Financial Operations Senior Associate

14 Ноября

Партнерские Вакансии

Компания "THE TURKIC INVESTMENT FUND"

Responsibilities:

• SWIFT Connectivity & Messaging
• Manage and monitor SWIFT flows for financing and treasury settlements, coordinate with counterparties on confirmations, maintain relations aligned with the Fund’s correspondent and custodian network.
• Operate and monitor SWIFT (Alliance Cloud / Service Bureau) message flows (MT/MX, ISO 20022); prepare, release, and verify payment/treasury messages under four-eyes controls.
• Maintain Relationship Management Applications (RMAs), user profiles, roles and entitlements; track message acknowledgements, investigate negative acknowledgements/rejects/returns, and ensure straight-through processing (STP).
• Coordinate with IT/service bureau on connectivity incidents, annual Customer Security Program (CSP) attestation, security patches, disaster-recovery (DR) and business-continuity (BCP) tests.

• Transaction Processing & Settlements
• Execute domestic and cross-border payments across Financing and Treasury transactions and wider settlements (incl. vendor, payroll, reimbursements) in line with cut-offs and value-dating.
• Manage payment runs via banking portals/ERP/TMS; validate beneficiary data (IBAN, BIC), fee/FX arrangements, and sanction/AML screening results prior to release.
• Maintain payment calendars across Financing and Treasury transactions, ensure adherence to approval matrices, and document exception/urgent payment procedures.
• Support Treasury division in ensuring timely interest, coupon, and principal payments for the Fund’s investments and borrowings.

• Cash & Liquidity Operations
• Monitor Nostro/current account balances; prepare daily cash positioning; initiate sweeps and internal transfers to optimize liquidity buffers in line with the Fund’s policies.
• Periodically produce dashboards (balances, cash flows, STP and reject rates, outages, operational incidents) for management review.
• Prepare daily cash positioning across counterparties, monitor incoming/outgoing flows linked to treasury activities.
• Maintain rolling cash-flow forecasts and monitor utilization per counterparty.

• Controls, Compliance & Counterparty Engagement
• Adhere to internal policies and regulatory requirements, where relevant.
• Perform daily bank-to-GL reconciliations, investigate and clear breaks, and post settlement journals/fees/FX differences in coordination with senior accountant.
• Uphold segregation of duties, four-eyes checks, access reviews, maintain up-to-date standard operating procedures and control checklists.
• Support Financial Operations in meeting service levels and managing deadlines and urgent requests from Financing and Treasury teams.
• Liaise with Compliance on sanctions/AML screening hits and documentary holds; retain evidencing and audit trails.
• Prepare materials for internal/external audits; log operational incidents, implement corrective actions, and support periodic control self-assessments.
• Serve as an operational point of contact for banks, the SWIFT, clients/counterparts, vendors, and internal requestors; provide guidance on formats, cut-offs, and data quality.
• Contribute to improvements across ERP/TMS/banking integrations.
• Proactively work with the Financing and Treasury functions to identify and manage backlogs, guiding them on prioritization and, where necessary, conveying wider operational constraints
• Assist in preparing and updating procedures, internal notes, memos, and submissions for review.
• Implement process improvements to reduce operational risk

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field (required).
• Relevant to the job professional certifications such as ACCA/CPA (full or part-qualified); treasury/operations credentials (e.g., ACT) and SWIFT/ISO 20022 coursework are an asset.
• Strong knowledge of financial instruments, settlement processes, and treasury operations.
• Robust understanding of payment lifecycles, value-dating, cut-offs, FX and bank fees, sanctions/AML screening steps, and operational risk controls.
• Proficiency with banking portals, SWIFT, ERP/TMS, and advanced Excel; strong data accuracy and documentation discipline.
• High attention to details and analytical mindset with problem-solving ability under time pressure.
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to proactively identify opportunities for improved customer outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication; effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Excellent command of the English language. Knowledge of a Turkic language or other languages relevant to the Fund’s region is an advantage.
• Integrity – Acts with honesty, transparency, and accountability.
• Impact – Focused on delivering tangible results for member countries.
• Passion – Demonstrates commitment and enthusiasm for the Fund’s mission
• Agility – Adapts quickly to changing environments and priorities
• Integration – Promotes collaboration, inclusion, and unity across the Turkic region

Terms:

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in financial operations/treasury/back-office (bank, IFI/DFI, MDB, or international organization).
• Practical experience with SWIFT operations (MT/MX/ISO 20022), cross-border payments, and service-bureau coordination.
• Exposure to IFRS-aligned environments and ERP/TMS integrations (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Kyriba, Logo) is desirable.