Ballinger Group

Specialist FX broker for corporates

Junior Operations Specialist

TreasuryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLondon, UK£25k - £30k

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of six months’ experience in domestic and/or international payment processing is preferred, but may be waived for the right candidate.
High attention to detail to ensure payment accuracy and prompt delivery to the ultimate beneficiary.
Ability to analyse payment instructions for viability.
Ability to work within rules and guidelines.
Very strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience in a payments function.
Experience in a reconciliation function.
Understanding of know-your-customer (KYC) and client onboarding.
Knowledge of the foreign exchange (FX) payments industry.

Responsibilities

Support multiple work streams as required, including posting incoming wires, processing outgoing wires, reconciliation, trade verification, and queries.
Process client instructions in real time, including approving payment information, creating and/or reviewing beneficiary details, and following up with clients or internal departments as required.
Create, review, and approve domestic and international payments.
Review and cancel, amend, or modify foreign exchange transactions as required.
Communicate with clients when beneficiary instructions or FX trades require clarification.
Reconcile bank accounts against the internal treasury management system.
Liaise with the Risk Team to ensure exposure is covered and margin calls are met.
Contribute to projects and process improvement.
Participate in ongoing training and development through training sessions and CISI exams.

Desired Qualifications

A minimum of six months’ experience in domestic and/or international payment processing is preferred.

Junior Operations Specialist

Ballinger Group · Mayfair, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2022-10-11

Salary: GBP 25,000–30,000

Workplace: on_site

Department: Back Office

Description

Ballinger & Co. is an independent provider of foreign exchange risk management and trading services to financial institutions and corporate clients with large and complex FX requirements.

We are a fast growing, well funded business run by a a team of FX specialists who previously built and sold the UK's largest FX broker.

Having launched the business in 2020 and achieved all of our goals to date, we now seek to expand our back-office team with an additional Operations Specialist who will be trained by our Head of Operations & Trade Support back office all-rounder, with scope to progress and specialise as the business grows.

This is an excellent opportunity for any candidate looking to start their career in financial services client services, or for a professional early in their career looking for their big break into a role with unlimited potential.

Salary £25,000.00

Requirements

This position serves a pivotal role in Operations. Supporting multiple work streams, as required, including but not limited to Posting of incoming wires, processing of outgoing wires, Reconciliation, Trade Verification, Queries.
It will serve as a pivotal role in the real time processing of client instructions, Responsibilities include but are not limited to approve payment information; creating and/or reviewing beneficiary details; following up with either clients or other internal departments if and as required.
Create/Review/Approve all payments (domestic & international).
Review and Cancel/Amend/Modify foreign exchange transactions as required.
Communicating with clients when the clarification of beneficiary instructions, or FX trades is required.
Reconciliation of bank accounts against our internal treasury management system.
Liaising with our Risk Team to ensure our exposure is covered and margin calls are met.
Playing a key role in a number of projects and improving processes.
Ongoing training and development through training sessions and CISI exams.

**Key Skills and Competencies:

A minimum 6 months experience in domestic and/or international payment processing is preferred, but this can be overlooked for the right candidate; that is keen to work in a fast paced FX payments environment, and is eager to learn.
High attention to detail is essential to ensure both payment accuracy, and prompt delivery to the ultimate beneficiary.
Ability to analyse payment instructions for viability.
Ability to work within rules and guidelines.
Very strong written and verbal communication skills.

**Technical Experience:

Experience in a Payments Function
Experience in a Reconciliation Function
Understanding of KYC and Client Onboarding
Knowledge FX Payments industry

Benefits

Private Healthcare Plan
Pension Plans
Leave Package
Training & Development
Employee Assistance Programme
Competitive salary (depending on experience).
Excellent opportunity to progress in a fast growing company.

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About the Company

Ballinger Group

Specialist FX broker for corporates

Ballinger Group is a specialist FX broker that provides flexible, tailored foreign exchange services to corporate and institutional clients worldwide, based in London. Its offering centers on deliverable FX solutions supported by a wide network of liquidity and partnerships with banks, using the experience of a team with over 100 years in the market across its three entities. The group stands out through its deep FX expertise, long-standing relationships, and access to extensive liquidity, which allows it to deliver bespoke, competitively priced currency solutions for clients underserved by the market. The goal is to give sophisticated clients reliable, customized currency services that meet their specific needs.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2018

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