perform the Approved Exclusion Reviews and prepare reporting for Senior Management
* Perform the required reviews of all Authorised Signatory Lists for Operations and work with Operations and the Company Secretaries to update the lists, as required
* Create new Authorised Signatory Lists for Operations, where required, and work with Operations and the Company Secretaries to obtain approval for the new lists
* Obtain certified copies of Operations Authorised Signatory Lists, as required and send to the appropriate groups within Operations
* Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with divisions throughout the organisation, including, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, Company Secretaries, Finance, and the wider team.
* Assist with releasing courses to Operations in line with global requirements
* Perform the review and approval of Operations? Policies and Procedures in line with Operations Policy
* Given the nature of the function, these responsibilities are not exhaustive and may change to support business requirement

Requirements:
* The ideal candidate will have previous experience/knowledge within an Operations, Legal, Risk or Compliance related environment and/or a Bachelors degree in a related field.
* They will be a confident analytical person with excellent oral and written communication skills. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess the following attributes
* Effective communication, interpersonal and analytical skills as well as strong attention to detail and accuracy
* The ability and confidence to interact and influence effectively at all levels of the organization to present views and gain consensus amongst them
* Well organised and can perform multiple day-to-day activities with minimal guidance and supervision, displaying excellent prioritisation and time management skills
* Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for tasks, can work independently/remotely and as part of a team, sharing knowledge and contributing to team output and development
* Understands the business they support and is able to build and manage relationships on a day to day level with key stakeholders
* Recognises risk in day-to-day processes, draws out the key issues and suggests ideas for continuous improvement, manages change to new or existing work streams
* Previous experience of working with a vendor team in a remote location
* Proficient in MS Office suite of applications.

Don’t hesitate and apply now!

We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi @ robertwalters.com. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line.

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