Banking Systems and Controls Specialist

About the Position

We are looking for a Banking Systems and Controls Specialist to join our growing Banking Administration team, which is responsible for bank account management and cash management controls. In this role, you will primarily focus on managing Jane Street’s corporate bank accounts and the internal controls around accounts that hold our cash.

This includes opening and maintaining accounts at various financial institutions, ensuring adequate internal controls in systems and movements of cash, providing support on using different cash and bank online portals and acting as a system administrator for these portals.

Additional responsibilities of this role will include:

• Leading and managing bank account and cash controls-related projects with external banking partners and internal teams
• Acting as a primary contact for daily operational and technical support related to our corporate bank accounts, cash controls and payment processing
• Opening and maintaining corporate bank accounts, and ensuring accounts are appropriately set up and adhere to corporate governance procedures
• Setting up, administering and monitoring user access to the firm’s critical cash portals
• Expanding, centralising and maintaining our current database of bank accounts and relationships
• Collaborating with various internal teams to promote the efficient and accurate handling of Jane Street’s capital
• Managing our corporate credit card programme and credit card administration, which includes requesting new cards, managing limits and coordinating with the bank on fraudulent transactions
• Assisting with wires, electronic document management and the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) process
• Working in partnership with our accounting-specific dev team to improve and automate processes as a firm
• Collaborating with the global team to ensure that processes remain consistent across all of Jane Street’s offices
• Integrating all relevant accounts, suppliers and processes into Workday

About You

• Have 7+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or a related field
• Have a strong understanding of bank account management, including but not limited to: internal controls and corporate governance, maintaining authorised signatories, user access management and corporate banking services/products
• Have strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills
• Have project management experience and business acumen in managing internal stakeholders and external banking partners
• Organised with a keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptable and resourceful; able to self-learn common functions, including wires and payments, user entitlements and reporting
• Able to handle competing priorities and work effectively in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Mature and trustworthy; able to handle sensitive information with care
• Familiar with wire processing and global payment types (e.g., wire, ACH, BACS, SEPA, FPS)
• Proficient in Excel and familiar with Vlookup and usage of pivot tables
• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Sign, and/or Foxit PDF Editor is a plus
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in Asian languages (such as Japanese) is a plus

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