Manager – Transaction Support recruitment
• The key objective of this team is to provide support for structured transactions and debt issuance involving GCT or STG.
• To gain an overview of structured deals, and assist in building a strategy to book transactions by the most efficient means.
• The role requires a combination of accounting and systems expertise combined with a transaction/commercial perspective.
• A strength of character to challenge existing ways of working and identification of solutions is required
Accountabilities:
• Forming effective working relationship with STG and GCT deal teams, working in partnership with them and others required to execute the transactions
• Provide practical support and systems knowledge required to design booking strategy
• Input into deal summaries and deal approval documents
• Checking deals or journals booked against documented deal summaries
• Manage book codes and other customer static data requirements
• Good communication and team work with other GCT and STG Middle Office teams
• Post execution review of deal bookings
• Input into project such as transfer of GCT business onto Summit 383
• Assist with administration and governance of GCT transaction approval process
• Ensuring Day 1 PL of transaction is correctly recorded in Oracle
Key attributes:
- Knowledge of accounting and settlement requirements for capital instruments
• Part/full professional qualification or aptitude to achieve one
• Middle office, back office or finance experience
• Preferably familiar with Summit systems
• Willingness to take FSA financial regulation exams
• Good communicator
• Good Excel skills, ability to understand complex models and implement good control framework for financials
• Focus on controls and process