Officer, Financial Markets Services, Asia Pacific

**About Us**

Rabobank is the world's leading specialist in food & agribusiness banking. One of our key strengths lies in our people who have a deep understanding of agriculture & are committed to adding long-term value for clients. Our commitment to our employees & clients is at the heart of everything we do.

Rabobank's Global Service Centre Financial Markets Services Asia Pacific Hub, located in Sydney, is a critical team within the Global Service Centre (GSC) organisation. The hub provides comprehensive Operational support to the Asia Pacific-based Markets & Treasury businesses, encompassing Trading, Funding, & Corporate Sales products. Additionally, it offers direct client support to Rabobank's Rural, Corporate, & Financial Institution clients, ensuring seamless & reliable service delivery to the region.

We currently have 2 x vacancies for an Officer, Financial Markets Services (FMS), Asia Pacific to be based in Sydney. As Officer you will be a primary point of contact for issue resolution & client contact which requires a thorough understanding of global & regional market practices, international regulations, & systems.

**The team works Monday to Friday from 12:30pm to 9pm so you must be willing & able to work these hours. As we have a hybrid work environment, you will work a mix of days in the office & days from home.**

**Top Role Accountabilities**:

- Provide an exceptionally high quality of internal & external client service, developing solid relationships with Markets & Treasury, external clients & stakeholders
- Deliver a high standard of accuracy, completeness & reliability with end-to-end transaction processes in relation to the lifecycle of a broad range of Financial Markets products
- Timely & accurate settlement (cash, custody & clearing) within payments systems & market infrastructure
- Dispatch, Match, Chase & Escalate confirmations & market instructions to meet regulatory timelines
- Investigate, resolve & escalate reconciliation breaks with regards to transactions, systems, data, cash & securities
- Prepare daily & periodic reports to be submitted to internal stakeholders
- Management of Through Put Ratio, intraday liquidity, cash reporting & funding across all Asia Pacific external & internal accounts and head office accounts for Asia Pacific currencies, including use of Repurchase Agreements to meet obligations

**To be successful, you will have**:

- A minimum of 4 years' experience in a Treasury / Markets Operations & liquidity management role with experience in payments, settlements, confirmations, reporting & reconciliations
- Experience communicating with external clients
- Knowledge of financial market instruments & products including, Foreign Exchange, Money Market, Fixed Income, Commodities, Interest Rate Derivatives, Options & Futures
- Sound knowledge of settlements & payments systems such as Murex, Calypso, SWIFT, Exigo, RITS, eMBT, CMU & Euroclear
- Good knowledge of SWIFT payment messaging such as MT103 / 202 & pacs.008 / pas.009
- An ability to plan & prioritise to meet strict deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail & an ability to work to a high level of accuracy
- An ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders & clients / relationship management
- Previous experience supporting countries within Asia Pacific preferable
- Mandarin, Cantonese or other Asian language skills highly regarded
- Knowledge of Asia Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Mainland China) markets, systems & regulations is an advantage

**What we're proud to offer you**:
**Wellbeing leave**. These 2 extra leave days support greater work/life balance & is just another way we are helping our employees to lead happier, healthier, & more fulfilling lives

**Education Assistance Program**. Rabobank values the development of its people & has a great Education Assistance Program to assist with professional development

**Parental Leave** that supports you & your family while giving you the freedom & flexibility to enjoy this special time (up-to 14 weeks paid leave)

**Bonus and Additional 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 & an option to purchase another 2 weeks Annual Leave

**Extra Insurance**. 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, TPD & Income Protection Insurance

**Rabo Workplace Giving program**. 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

**Our Values**

Rabobank Australia values inclusion, belonging, & positive experiences for all. Our work environment, our benefits, & the wa