Investment Payments Specialist (full/ part-time)

Place of work
Mlynské nivy 12, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time, part-time
Start date
By agreement
Wage (gross)
Minimum base salary from 1500 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Swift, CLS, SEPA, Murex. Does it ring the bell? If you have an experience with payments, you enjoy a fast-paced environment and you are keen on new challenges then you might be the person we are looking for. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for all investments related payments generated from our financial investments cross the Globe. Joining Swiss Re, you will get great opportunity to engage in various projects and increase your responsibilities. Expand your knowledge and build up your career with us!

Payments team consists of six specialists based in Bratislava with three colleagues located in New York. We have numerous responsibilities derived from cash trades executed by our internal portfolio managers. This includes trades confirmation with counter-parties and brokers, their monitoring until successful settlement and resolutions of potential issues or discrepancies. We daily work with around 150 transactions of many different products and currencies across all continents. Through the day we experience the right mix of regular tasks, compelling investigations and impressive initiatives. We get involved in projects and initiatives following business strategy, regulatory requirements and market changes. Continuous improvements are part of our nature.

The job itself along with the team's trainings framework and Swiss Re's knowledge-sharing culture offer excellent development opportunities as you would have insights into the investment and transaction lifecycle across various markets.

Swiss Re Group is a global leader in the reinsurance industry with more than 150 years of history. The Asset Management (AM) function manages the assets Swiss Re generates through its core insurance and reinsurance businesses. We do so by using a robust asset-liability management process. AM Operations team provides an efficient operating platform that supports all financial market activities conducted by Swiss Re. We facilitate and have oversight of every single one of our global investment transactions, be it trades, payments or investment income. Our hands-on approach in actively investigating, limiting and reporting any risks resulting from this activity protects the company from financial losses and ensures regulatory compliance. There are various duties covered exclusively from Bratislava, what makes our environment even more complex and inspiring. An exciting part of what we do involves projects with impact on our colleagues in different locations and departments.

You will:
- Look after Global payments execution and supervision
- Deal with OTC derivatives, Coupons, Dividends and other ad hoc Asset Management related payments
- Monitor and avoid money laundering or fraud activities
- Provide hands-on support for Pre-Settlement and Post-Settlement queries resolution
- Communicate with global banks, worldwide counterparties and various partners as well as with cross functional global teams
- Participate in or lead projects related to systems, products or business
- Strive for on making processes more efficient and scalable

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Our flexible working options offer you greater autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.
We are open to have this position filled as full-time/ 80% part-time or as two 50% part-time roles.

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1)

Number of years of experience

2

Personality requirements and skills

- Have advanced knowledge of investment products and markets
- Have at least 3 years of experience in investments back-office operations
- Can prioritize tasks, handle numerous initiatives at a time and meet deadlines while delivering high quality results
- Enjoy interacting with people with excellent written and spoken English
- Feel comfortable in changing environment, willing to learn, open to tackle new tasks and challenges
- Show "Can do" attitude
- Stay calm within ambiguous and stressful situations
- Enjoy being part of the dynamic team
- Have strong customer orientation with passion to deliver results
- Are curious and love investigation down to root cause

Minimum base salary from 1500 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience.*
*We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.

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Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 3452771  Dátum zverejnenia: 19.7.2018  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto) a ďalšie odmeny: Minimum base salary from 1500 EUR gross/month/full time and other rewards. Our offer to you may be higher based on your experience and will include additional rewards and benefits.*