AVP & Lead, CAD International

First Abu Dhabi Bank
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Investigation","Analytical thinking","Escalation discipline","Documentation"]

Support GM MO Control & Governance by executing first-line control monitoring across Global Markets Middle Office processes. Perform daily control checks for trade controls, risk monitoring, reconciliations, exceptions, lifecycle events, and governance reporting, ensuring disciplined evidence management and timely escalation. Partner with Global Markets Operations, Product Control, Market Risk, Finance, Compliance, Technology, Credit, and regional teams to investigate issues, drive root-cause analysis, and strengthen control effectiveness through continuous improvement.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank
2 months ago

AVP & Lead, CAD International

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Job Summary

Support GM MO Control & Governance by executing first-line control monitoring across Global Markets Middle Office processes. Perform daily control checks for trade controls, risk monitoring, reconciliations, exceptions, lifecycle events, and governance reporting, ensuring disciplined evidence management and timely escalation. Partner with Global Markets Operations, Product Control, Market Risk, Finance, Compliance, Technology, Credit, and regional teams to investigate issues, drive root-cause analysis, and strengthen control effectiveness through continuous improvement.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Execute assigned GM MO Control & Governance activities in line with SOPs, control standards, escalation protocols, and evidence requirements, including daily/periodic/event-driven control checks and disciplined control logs.
  • •Perform trade controls monitoring including trading permissions, booking template controls, internal and Islamic trade booking controls, amendment/cancellation evidence review, and escalation of breaches and repeated exceptions.
  • •Support risk monitoring and surveillance by running off-market monitoring and counterparty exposure monitoring, validating monitoring outputs/evidence, tracking trends, and providing inputs into dashboards and governance forums.
  • •Perform/oversee reconciliations and exception governance (front-to-back, system-to-system, T0 and position-related where applicable), coordinate follow-ups, track aged breaks/failed trades, and drive root-cause analysis and remediation evidence.
  • •Support lifecycle event controls, management reporting (KPI/KRI, control packs), audit/RCSA/control evidence maintenance, stakeholder issue resolution, and continuous improvement/automation initiatives across control processes.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, Economics, Business Administration, Accounting, Risk Management, or a related discipline; professional qualification preferred.
  • •7+ years’ experience in Global Markets Operations/Middle Office first-line control functions including Control, Governance, Reconciliations, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Market Risk, or Collateral Management.
  • •Strong understanding of Global Markets products (FX, Money Markets, Rates, Derivatives, Commodities, Capital Markets, structured products).
  • •Good knowledge of trade lifecycle controls, booking/amendment/cancellation controls, reconciliations, settlement-fail monitoring, lifecycle events, and exception management.
  • •Experience preparing control evidence, issue logs, reconciliation commentary, KPI/KRI inputs, audit evidence, and management reporting; practical systems/platform knowledge preferred.
Experience:Global MarketsMiddle OfficeReconciliationsRegulatory reportingOperational risk
Skills:Stakeholder managementInvestigationAnalytical thinkingEscalation disciplineDocumentation
Tech Stack:MurexMarkitWireBloombergReconciliation toolsWorkflow/dashboard toolsRegulatory reporting platforms

Company Brief

First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the UAE’s largest bank, offering retail, corporate, investment banking, wealth and Islamic banking services across multiple continents, formed by the 2017 merger of First Gulf Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2017
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