CHAPS controller at Berkeley Square - Talent Specialists in IT & Engineering in London, England, United Kingdom

Job description

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• The CHAPS Controller is a specialised role, working within a multi-skilled and multi-disciplinary team, responsible for the operational management, development, user testing and control of the Santander CHAPS sterling payment application and payment flows to strict internal and Industry Scheme Rules.
• The focus of this role will be supporting the bank with its Scheme obligations as a CHAPS Direct Participant, supporting the change management of CHAPS systems and applications, representing Santander at Industry forums and Working Groups whilst controlling the intra-day flow of CHAPS payments.

Responsibilities

• Managing Santander UK CHAPS payments and throughput to meet Industry and internal service levels and compliance with the Bank of England CHAPS Reference Manual
• Ensuring the Intraday monitoring, control & reconciliation of the RTGS accounts at the Bank of England with the Santander payment scheduler, CopeStar, by working with Wholesale & Short Term Market middle offices and CFO.
• Executing User Testing and supporting the deployment of CopeStar and associated CHAPS Infrastructure, including BAU & new developments e.g. RTGS Renewal, Hardware & Software Upgrades
• Representing Santander UK in the day to day CHAPS relationship with the Bank of England, other CHAPS Direct Participants and at Bank of England CHAPS Scheme Committees and Industry forums
• Supporting the annual Bank of England CHAPS Compliance Scheme Attestation
• Producing Management Information for operational control and mandatory/regulatory reporting.

Requirements

• Expert understanding and detailed knowledge of the CHAPS sterling payment scheme, industry rules, regulations and procedures, including the CHAPS reference manual and associated scheme documentation.
• Operational knowledge and experience in operating a CHAPS payment scheduler systems e.g. CopeStar or similar systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of RTGS liquidity management, CLS and CREST
• Detailed understanding of SWIFT related payment schemes and market infrastructures - rules, regulations and procedures.
• Managing Stakeholder Relationships with the ability to liaise credibly with senior and executive management both internally and at Industry level.
• Experience of conducting and managing system and user acceptance testing, including planning, resource management, incident management.
• Experience in negotiation and facilitation skills with experience of interfacing between operational, business and IT teams

Skills

Required

• Managing Stakeholder Relationships
• Negotiation and facilitation skills
• CHAPS sterling payment scheme
• CopeStar
• RTGS liquidity management
• CLS
• CREST
• SWIFT related payment schemes

Benefits

• As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• £6,000 car allowance per year
• Company funded individual private medical insurance
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• Share in Santanders success by investing in our share plans