San Jose, CA, 95115, USA
3 days ago
International Foreign Exchange Operations Specialist
International Foreign Exchange Operations Specialist Corporate Treasury Walnut Creek, California San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington Irvine, California San Jose, California **Description** **About Us:** Umpqua Bank is headquartered in the Pacific Northwest with 5,000+ employees and offers banking services to customers throughout the nation. It’s an especially exciting time to join our team as, following the recent merger with Columbia Bank, we have grown to become a leading western-based regional bank with more than $50B in assets under management and an unwavering commitment to our associates, our customers, and our communities. We create a great place to work by offering a special brand of relationship banking and by providing a culture where associates thrive. Associates who embody our core values fit in well here and we are eager to meet candidates who demonstrate behaviors that align with Trust, Ownership, Growth, Empathy, Teamwork, Heart, Enjoyment, and Relationships. **About the Role:** A Foreign Exchange Operations Specialist provides customer service and internal employee service pertaining to foreign exchange, foreign wire transfers, and hedging contracts. + Responsible for back-office functionalities of FX platform, such as settlements, confirmations, reconciliations, customer inquiries, new customer onboarding, and other affiliated systems. + Input and manage daily foreign exchange rates into online banking platform. + Responsible for dedicated FX portal including demonstrations for new and prospective customers, maintenance, onboarding, and customer service. + Process outgoing and incoming foreign wire payments. + Responsible for timely resolution related to client inquiries, transaction activity issues, and wire investigations. + Process daily journal entries and monthlyeCertificationsof Nostro, general ledgers, and miscellaneous accounts. + Demonstrates compliance with all bank regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities – knowledge may be gained through coursework and on-the-job training. Keeps up to date on regulation changes. + Follows all Bank policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training. + Maintain a working knowledge of Bank's written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description. + May be asked to coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert. + Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the Umpqua corporate culture in all actions and words. + Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate. + Embraces our vision to become “Business Bank of Choice” **About** **You:** + High school diploma or GED.Required. + 1-3yearsworkexperience in banking or Operations, preferably Foreign Exchange Operations.Required + Strong knowledge of banking and/or international products and services. + Excellent phone and customer service skills. + Excellent interpersonal skills. + Well organized and accurate (strong attention to detail). + Ability to work under pressure and under tight timelines. + Basic PC skills, including Microsoft Office suite, SWIFT, Foreign Exchange platforms. **Workstyle:** Fully onsite. **Our** **Benefits:** We offer a competitive total rewards package including basewagesand comprehensive benefits. Thepayrange for this role is $23.00 - $30.00and the pay rate for theselected candidate isdependent upon a variety of non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, education, and geographic location. The rolemay beeligible for performance-based incentive compensation and those details will be provided during the recruitment process. We offer eligible associates comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), a 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match for qualifying associate contributions, an employee assistance program, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition assistance, mental health resources, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, access to an online discount marketplace, and paid vacation, sick days, volunteer days, and holidays. Benefit eligibility begins the first day of the month following the date of hire for associates who are regularly scheduled to work at least thirty hours weekly. **Our Commitment to** **Diversity** **:** Umpqua Bank isan equal opportunityand affirmative actionemployercommitted to employing, engaging, and developinga diverse workforce.Allqualifiedapplicants will receive considerationfor employmentwithout regard to race, color,national origin,religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable protected status or characteristics.If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview(s),please let us know by email: [email protected] . **To Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:** Our posted job opportunities are onlyintendedfor individuals seekingemploymentat Umpqua Bank.Umpqua Bank does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies and Umpqua Bank will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resume submissions.Staffing and recruiting agencies are not authorized to submit profiles, applications,or resumestothis site or toany Umpqua Bank employeeand any such submissionswill be consideredunsolicitedunlessrequesteddirectlyby a member of the Talent Acquisition team.
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