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Payment Processing and Control
- Processing SEPA transfers (SCT / SCT Inst) and international SWIFT payments (MT103, MT202, pacs.008)
- Verifying the compliance of payment instructions: IBAN, BIC, beneficiary data, Verification of Payee (VoP)
- Detecting and managing suspended payments, rejections, and returns (R-transactions)
- Monitoring urgent and high-value payments via SEPA orTARGET2 / T2
Applying sanctions screening procedures (EU, OFAC lists) within the regulatory execution window
Nostro Account Management
- Daily monitoring of liquidity positions on nostro accounts with correspondent banks
- Reconciling nostro statements with booked transactions (matching MT940 / MT950)
- Identifying and resolving reconciliation breaks within set deadlines
- Managing pending items and escalating to correspondent banks in case of discrepancies
- Optimizing intraday balances in coordination with Treasury
Back Office
- More broadly, the Middle Officer – Payments will be involved on other back office tasks as back up in securities transactions, corporate actions or tax operations.
Skills and experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree, ideally in Banking, Legal, Finance, or a related field.
- Proven experience in a back/middle office role, preferably facing cash and securities transactions
- Sound understanding and experience of transactional regulatory reporting, including CDDP, CESOP, Emir Refit and other relevant regulations
- Background in back-office banking operations with experience in tax-related regulatory matters is preferred
- Strong analytical skills to identify, analyze, and correct regulatory reporting errors and discrepancies
- Demonstrated ability to drive process optimization initiatives and implement best practices
- High level of attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and compliance of regulatory reports and reconciliations
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with various teams and stakeholders
Our Values
Accountability: Taking ownership for tasks and challenges, as well as seeking continuous improvement
Hands-on: Being proactive to rapidly deliver high-quality results
Passionate: Being committed and striving for excellence
Solution-driven: Focusing on client outcomes and treating clients fairly with a risk-aware mindset
Partnership-oriented: Promoting collaboration and teamwork. Working together with an entrepreneurial spirit
Skills Required
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Banking, Legal, Finance or a related field
- Proven experience in a back/middle office role
- Understanding and experience of transactional regulatory reporting
- Background in back-office banking operations
- Strong analytical skills to identify and correct errors
- Ability to drive process optimization initiatives
- High attention to detail for accuracy and compliance
- Excellent communication skills
EFG International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about EFG International and has not been reviewed or approved by EFG International.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is sometimes characterized as fair for the role, suggesting baseline alignment between responsibilities and fixed remuneration. Annual salary reviews benchmarked to performance and market data further reinforce a structured approach to setting pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits such as health insurance are described as good and comparable to typical market offerings. This consistency in core coverage appears to be a stabilizing part of the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle offerings include items like free flu vaccines, free gym classes, and hybrid working arrangements. These add non-cash value that can improve the perceived total rewards experience.
EFG International Insights
What We Do
EFG International is a global private banking group offering private banking and asset management services and is headquartered in Zurich. Its registered shares (EFGN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. As a leading Swiss private bank, EFG International has a presence in major financial centres and growth markets, operating in around 40 locations worldwide, with a network spanning Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas and the Middle East. As one of the best-capitalised Swiss private banks, EFG International is a financial partner that offers the security and solidity needed to provide clients with effective support. An entrepreneurial spirit has shaped the bank since its inception, enabling it to develop hands-on solutions and to build long-lasting client relationships. In other words: Entrepreneurial thinking. Private banking.
