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Settlement Officer (Mandarin Speaking, £35k, Financial Services, London)

£30000 - £35000
London, United Kingdom
FULL_TIME
2022-09-16
ASAP
43622
4 years 1 month

Job Description

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Settlement Officer role in a Financial services company. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary handling the treasury department for its parent company operating in the energy sector. The Settlement Officer is a significant post that reports to the Senior Manager and has a functional reporting line to Hong Kong's Head Office. This job is subject to a probationary period of 3 months.

Job Requirements:

  • A bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Economics, Finance, Business Management, or a similar discipline is required.
  • 1-2 years of Ecperience working at a significant bank's settlement or treasury department or a commodity house's treasury department.
  • Strong IT abilities and a strong grasp of the MS Office suite are required.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a Treasury department.
  • Fluency in Business Mandarin is required.
  • Understanding of issues/sanctions of international remittances of cash.
  • Demonstrated organisational and planning abilities.
  • Ability to prioritise work successfully.
  • Approachable with a shown desire and flexibility to assist the company as needed.
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK.
     

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

  • Reporting the inflow and outflow of cash from the firm.
  • Liaison with other financial centres and group entities as needed.
  • Compilation of all Treasury payments due on any given day.
  • Submitting signed instructions to the bank by fax or email. At the same time, ensure that bank instructions are comprehensive, compliant, and unaltered.
  • Loan booking/reconciliation with house banks, verifying that credit rates/maturities are right.
  • Reporting on debtors and creditors to identify instances of delay in payments.
  • Handling ad hoc enquiries such as SWIFT requests, Bank Audit Notices, and Returned Payments/Unallocated Receipts.
  • Reconciliation of bank statements with in-house systems/payment instructions.
  • Inform the Treasury Manager of any difficulties (e.g., loan rates that are too high/banks that are not processing payments) with banks so that they may be addressed at the next review.
  • Capture and store banking SSIs from counterparts for compliance purposes.
  • Keeping bank mandates and signatory lists updated as needed.
  • Assuring that data on the in-house OTS system is correctly and promptly input/maintained.
  • Perform any additional responsibilities that the Company may properly assign to you on a case-by-case basis, based on business needs.

Referrals

If you know anyone who may be suitable for the above role, feel free to get in contact with the Mandarin Recruitment team. We will ensure a healthy referral bonus.

About Us

Mandarin Recruitment is a service that helps UK and China businesses & organisations find and source high-quality Mandarin-speaking professionals. We have unparalleled and exclusive channels to the Chinese speaking market, allowing us to be the leading organisation for specialist Mandarin recruitment.

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