Assistant Manager, operations attestationLondon Stock Exchange Group

Department description
LCH Ltd partners with market participants globally to offer clearing services for a diverse range of asset classes, including Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Rates and Repos. Operations sits at the heart of the organisation, providing services to internal and external customers and business partners across all asset classes. The division operates globally across several pillars of service, including Securities Operations, Rates Operations, Onboarding Operations, Collateral Management, Client Services, and Regulatory Reporting.
Role description
We are currently seeking a highly motivated individual to join LCH Ltd to work alongside Senior Management to complete the external attestation process for Core CCP Operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for collating feedback and evidence from a number of internal partners across Post Trade to respond to attestation requests from the Central Banks we have a relationship with. The role will involve interacting with external and internal parties including technology teams, audit, risk, operations and Central Bank representatives. The candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and will work with teams across several locations daily. The ideal candidate has been exposed to payments infrastructure whilst working in a financial services firm.
Enter the key responsibilities of the role:
Data and Process Management
Prepare and maintain the attestation control tool ensuring it is line with the latest central bank reference manuals / attestation queries, as appropriate.
Establish basic project management methodologies using available communication tools to ensure thoroughness and transparency are applied throughout the attestation process.
Quality check first line submissions, acting as first point of challenge to first line teams, ensuring questions are answered accurately and completely prior to 3 line of defence submission.
Harmonise language and style across all answers and evidence.
Maintain up-to-date evidence repository (with usable indexing and naming convention) for 3LoD use.
Support quantitative analysis of 3LoD sampling population to ensure appropriate coverage for completeness and reasonableness review and deep-dive reviews respectively.
Work with Core Operations Risk Manager to ensure existing recent RCSA exercises are cross-referenced with sample population to reduce 'double coverage', where possible.
Review appropriate tooling options to reduce reliance on Teams and Excel, working with Operational Excellence Team.
Business Engagement
Conduct first line briefing per attestation with one-to-one follow-ups with AE / SME per area to ensure accountability and responsibility are understood and accepted (and areas of central bank special interest highlighted early in the process)
Co-ordinate First Line teams responses to each attestation answering queries and facilitating understanding of the exercise and questions; ensure regular contact throughout the process.
Maintain a close working relationship with second- and third-line teams to ensure a seamless feedback loop to first line teams during attestation reviews.
Secure accountable executive sign-off on behalf of each first line teams' SME's submissions.
Ensure LCH signing officers (CRO & COO) remain aware of issues throughout the process ('Close contact' principle)
Coordinate the 3LoD reviews across second- and third-line SMEs, acting as intermediary to the first line teams, maintaining trackers for each (as process control and evidential items) and conducting workshops with each 3LoD accountable sub-team.
Maintain calendar of all central bank attestations to assist 3LoD resource planning and other governance-related materials.
Central Bank Management
Work with Operations Management to draft and submit the compliance certificates.
Establish responsibility and accountability for non-compliance remediation and ensuring central bank understanding and acceptance of LCH's position on each.
Experience and skills required:
Educated to a degree level.
Proficient in Microsoft tools (Excel, Teams) used to collate evidence and engage with business partners.
An analytical mind and an excellent eye for detail with a methodical approach.
Prior exposure to payments infrastructure.
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and a positive work demeanor.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Good judgement to question discrepancies, call out issues.
Exhibits personal responsibility and accountability to maintain high standards and increase efficiency.
Possess problem solving abilities, bringing new points of view to existing solutions.
Resilient when working to tight timelines, with the ability to prioritise tasks accordingly.
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
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London Stock Exchange Group

Taguig City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time