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SG Americas Operational Services, LLC Quality & Control Specialist Team Lead in Jersey City, New Jersey

Provide supervision of reconciliations performed by offshore and outsourced teams to ensure accuracy, timeliness, quality and controls of reconciliations and related processes. Validate the source of data feeding reconciliation tools, review reconciliation setups, research and assist in resolving breaks, and guide the offshore and outsourced teams. Oversee daily review of manual reconciliation and completion of oversight checklists including validating report output against various sources such as external bank account statements and/or general ledger. Analyze systemically performed reconciliation for accuracy; periodically reperforming reconciliations manually, accessing tools to validate the proper settings are in place; research any detected anomalies, propose resolutions and/or actions plans. Perform monthly certification of general ledger balances, analyze discrepancies, identify exposure to the firm. Work with key stakeholders and ensure action plans are in place for BCT (Balance Certification Tool) issues or disputes; Collaborate with offshore team on continuous improvements and ensure all initiative are reviewed by oversight; Leverage a comprehensive understanding of how breaks occur to support stakeholders define actions plans and facilitate resolution of breaks; manage break populations and perform root cause analysis on the outstanding breaks and recommend solutions. Ensure all aged & risky breaks are captured in daily/weekly Key Risk Indicators (KRI) and have been escalated to management; monitor the landscape and assess risk associated with outstanding breaks and escalating when appropriate. Ensure timely completion of control functions. These control functions include but are not limited to: BCT, Offshore Performance Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPI)/KRI, GDS, annual SOP validations and SLA review; Ensure new cash, FOBO (Front to Back) & Securities reconciliations are onboarded timely, tested, and compliant with published norms. Monitor the reconciliation landscape; research discrepancies by accessing reconciliation tools and general ledgers and perform audits to validate accuracy and assess risk associated with outstanding breaks, escalating when appropriate. Using knowledge of reconciliation setups and tool meet with onshore and offshore stakeholders to either train on use of tools, features relevant to specific needs. Analyze current reconciliation landscape, controls and processes to recommend changes, controls, reports, or enhancements to achieve stronger controls and or efficiencies. Liaise with internal and external Auditors, Compliance and Regulatory teams. Provide support to our regulatory reporting team for CFTC (Commodities Future Trading Commissions) filing by sharing the details with the agreed SLA. Serve to our Finance team by providing month end recs and help them to file focus during month-end. Telecommuting permitted 2 days per week. When not telecommuting, must report to SGAOS, 480 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Finance, Financial Engineering, Business Administration, Accounting or a related field; plus 5 years of professional experience as a Accountant, Auditor, or any occupation/position/job title performing quality and control functions within banking industry. In lieu of Bachelor’s degree employer will accept 3 years of post-secondary studies in Finance, Financial Engineering, Business Administration, Accounting or a related field, plus 1 year of professional experience performing quality and control functions within banking industry, plus 5 years of professional experience as a Accountant, Auditor, or any occupation/position/job title performing quality and control functions within banking industry. Must also have the following special skills: 5 years of professional experience working with regulations and reform (including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)) impacting banks and broker/dealer; 5 years of professional experience utilizing General Ledger, product cash flows and business line trial balances relating to cash position; 5 years of professional experience working with banking products including Cash, Equities, FI, and Derivatives; and 3 years of professional experience utilizing Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and advanced Microsoft Excel; and 3 years of professional experience with Broadridge Processing System (BPS), ShadowSuite (Back-office System), SunGard’s GMI Clearing and Accounting System, and Duco reconciliation platform.

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