BBPLC Australia Branch Assistant Vice President
On-siteSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Job Summary
Provide day-to-day functional oversight for Asia Loan Closing activity, ensuring primary and secondary loan transactions are supported accurately and escalated in a timely manner. Act as the technical expert for loan closing processes, including CATS validation, trade blotter maintenance, reconciliation investigations, and NDA/MNPI handling. Support the APAC Special Situations desk by partnering with Front Office, Product Control, Finance, and regional Operations teams to resolve trade, funding, and control issues. Perform and oversee AUD liquidity management processes, including daily projection checks, RITS monitoring, and funding coordination. Drive process discipline, documentation quality, and continuous improvement across a small team environment. Deputise for the VP in operational forums, issue management discussions, and regional governance processes.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience in loans operations, loan closing, middle office trade support, or a closely related credit operations function
- Sound technical knowledge of primary and secondary loan trade flows, including booking validation, loan documentation lifecycle, funding coordination, settlement dependencies, and exception management
- Strong control mindset with experience in reconciliations, maker-checker processes, risk identification, escalation management, SOP ownership, and evidence retention
- Ability to operate effectively in a small team, balancing hands-on processing, technical problem solving, functional oversight, and stakeholder management
- Good understanding of Australian branch operating requirements, AUD liquidity or payment processes, RITS / ESA activity, or willingness to build expertise in these areas
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to Front Office, regional Operations, control, and senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities, strengthen controls, support automation, and maintain resilient day-to-day operations
- This role is based in our Sydney, Australia office
Desired Qualifications
- Strong experience in loans operations, loan closing, middle office trade support, or a closely related credit operations function
- Sound technical knowledge of primary and secondary loan trade flows, including booking validation, loan documentation lifecycle, funding coordination, settlement dependencies, and exception management
- Strong control mindset with experience in reconciliations, maker-checker processes, risk identification, escalation management, SOP ownership, and evidence retention
- Ability to operate effectively in a small team, balancing hands-on processing, technical problem solving, functional oversight, and stakeholder management
- Good understanding of Australian branch operating requirements, AUD liquidity or payment processes, RITS / ESA activity, or willingness to build expertise in these areas
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to Front Office, regional Operations, control, and senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to identify process improvement opportunities, strengthen controls, support automation, and maintain resilient day-to-day operations
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