Accounting Officer, Reconciliation (Tahoe)

Requisition ID: 245029

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose:

The Accounting Officer Reconciliation is a subject matter expert supporting the Branch and units within the Global Operations group working in close partnership with the Domestic Branches internal partners and various external vendors to provide specialized reconciliation services in a customer focused centralized environment. The Officer completes these functions in a timely fashion and in compliance with governing regulations and internal Bank policies and procedures embracing a performance-oriented culture and delivering an excellent customer experience.

Is this role right for you In this role you will:

Customer Experience Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships systems and knowledge. Provide best-in-class customer service by:

• Maintaining a high degree of relevant up-to-date knowledge and understanding of appropriate processes and systems; including completing internal training to maintain expertise and reviewing all News Items Manual and Job Aid updates and related publications.
• Ensuring a consistent excellent level of service is provided within Service Level Agreement commitments.
• Overcoming or working around obstacles that stand in the way of successful completion of difficult assignments and/or escalation of such.
• Prioritizing inbound escalations through a triage system to help the field deliver an elevated level of customer focus.

Operational Effectiveness/Improvement - Foster an environment that promotes quick flexible and timely support while mitigating risk by:

• Efficiently completing daily activities that contribute to volume tracking thus ensuring optimal fulfillment of branch support needs is being provided.
• Recognizing and escalating to management trends problems and opportunities.
• Assisting with reallocation of resources in areas requiring additional support due to unplanned activities.
• Seeking information to resolve real underlying needs of our customers/partners and correcting problems to avoid future recurrences.
• Providing insight feedback and recommendations on plans tools and processes and how they can be improved.
• Prioritizing/monitoring ones work and recommending changes to maximize the effectiveness of such.
• Adhering to day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk regulatory compliance risk AML/ATF and conduct risk including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework AML/ATF Global Handbook the Guidelines for Business Conduct Global Sales Principles Privacy and Scotiabanks Values.
• Achieving targeted outcomes through the maintenance of a strong focus on the task at hand and the desired results.
• Understanding the Business Continuity Plan and contributing to its effective execution.
• Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Development - Effectively support and champions an environment of high performance by:

• Ensuring department and position accountabilities objectives and goals are understood.
• Participating in ongoing coaching and continuously looking for development opportunities.
• Maintaining open lines of communication with management and team.
• Contributing to an inclusive and safe work environment.
• Being accountable and striving to achieve goals and objectives that align to Scotiabanks vision/values/business strategy.

Relationship Management - Maintain relationships with business line partners by:

• Participating as active colleagues by working with manager in consultations with SSG units branches and business lines to resolve issues remove roadblocks reduce costs and improve services.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role Wed love to work with you if you have:

• Thorough listening oral and written communication skills
• Expert organizational and time management skills
• Thorough knowledge of Bank policies procedures and regulations
• Thorough knowledge of branch services products and processes and/or Global Operations processes
• Thorough knowledge of LAN/PC operations and systems (e.g. Pega MS Office Suite AS400 FFT TKS. Intralink IRIS and others) knowledge of operating procedures as it relates to financial returns and reporting
• Ability to work under pressure with constant interruptions
• Must be flexible in a changing environment
• Post Secondary education and/or a minimum of 1 year relevant experience is an asset

Work Arrangement:

Standard office environment with little risk of exposure to hold-ups extortion etc. There is a constantly changing environment (priorities and deadlines) with dynamic volumes or processing problems encountered. Work must be accurately completed while maintaining a high level of service to customers within agreed upon service level agreements. Non-standard working hours may be a requirement as hours range from Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.

Interested

At Scotiabank every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and embraced for their differences. That is why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

Whats in it for you

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work and life every day. With a focus on holistic well-being our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family financial physical mental and social health needs.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Mississauga

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: for every future we help our customers their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice products and services including personal and commercial banking wealth management and private banking corporate and investment banking and capital markets.

At Scotiabank we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to an accessible interview site alternate format documents ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.