Head of Operations Department and Client Assets Safeguarding Officer

be responsible for the subordinates development.

manage and analyze requirements of various regulations MiFID II, EMIR, Commodities Position Reporting, Best Execution, REFIT, SFTR etc.

be responsible for the oversight and timely regulatory reporting: MiFID II, EMIR transaction reporting, CySEC regulatory reporting, SFTR etc.

for any and all new regulatory reporting requirements in the future, work with  the  business  lines  to  make  them  fully  understand  the  new requirements  with  the  aim  of  writing  and  implementing  accurate procedures

implement  and  maintain  always  updated  the  Company’s  policies, procedures with regard to reporting

employee performance monitoring and providing services  to  the  Company  under  Operations function pursuant to the Outsourcing Agreement, provide training to the secondees, if and when necessary

be  an  active  member  of  the  New  Product  Committee,  investigate  the potential impact of new business lines and new products on the Company operations.

manage administration of projects submission and approval through the agreed  prioritisation  and  approval  process,  maintaining  a  pipeline  of approved projects; arrange for projects' sign off

ensure monitoring of progress against all projects is timely and accurate and enables sponsors and stakeholders to have visibility and sufficient information  to  make  the  required  decisions;  allocate  and  control  tasks execution

 manage and control operations/back-office function on a daily basis

manage  and  control  accuracy  of  static  data  maintenance  and  orderly record keeping within statutory retention periods

control  orderly  processing  and  settlement  of  trades,  including confirmation, allocations and administration in back-office systems

exercise control over corporate actions processing

manage  and  control  transfer  of  cash  and/or  securities  to  market intermediaries, banking institutions and other financial service providers, exchanges, clearing and settlement agencies, including procuring timely payment of business expenses related to the regulated activities

communicate  with  main  brokers,  custodians,  counter parties, banks, etc. in the course of business relationship set-up, account opening, etc.-  be  responsible  for  compliance  with  the  Company`s  obligations regarding safeguarding of client financial instruments and funds;-  submit  statistical  reports  as  required  by  the  CySEC  and  the Central Bank of Cyprus;-  cooperate  with  and  provide  information  upon  request  to  the Company’s internal and external auditors, the BCS Group internal and external auditors and the Compliance Department;-  develop  and  implement  internal  procedures  in  relation  to  back office operations

take part in ad hoc projects as and when required.

Native Russian and fluent in English

Holder of university degree in economics  or  technical  sciences  or  other  form  of  education providing   essential   understanding   in   functioning   of   financial   institutes, financial/investment products and services, securities, capital markets etc.   

Holder of CySEC certificate or readiness to pass the CySEC Advanced exam within half a year.

At least 3 years of professional experience in roles related to operations, back-office, capital markets/ financial instruments within regulated investment companies or custodians.

Sound practical understanding of financial and custodial (securities) settlements, strong knowledge of CIF regulatory requirements in the part related to the main duties.

Strategic thinking and problem analyzing and solving skills.

Decision making skills.

Strong communication and negotiation skills

Strong organizational and time-management skills