Settlements Manager

**About Us**

Rabobank Australia & New Zealand Group is a part of the international Rabobank Group, the world’s leading specialist in food and agribusiness banking. We are structured as a cooperative. Our purpose is clear: we enable our clients to feed the world sustainably. True to our cooperative origins, our focus lies with our clients and our employees, not shareholders, so we always put people first. We are committed to the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace, flexible work practices and innovation. Our great working conditions, broad training programs and the opportunity to work together for the greater good are reasons why our employees love working with Rabobank.

Due to an internal movement, Rabobank is currently hiring for a Settlements Manager in Sydney. This role is responsible for the management and oversight of the Country Banking (CB) Settlements Team that provides securities and settlement related services to Country Banking. The team are centralised in Sydney and manage the loan documentation process and funding for Rural finance transactions including equipment finance across Australia.

The Settlements Manager must have the ability to thrive in a fast paced and flexible culture requiring management of numerous transactions and request for support simultaneously under deadline pressure, while also quickly prioritizing and focusing on the most critical issues/projects.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Managing a high performing team carrying out the activities of CB Settlements who are coordinating and managing the loan documentation process from credit approval to funding
- Manage the process for the reconciliation of security documentation for custody purposes to ensure the Bank is in control of its security documentation
- Manage Service Level Agreements with Panel Solicitors to determine their level of compliance with those requirements
- Ensuring the quality of data provided by the front office is optimal and liaise with stakeholders and agree actions to lift quality where necessary
- Hind sighting settlement transactions carried out by the settlements team staff
- Reconciling the physical and electronic custody of the bank’s security documents
- Establishing and maintaining strong working relationship with the Branches, Panel Solicitors and Bank’s Operations department to enhance customer service and minimise errors
- Recording and resolution of operational/compliance incidents and findings in Archer within suitable timeframes
- Driving a culture of continuous improvement within the team and delivering on agreed continuous improvement initiatives

**Experience, Skills and Attributes you will bring to the role**:

- Proven experience managing a team within a high-volume environment
- Sound banking experience with exposure to Rural Loan processing or similar highly regarded
- Exposure to commercial loans processing (preferably with complex structures) with a solid understanding of loan documentation (management, analysis, and understanding of legal terminology)
- Specialist knowledge of loan security documentation and Letter of Offer
- Specialist knowledge of equipment finance settlements
- Demonstrated success with Continuous Improvement

**Our Values, Vision and Mission**

Rabobank Australia fully embraces inclusion and belonging and delivers positive experiences for our people and clients. Our great working conditions, broad learning and development programmes and the opportunity to work together for the greater good are reasons why our employees love working here. We are committed to our values; we are client focussed, action oriented, purposeful and courageous in our work. We are professional and considerate and bring out the best in each other and are committed to keep learning. We have an open culture, where you can be yourself and be valued for who you are.

**What we're proud to offer you**:

- 2 Wellness Days
- Rabobank values the development of its people and has a great Education Assistance Program to assist with professional development.
- An inclusive Parental Leave policy that supports you and your family while giving you the freedom and flexibility to enjoy this special time (Primary carer up-to 14 weeks paid leave)
- We realise sometimes 4 weeks Annual Leave isn't enough At Rabobank we provide an incentive for eligible employees to receive 1 extra week Annual Leave. With an option to also purchase another 2 weeks Annual Leave.
- Rabobank recognises that employees need to protect their financial wellbeing, in the event of serious illness, injury, or even death. Rabobank provides eligible permanent employees with employer-funded Death, Temporary & Permanent Disability (TPD) and Income Protection Insurance.
- As part of Rabobank's global Corporate Social Responsibility, Workplace Giving aims to encourage employees to contribute to our community. Rabo Workplace Giving program matches employee donations to selected Social Partners.
- Rabobank is committed to a