Officer, Financial Markets

**Officer Financial Markets & Treasury - 36151**

**Permanent Full-time Opportunity**

**Location - Sydney**

**Hybrid Working Model**

**How will I Help?**

As the Officer for Foreign Exchange & Commodity markets, you will be joining the Financial Markets & Treasury Operations Business Unit within WIB Operations. This group forms part of Institutional Banking Services under Group Operations and supports the Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) and we pride ourselves on being a business unit that is equipped to meet the ever-changing needs of the market, while remaining committed to our different customer, stakeholders, and products.

As the Officer your team will provide trade confirmation matching settlements for foreign exchange and commodity products. You will have a key focus on creating and maintaining a business unit that is focused on increasing customer satisfaction, developing a high performing and skilled workforce and cost-efficient business practices.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Daily operational processing ensuring that all payment, confirmation, reconciliation, and investigation obligations have been met and that customer service levels are maintained at the highest level.
- Central Operational contact for foreign exchange markets or trade related queries
- Ensure accurate checklist completion and escalation of any items that are not actioned daily.
- Work closely with Shift Peers to ensure effective physical daily handover of work between Shifts 1 (Sydney), 2 (London) and 3 (NY) to support the seamless transition between shifts and the effective running of the 24-hour global operation.
- Embrace change initiatives and work to implement them as seamlessly as possible.
- Identify opportunities for system and process enhancements and communicate to your Supervisor/Manager for review and possible implementation.
- Proactively partner with Trading, Sales Desks and Relationship Managers to achieve the best outcomes for our customers.

**What's in it for me?**

You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is helping Australians succeed. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**
- Relevant industry experience.
- Specific product knowledge advantageous (Loan Markets debt product, derivatives, Securities & Money Market financial transactions).
- Specific system knowledge advantageous (Austraclear, RITS, Euroclear, Murex)
- Excellent focus on attention to detail with the capability to work and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Energetic and motivated, able to work well inside a group and broadly across an organisation.
- Confident and articulate communicator.
- Positive and enthusiastic approach to acquiring product and systems knowledge.
- Flexible team player with the ability to work under pressure.

**What is it like to work there?**

We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people who love helping others succeed. Working with us you'll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility. And one where everyone belongs.

**How do I Apply?**

The health and wellbeing of our employees is our top priority. We've developed clear standards to ensure our people are confident, safe, and healthy whether they're working from a Westpac Group site or working from home. These are based on expert medical advice and Safe Work Australia guidelines.