Payments Associate

Do you have a passion for dynamic, fast and challenging job where you can develop yourself in world-class asset management environment? Does work with financial products and investments excite you? Then investment operations is the best way how to launch your career. If you have real passion for work then you might be the person we are looking for. Currently we are hiring someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment to join our Payments team. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for all investment 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.

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



About the team:

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.