Title:  Assistant Manager

Requisition ID: 225544

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The Assistant Manager, Reconciliation is responsible for providing support to a team of subject matter experts in supporting the Branch and units within Global Operations in reconciliation services, and accurately processing correcting or adjusting entries in a centralized environment. The Assistant Manager is expected to foster a performance oriented, customer-focused culture by working in close collaboration with staff (including coaching) to ensure knowledgeable and straightforward responses are provided and being better organized to serve customers while reducing structural costs and mitigating risk. The Assistant Manager leads the team to ensure business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed and delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Accountabilities 

•    Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

•    Customer Experience - Leadership – Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader bank relationships, systems and knowledge. Provide direction and support to a team of subject experts to ensure they provide the best-in-class customer service by:
a)    Ensuring the team retains a high degree of relevant, up-to-date knowledge and understanding of appropriate processes and systems, including completing internal training to maintain expertise, and reviewing all News Items, Manual and Job Aid updates, and related publications;
b)    Ensuring the Service Level Agreement commitments and standards are communicated, understood and maintained consistently by the team to ensure excellent customer service is provided;
c)    Recognizing, anticipating and taking advantage of trends, and potential opportunities/future events to improve effectiveness and efficiency;
d)    Influencing the development and execution of plans to be in alignment with objectives;
e)    Overcoming or working around obstacles that stand in the way of successful completion of difficult assignments

•    Business Plan/ Execution – Participate in the implementation, and maintenance of effective tools and processes by:
a)    Reviewing the team’s activities tracking report (volume and disposition tracking) to certify optimal fulfillment of branch support needs is being provided;
b)    Analysis and identification of trends with feedback to management that will assist in streamlining processes and service delivery to our partners and customers;
c)    Achieving targeted outcomes through the maintenance of a strong focus on the task at hand and the desired results;
d)    Working with management and partners to implement new and enhanced initiatives in support of implementations, and periodic branch roll outs.

•    Operational Effectiveness/Improvement - Ensure the delivery of best-in class customer service fostering an environment that promotes agile, flexible and timely client support processing, while mitigating risk by:
a)    Using a systematic approach to identify possible causes of a situation, its impact on the business and provide realistic and timely solutions;
b)    Completing/ensuring quality assurance checks (including ticket reviews) to improve customer experience, mitigate operational and reputational risk, and guarantee compliance, as well as increase overall delivery.

•    Leadership and Development - Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vision/values/business strategy, and managing succession and development planning for the team. Effectively manage and develop human capital within the unit by:
a)    Ensuring that expectations, which include accountabilities, objectives, and goals are effectively communicated and understood;
b)    Ensuring goals are monitored for all direct reports and that they have a process in place for their respective areas;
c)     Providing ongoing coaching to direct reports and actively promoting employee development;
d)    Maintaining open lines of communication for staff and ensuring that they are aware of the Pathways to Resolution;
e)     Leading regular huddles with staff, as well as ad hoc meetings, for the dissemination of information;
f)     Providing fair and equitable treatment to all staff within department’s reporting.
g)    Fostering

•    Relationship Management - Build relationships with business line partners by:
a)    Participating as active partners by working with manager in consultations with SSG units, branches, and business lines to resolve issues, remove roadblocks, reduce costs and improve services.
b)    Providing feedback and recommendations to management;
c)    Collaborating with management on regular communications with client groups and business line partners to understand new initiatives corporate objectives and strategies.

Education / Experience:

- Thorough understanding of CPA regulations, policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to manage initiatives concurrently, and to ensure project tasks result in marked progress toward achieving business
goals
- Strong ability to manage relationships and communication with business line partners
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of LAN/PC operations and systems (e.g. NetConnect, sClient, PEGA, MS Office Suite, Intalink, FFT, TKS, AS400, LAN and others)
- Thorough knowledge of Bank regulations, policies, procedures
- Strong knowledge of branch services, products, and processes and/or RSC or OCS processes
- Thorough understanding of HR policies, procedures and practices
- Strong managerial, leadership and coaching skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under pressure with constant interruptions
- Must be flexible in a changing environment

Education & Accreditations:

- Post-secondary education and/or 3 years of relevant experience is an asset 

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Location(s):  Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo : Santo Domingo East

Business Address: KM 22 Las Americas 

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