Senior Technical Specialist – Treasury Systems
Remote / occasional work in nearest office (either London, Manchester, Newcastle or Coventry)
Up to £65,000 + benefits
The role:
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Treasury Application Support colleague to join our Treasury Systems team. This role will be responsible for providing application expertise and support for treasury and payment applications to meet business operational requirements, and to deliver project and build activity.
If you have great knowledge and experience in SWIFT, we would like to speak to you. If you are familiar with CHAPS and Bank of England applications that would be an added bonus.
Key Accountabilities:
* Provide high level of IT support for Treasury and Payment applications to ensure maximum service availability.
* Occasional out of hours support to ensure business critical and regulatory tasks are completed.
* Give guidance and mentoring to team members on systems, process, procedures and behaviours.
* Working as part of a team or on an individual basis, assist with the delivery of strategic projects and represent the Treasury Systems team as a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ in project meetings.
* Provide input into feasibility of new initiatives and system changes, highlighting associated benefits and key risks.
* Liaise with suppliers and business partners to ensure effective and rapid resolution of technical issues and to deliver all agreed commitments. Engage with Major Incident Managers and Problem Managers in the event of high severity failures and for root cause analysis when requested. Identify and deliver BAU small changes and service improvements highlighting associated benefits and key risks as appropriate.
* Advise and provide systems information and evidence for annual risk and audit returns. Identify and deliver opportunities for cost savings or efficiencies.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
Must have technical / functional knowledge of SWIFT and associated payment systems
Technical and functional knowledge of some of the following Treasury IT systems:
* Bottomline GTX (GT Exchange)
* Bottomline TES (Transformation and Enrichment Service)
* Bottomline MMCF
* SWIFT Alliance
* Swift Webaccess services eg. RTGS/Enquiry Link
* Crest
* Kondor+ or equivalent Treasury Management System
* Bloomberg
* Unix knowledge
* Database development skills
* Familiarity with call logging systems
* Experience of dealing with business customers in an IT service delivery environment
* Advanced level experience of IT systems support.
* Solid experience of ITIL incident, problem and change management functions.
* Demonstrable experience of mentoring junior team members or team leadership.
* Must be enthusiastic, positive and quick to learn.
What You Can Expect From Us:
* Flexible and remote working
* 27 days holiday, plus opportunity to buy 5 extra days
* Competitive pension / income protection / life assurance
* Positive, friendly work culture that promotes work life balance
* Commitment from employers on continued learning & development
* Wellbeing support ‘Help@Hand’ offers mental health support, physiotherapy, GP’s for both you and your family.
* 2 paid days for volunteering per year
* ‘MyReward’ corporate discount for over 800 retailers and Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Family friendly policies and supportive working environment
* Recognition scheme and a culture in which we celebrate success
* Colleague network groups committed to inclusion and diversity within our Bank.
We can only consider candidates with the right to work in the UK at this time.
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At The Co-operative Bank we’re proud to be different. We’re proud of our values and ethics, and our unique, customer-led Ethical Policy that shapes everything we do.
Born out of the co-operative movement over 150 years ago, you could say that doing the right thing has always been our thing. We don’t just help people with their money, but help people fight for justice and the causes they care about.
We put people at the heart of every decision we make and there’s never been a more important time for our Bank to stand up for the causes that matter most to our customers, colleagues and partner organisations.
Join us and help us continue to make progress in environmental and societal change, all with the UK’s original ethical bank.
Our Bank is committed to continuing to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment where all colleagues can fulfil their potential. We welcome applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and lifestyles who can work with us in maintaining a culture of belonging, where people are valued and respected.
If you require more information or this document in a different format, please contact careers@co-operativebank.co.uk
As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks.
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