Job Responsibilities:
Currency supply and inventory management
- Coordinate with the Dealing Department on currency buy/sell requirements and ensure the timely availability of currencies for branch and wholesale requirements.
- Monitor banknote stock levels across the CPC, vault and relevant locations, and initiate timely replenishment or movement of currencies.
- Support branch operations as an operational backup and resolve currency availability, denomination and banknote quality requirements.
- Maintain clear visibility of stock positions, ageing, movement requirements and operational risks, and provide accurate management updates.
Banknote dealing and profitability
- Quote competitive buying and selling rates within approved limits while protecting margins, profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Execute and record banknote deals accurately in the approved dealing systems and maintain complete customer and transaction records.
- Monitor market developments, communicate relevant information to the team and customers, and support timely rate and hedging decisions.
- Develop and maintain wholesale customer and counterparty relationships and support the achievement of approved business targets.
Import/export and shipment operations
- Coordinate end-to-end import and export currency movements with Dealing, overseas counterparties, logistics providers and internal teams.
- Ensure dispatch, receipt, verification and acknowledgement of currency shipments are completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
- Maintain complete shipment, customs, insurance and supporting documentation in accordance with approved procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Track pending movements, resolve operational exceptions promptly and escalate delays or control concerns to the Head of Banknotes.
Cash control, reconciliation and counterfeit management
- Oversee vault activities, cash handling and shift controls to safeguard physical currency and maintain proper segregation of duties.
- Ensure daily stock checks, customer ledger controls and day-end reconciliation of outstanding deals, currency positions and cash balances.
- Apply robust counterfeit detection, note-quality verification and loss-prevention controls, and ensure exceptions are reported and investigated promptly.
- Review discrepancies, unresolved entries and operational losses, and drive timely corrective and preventive action.
Compliance and risk governance
- Ensure Banknotes activities comply with applicable AML/CFT, KYC, sanctions, regulatory, import/export, insurance and Company requirements.
- Maintain complete and accurate customer due diligence, deal, shipment and operational records for audit and regulatory review.
- Support Central Bank and other audits, respond to information requests and ensure agreed corrective actions are completed within timelines.
- Identify control gaps and operational risks, escalate material concerns and support effective change control and process improvement.
Team capability and operational service
- Provide day-to-day direction, technical guidance, coaching and performance support to the Banknotes team.
- Ensure reliable and professional service to branches, internal stakeholders, customers and counterparties, with timely resolution of queries and requests.
- Complete the structured training plan, including practical exposure to dealing, cash accounting, counterfeit detection, shipments, documentation, systems and compliance controls.
- Apply and transfer the knowledge gained through training to support operational readiness, capability building and consistent Banknotes operations.
Desired Candidate Profile
5+ years of relevant experience in banknote operations, foreign currency dealing, treasury, cash operations or the exchange/financial services industry. Prior branch operations exposure and supervisory or team-lead experience are preferred.
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