AVP & Lead, CAD International

Role Overview

Control Execution

• Perform daily, periodic and event-driven control checks across assigned Global Markets products and processes.
• Maintain control logs, issue trackers, exception records, evidence files and escalation documentation.
• Perform trading permissions, booking template, internal trade booking and Islamic trade booking control checks.
• Review amendment and cancellation evidence, including approvals, rationale, thresholds and escalation requirements.

Risk and Reconciliation Monitoring

• Perform off-market trade monitoring and support counterparty exposure monitoring, including exception tracking and escalation.
• Perform or oversee front-to-back, system-to-system, T0 and position-related reconciliations where applicable.
• Track failed trades, alleged trades, settlement fails, aged breaks and unresolved exceptions.
• Monitor lifecycle event controls, including credit events, corporate actions and settlement-related updates.

Reporting and Governance

• Prepare management dashboards, KPI/KRI reporting, control packs and governance forum inputs.
• Provide accurate commentary on exceptions, aged items, trends, breaches, remediation actions and control performance.
• Support regulatory reporting quality oversight by tracking rejections, breaks, owner actions and remediation status.
• Support audit, RCSA, operational risk and control-effectiveness activities with evidence and action tracking.

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate investigations and issue resolution with Front Office, Trade Support, Operations, Product Control, Market Risk, Finance, Compliance, Technology, Credit and regional teams.
• Provide independent challenge where control issues, incomplete evidence or recurring weaknesses are identified.
• Promote disciplined, evidence-based and timely escalation across assigned control processes.

Improvement and Automation

• Identify opportunities to simplify controls, reduce manual effort, improve evidence capture and enhance reporting accuracy.
• Participate in UAT, workflow design, dashboard development and automation initiatives.
• Standardise control checklists, control logs, escalation templates and governance reporting formats.
• Coach Specialists where assigned and support knowledge transfer.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in Global Markets Operations, Middle Office, Control, Governance, Reconciliations, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Market Risk, Collateral Management or related first-line control functions.
• Strong understanding of Global Markets products, including FX, Money Markets, Rates, Derivatives, Commodities, Capital Markets and structured products.
• Experience preparing control evidence, issue logs, reconciliation commentary, KPI/KRI inputs, audit evidence and management reporting.

Systems and Competencies

• Practical knowledge of Murex, MarkitWire, Bloomberg, reconciliation tools, regulatory reporting platforms and workflow or dashboard tools.
• Strong stakeholder management, investigation, analytical, escalation and documentation skills.
• Experience supporting process standardisation, control enhancement, automation, UAT or operating-model change.
• Professional qualification is preferred.