The Business Associate is an intermediate level position responsible for the overall administrative activities of a business. These tasks may include contribution to external audits, business continuity activities or addressing regulatory issues. The Business Associate may assist in activities such as the tracking of business financials, managing employee headcount or coordination of other administrative needs. May work on ad hoc projects as requested.
Responsibilities:
Business Administration
- Liaise with support functions, building relationships with credit risk, market risk, operations, finance and technology to assist in delivering on business strategy.
- Create & maintain effective metrics for desk heads and senior management teams.
- Other ad-hoc Business Management tasks that support the activities of the business including PowerPoint presentations and Excel analysis.
- Participate in the control framework for the wider business including Managers’ Control Assessment (MCA) testing, operational loss processes, investigating, developing and driving corrective actions.
- Query databases and dashboards to produce reports.
Business Governance
- Track and manage relevant issues, Corrective Action Plans and various internal audits for resolution and coordination.
- Support business continuity activities.
- Ensure that controls and monitoring methods are adequately designed and executed, particularly for key focuses, such as Client suitability and price appropriateness alerts (via UNO).
- Support in the administration of the First Line of Defense working with product partners.
Control & Regulatory Focus
- Seek out and ensure corrective actions are implemented for control related issues across the spectrum of control functions with a goal of driving a robust, efficient and scalable business model for the supported desks.
Business Development & Project Management
- Participate in business-driven projects across functions, driving implementation and working closely with relevant seniors.
- Assist desk heads with sales strategy & projects – for example technology change, client tiers, reference data, etc.
- Provide input into technology change, process, and control framework enhancements.
Business & Communication
- Relay business knowledge, product knowledge, and requirements to sales staff and internal support functions.
- Co-ordinate and participate actively in relevant business initiatives.
- Foster excellent relationships between the businesses and various support functions.
- Communicate effectively within the business management teams locally and globally.
- Communicate effectively within the wider FX Sales management teams.
Development Value:
- Develop a detailed understanding of the Global FX business, its products and processes and how it operates within a large organization.
- Build effective prioritization and project skills as the job entails dealing with multiple conflicting priorities in a time pressured environment.
- The selected candidate will have the opportunity to work and build relationships with a broad range of people inside the organization, including Desk Heads, Country Markets Heads, FX Management, Global Functions Business Partners
- Extensive on the job training
Qualifications:
- Relevant professional experience
- Advanced Excel expertise including demonstrated capabilities with pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, and formulas
- Experience with databases and information management
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience
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Job Family Group:
Business Strategy, Management & Administration------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Business Execution & Administration------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time------------------------------------------------------
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