Assistant Manager - Operations -New York Payments

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will be responsible for checking LC/SBLC/Collection documents under Export/Import as per Bank’s internal policies as well as ICC guidelines and lodging the transactions in the processing system. The coverage will be all the areas of Trade Finance for various business segments

Key Result Areas

• Document checking against L/C or SBLC should be as per UCP/ISBP/ISP as applicable and corresponding to all applicable ICC guidelines as well as internal policies of the bank
• Perform sanction checking of relevant parties in documents
• Handle Commodity Trade Operations documents
• Responsible for inputting documents into the system and preparing SWIFT for advising
• Ad-hoc tasks given by the Team Head
• Ensure errors/knowledge gaps resulting in rejection of docs are shared with line manager/team to address customer service issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in Payment Operations
• Experience in handling NY Payments (FED/CHIPS) including expert level knowledge of MT 100 series, MT 200 series and MT 700 series is a must. Also, knowledge in ISO MX messages is a must
• Document checking experience of 2-3 years is a must.
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Attentive to details, strong analytical skills and interpersonal skills
• Able to work under pressure, have excellent organizational skills and good team player.
• Willingness to work in US shifts

Behavioral Competency

• S. NoCompetencyLevel 1 - 4 (1- Basic; 4 Sr Managerial)
• Analytical Thinking3
• Customer Focus4
• Commitment to results4
• Attention to detail & Quality4
• Interpersonal Relationships4