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We're currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team asAVP, Passive Currency Overlay Manager (Hybrid)(Internal Job Title: Fund Accounting Mgr -C12 )based inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia . Being part of our team means that we'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future.
In this role, you're expected to:
The Passive Currency Overlay Manager (AVP) is responsible for managing a Passive Currency Overlay hedging Operations team, managing client relationships, and leading a variety of initiatives.
You and your team will be directly responsible for ensuring that Citi delivers the very best for its clients and continues to change and adapt to match client, regulatory and market needs. This is a permanent position, with highly competitive remuneration & benefits, representing an ideal opportunity for the right candidate to experience Citi's Kuala Lumpur operations and open further doors within our growing business.
Key Responsibilities:
Ownership, management, and development of strong client relationships.
Development of strong relationships with both FX Product & the FXLM Sales team.
Proactively manage SLAs / KPIs (escalating any issues internally / externally as required).
Identify issues and problems in service delivery and carry out necessary remediation, keeping team and management informed of issues.
Monitor errors, complaints and near misses. Record as appropriate in the Incident log.
Manage capacity within the team, ensuring optimum resource deployment.
Provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff on technical, professional and client issues, tailoring development plans with direct reports, and ensuring high performers are given suitable stretch assignments.
Manage a team of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for the team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions) as well as support mechanisms for achievement including SMART goal setting.
Participate in the development, testing and implementation of new systems and products.
Lead projects and change requests to optimize operational efficiency and improve quality.
Assist with planning and management of all relevant project work.
Identify and implement corrective action plans across teams while analyzing and assessing business risk.
Serve as primary point of escalation for internal/external staff queries, and develop/manage process, productivity, and quality standards.
As a successful candidate, you'd ideally have the following skills and exposure:
Qualifications:
Degree in Business / Finance / Accounting.
5+ years' experience in Passive Currency Overlay or Fund Accounting with at least 2 in a supervisory / managerial capacity.
Knowledge/Experience:
Strong (Fund Accounting and Passive Currency Overlay) product knowledge is required. This should include understanding of fund structures, financial instruments, share class hedging methodologies and calculations, regulatory environment and funds industry.
Hands-on management style with strong leadership skills.
Skills:
Client relationship management.
Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
Highly computer literate - MS Office applications, SQL, MS Excel at intermediate - advanced level.
Leadership, drive and results focus.
Project management skills with the ability to multi-task.
Competencies:
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Strong client focus with an ability to evaluate needs and develop solutions.
Numerical, analytical and problem resolution skills.
Proven ability to lead the introduction of complex change in a challenging environment.
Team player at a senior level - able to articulate own position clearly, based on fact, but sensitive to the positions, needs and requirements of others.
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
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Job Family Group:Operations - Transaction Services
Job Family:Fund Accounting
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