Cash & Liquidity Management Operations Manager

About Northern Trust
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

The
Cash & Liquidity Management Operations Manager
is a key position supporting Treasury front office in managing the Banks balances & our Intraday liquidity flows. The role requires strong leadership skills to establish a solid control environment with excellent communication, adhering to our Regulatory framework including any reporting obligations to the Reserve Bank of Australia.

The individual will be managing a small team working closely with the Treasury desk in forecasting and intraday related activities escalating appropriately. The position will also be responsible for supporting back and middle office functions for Corporate Treasury.

What you will do

• Provides day to day oversight activities that are delivered in line within regulatory requirements.
• Effective Intraday liquidity management of Central Bank activities
• Accurate forecasting and Currency management within target limits set considering any Credit impact.
• Manages relationship with RBA and represents in Industry working groups.
• Oversight of Funding of Central Securities Depositaries and Sub Custodians
• Advises business unit senior management on regulatory implications.
• Implements procedures and processes to ensure regulatory compliance with applicable regulatory bodies and reporting requirements.
• As Subject matter expert, provide comprehensive, in-depth consulting and leadership to partners at a high technical level.
• Proactively looks for opportunities to strengthen the control environment. Analyses and closes gaps by implementing process/procedure changes in the team.
• Build solid relationship with various Treasury, Credit and Finance teams globally.
• Development of team, Appraisal, compensation planning and succession planning
• implementation of systems, processes, and projects for Liquidity management operations.
• Ownership of accounts as appropriate and key controls
• Role is balanced between high level operational execution, development, and strategic direction of the business function activities.
• Partners with Corporate Treasury on priorities and strategic plans
• Manages relationships with internal and external auditors and is accountable for remediation of findings related to Cash & Liquidity Operations processes.
• Seasoned multi-disciplinary expert with extensive technical and/or business knowledge and functional expertise
• Carries out complex initiatives involving multiple disciplines and/or ambiguous issues.
• Participates in developing division strategic plan and sets goals and priorities based on direction set for the unit; follows through to ensure objectives are met.
• Drive a continuous improvement strategy including review of existing processes. implementing digital transformation and STP automation

The Successful Candidate Will Benefit From Having

• Strong knowledge of Cash & Liquidity related activities
• Good understanding of Australian and regional market practices, regulations, and requirements in respect to cash management, payments, trade, and other custody operations functions.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks across key financial markets.
• Experience designing, executing, and overseeing operational processes to meet organisational, market and regulatory requirements.
• Exposure to back and middle office functions within custody or supporting Treasury
• Leadership and organisational skills
• Initiative to independently accomplish tasks and make decisions.
• Analytical/problem solving through organisation and time management.
• Ability to build strong internal and external network to assist in the timely resolution of issues.
• Manage multiple priorities considering client impact, timeframe complexity and risk.
• Ability to represent Northern Trust in external meetings and the client in internal meeting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills

Working With Us
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation
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We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.