The ideal candidate will manage daily banking operations, back office transactions, domestic and cross-border credit transfers and remittances, treasury activities, liaising directly with the Head of Banking Operations and Treasury Transactions on a daily basis for all necessary issues and information, ensuring compliance of each transaction with regulatory standards and legislation, internal control and defined approval processes, with the main objective of contributing to the financial health of the bank.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of all supported Central Operations and Treasury Department transactions, including indicative daily banking transactions, settlements and internal transfers, private and bank cheque processing including DHSSE process for third domestic banks, cash management transactions, back office transactions support, etc.
• Execution of domestic and cross-border incoming and outgoing credit transfers and payments in euro and all supported foreign currencies, regardless of the scheme or platform used (SCT, SCT Instant, T2, Swift), message type format (MX and MT), value date (same day, next day, spot value).
• Manage trade finance incoming and outgoing credit transfers and transactions (purchases, imports, sales, exports) checking per case the payment method used (prepayment, cash against documents) and the documentation required, e.g. proforma invoices, commercial invoices, bills of lading, etc.
• Processing of the relevant Swift messages used for the issuance of foreign Letters of Guarantee, Counter Guarantees, Letters of Credit, Standby Letters of Credit (Swift category 7XX).
• Systemic management of fixed term loans and open revolving loans disbursements
• End-to-end management of Foreign Exchange (FX) and Money Market (MM) deals/transactions.
• Monitoring and management of the Bank's cash flow and daily liquidity position per currency and per correspondent bank to ensure adequate funding for the execution of daily operations.
• Management of OUR and non-STP fees as required.
• Preparing and/or supporting, in collaboration with other departments of the Bank, the necessary MIS and regulatory reports related to the Bank's transactions, e.g. CESOP, Balance of Payment, Direct -Q, Payment Statistics, etc.
• Direct internal communication with other units of the Bank and follow-up in order to obtain all necessary information, required transaction documents, cooperation for the correct execution of the supported transactions.
• Participate in internal banking and/or vendor meetings, workshops, interbank comities under the supervision of the Head of Central Operations and Treasure Dept.
• Verify and ensure that transactions comply with local banking regulations, legislation, internal policies and controls, defined approval processes, immediately informing the Head of Banking Operations and Treasury Transactions of any deficiencies or discrepancies relating to banking operations and treasury activities.
• Direct liaise with the Head of the Dept. on an ongoing basis to implement effective strategies and policies for day-to-day banking operations, approval processes, creation and update of banking processes, etc.
• Continuous check of any bugs of the used core banking system, direct inform of the Head of the D, handling of the created support issues to the vendor to solve the bug, participation in the executed UAT tests for any systemic updated, submission of proposals for core banking system needed additions or amendments.
• Ensure adherence process and detailed guidelines to EPC, DIAS SA, VOP and other per case third parties schemes, where needed.
• Collaborate with other departments to streamline processes and ensure efficient service delivery to clients.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, banking, economics or related field.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in banking operations, treasury management, local and international payment systems, preferably within an international bank.
• Very satisfactory knowledge of Greek banking regulations and international treasury practices.
• Proven experience in liquidity management, foreign exchange and other treasury functions.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, ethics, courtesy, team spirit, direct cooperation with colleagues, initiative, critical mind.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Fluency in Greek and English is required.