Senior Officer - Chaps Crm

About Us

Bank of China London Branch is the first ever overseas Chinese financial institution in a global financial services hub. Established in 1929, Bank of China has expanded steadily in the UK and has become the first choice for both Chinese 'going-out’ customers and local UK customers seeking to establish relationships with China, with branches all across the UK including the City of London, London Chinatown, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.

The Bank is taking a leading role amongst UK based Chinese financial institutions and is one of the mainstream foreign banks in the European market.

Position summary

Clearing & Payments department supports the Bank in a back office capacity, supporting the Bank’s operational processing for various banking product, working with retail branches and front office teams to support London Branch and Subsidiary customers. As a Senior Officer - CHAPS CRM, you will be responsible to take actions required as a Direct Participant of CHAPS. You will be experienced in supporting and managing regulatory reporting projects including but not limited to CHAPS annual attestation. This is a full time permanent role.

Essential responsibilities include but not limited to

• Document appropriate controls based on regulatory needs and assessing the effectiveness of such controls by conducting control testing
• Coordinate across three lines of defence to ensure project task is completed in a timely manner
• Prepare and manage questionnaire responses from Bank of England
• Prepare regular reports for Head of Department and Senior Management when required
• Complete CHAPS Compliance analysis, thus developing suitable controls and remediation action
• Analyse CHAPS activities, identify relevant risks and document them
• Assist to discover, detect, document, manage and mitigate CHAPS related full range of risk types
• Provide support for the first line of defence (1LoD) to identify risks as well as document and manage them. Provide assistance in designing controls and testing their effectiveness
• Assist to complete CHAPS Quarterly RCSA
• Support CHAPS morning and late shift including extensions as CHAPS Operator
• Maintain full knowledge of all CHAPS manuals, rules and updates
• Assist CHAPS representatives to ensure our full compliance with the latest published CHAPS rules and regulations
• Liaise with internal and external auditors
• Participate in any CHAPS related projects and product development to ensure business requirements are met
• Escalate operational processing issues and general payment queries when required

Person specification

• Degree educated in Finance, Economics, Accounting or other equivalent
• Experience within the Financial Services industry and proven track record in similar business stream
• Experience of SWIFT and CHAPS payment processing and relevant global payment schemes
• Experienced in SWIFT Payment Messages both MT and MX (ISO20022) is desirable
• Project management experience
• Risk and controls experience
• Knowledge of relevant legislations such as Consumer Duty, FCA and PRA regulations
• A problem solver, someone who can use their initiative to resolve queries
• Capable of working in a fast paced environment, whilst being able to deliver high quality
• Solid analytical skills
• Detail oriented
• Excellent organisation skills
• Team player
• Good MS Excel skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both IT and non-IT audiences
• Flexible with working hours

What we offer

In return, we will offer a great working environment and supported learning, a competitive salary and benefits package.

In alignment with Bank of China (UK) Limited recruitment policy, Criminal Reference Bureau and reference checks will be carried out in the event of an individual being offered a position with us.

Bank of China (UK) Limited is an equal opportunities employer.

Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

How to apply

If you wish to apply please follow the link below (you will be redirected to the Bank's career page).