Treasury HQ Transaction Service Lead Analyst - Middle Office

Job Description Summary

The role, Lead Analyst - Middle Office, is a member of the Treasury team of GE Vernova HQ. Treasury is responsible for GE Vernova's activities within Financial Reporting and Risk, Exposure Management, Trade Finance, Corporate Finance, Business Treasury, Insurance and Transaction Services.

The Lead Analyst - Middle Office will be responsible for managing settlement and confirmation process of foreign exchange (FX), debt, interest rate risk, commodity exposures, static data setup and FX payment operations as well as cash pool monitoring and settlements. Utilize prior experience and expertise to execute functional capabilities and define future strategies.

This position will work closely with the Front office, Regional Treasury, Global Liquidity Management, GE Vernova business teams, External Banks, Tax, Legal, Risk and other operational functions as required.

This role will report into the Trade & Middle Office Leader.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for efficient processing, booking, settlement, and reconciliation of global FX and Intercompany deals executed by Front Office dealer, regional business team and global liquidity management team.
• Assist in cash pool monitoring & settlement processes
• Assist in documenting procedures, SOPs and process maps for the middle office process
• Initiate and/or approve FX payments as needed to support Middle Office processes
• Establish regular rhythm of communication and engagement at appropriate business levels; provide status of any ongoing issues and gather feedback
• Develop consistent metric reporting for trade and intercompany settlement. Gather data for monthly KPI reporting
• Support Netting center activities.
• May lead a team of analysts to perform Middle Office functions
• Ensure all proper controls / SOPs are being followed to ensure successfully settlement, timely resolution of issues and adequate data capture
• Coordinate with banks, treasury, FX brokers and business teams to trouble shoot any settlement issues
• Support in static data management in Quantum for FX hedging, commodity, Interest rate swaps, FX payments 360t, CitiDirect, external counter party setup and group limit setup
• Ensure coordination with other regional Middle Office teams, to ensure global standards for Middle Office operations and FX payments are met.
• Be an ambassador for creating a LEAN culture that facilitates adequate segregation of duties, risk mitigation and operational efficiency. Actively seek out improvement opportunities within GE Vernova Treasury Transactions Services org and drive LEAN initiatives to increase project efficiency and drive down cost.
• Ensure compliance of risk and control framework to mitigate process gaps and settlement failures
• Ensure compliance for all external and internal regulatory reporting
• Ensure compliance for all tax regulations in different countries for different products
• Other activities as assigned by people leader

• Master's or bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration, or equivalent experience/ knowledge
• 3+ years of relevant experience and strong product knowledge in foreign exchange and Quantum

• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Broad understanding of banking networks, payment systems, collections, disbursements, FX, pooling/concentration processes
• Working knowledge of FIS Quantum
• Positive attitude with a desire to learn and embrace the LEAN methodology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required to work with global stakeholders
• Project management skills
• Strong customer orientation, process orientation and analytical skills
• Good knowledge of MS office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access