Finance Manager JD

Responsibilities:
To handle full set of accounts and reconciliation reports for the group and its entities;

• To handle and responsible for annual statutory audit, taxation matters
• Perform daily accounting routine functions;
• Support on cash flow management, intercompany transactions and settlement;
• Advise management on the organisation's exposure to risks and the involvement of financial institutions, money market instruments and treasury management functions where applicable
• Analyse and assess the impact of investment decisions on the financial position of the organisation
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation's financial system and determine any areas of improvement
• Analyse vessel depreciation, profit and loss
• Oversee the preparation of the organisation's budget

Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, candidates with CPA / CA / ACCA is an advantage

At least 6 years of proven record as Finance Manager

Strong leadership experience in building and scaling teams

Highly motivated individual, independent and hands-on will be crucial

Confident communicator with the ability to work with diverse stakeholders with different cultural background

Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow

Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm

Jobscope

• Ensure financial reporting and practices are in line with statutory law and corporate control procedures
• Provide expert analysis and evaluations on financial, accounting, planning & forecasting. Gain deep understanding of our business through sound analysis to drive business changes / improve financial performance
• Adherence to US GAAP and local statutory accounting standards, delegated authority matrix and various policies and assess control risk as necessary
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of the tax returns through proper supervision and review
• Maintain effective internal control system and liaise with external and internal auditors on improvement of internal control procedures
• Ensure the consistency of financial processes and procedures, and continuously optimizes to gain efficiency.

Requirements

• Experienced and energetic finance professional with a passion to make a difference
• Has a strong business, analytical, operational and leadership mind-set
• A true team player with very good communication and people skills
• Able to establish relationships and work cooperatively across boundaries and the matrix to achieve results.
• Develop self, peers and direct reports. Builds and invests in a diverse, high-performing team.
• Able to collaborate and communicate effectively within cross-functional teams and resolve complex problems positively
• Experiences with global ecommerce companies would be highly valuable
• Experience of managing a large P&L is desirable
• CPA / CFA qualification is a plus

Job Purpose

Conduct KYC review of counterparties in LCMA Dept

Provide admin support to LCMA Agency Group

Job Responsibilities

AML Checks
• Conduct KYC reviews of counterparties including financial institutions and insurance companies
• Obtain information from counterparties where necessary
• Consult with Legal and Compliance Department on complex KYC issues
• Obtain necessary approvals to complete the KYC review within stipulated timeline
Manage KYC information of customers
• Support LCMA to obtain necessary KYC information and documents from customers as requested from time to time
• Send the KYC information and documents to respective parties as required
• Follow through on the KYC requests received from lenders to ensure no delays at our end
Provide administrative support to Agency Group
• Arrange conference calls, meetings and site visits
• Handle general inquiries from borrowers and lenders
• Support agency staff on general administrative tasks including courier of documents
Other duties
• Ad-hoc projects and duties as assigned from time to time

Job Requirements
• Degree or equivalent
• Familiar with regulatory requirements pertaining to KYC/ AML eg MAS Notice 626.
• Certifications in AML would be an added advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good team player
• Positive working attitude and able to embrace new challenges or changes

The Role Responsibilities

To assist in providing lending solutions in the Private Banking, across all the key footprint markets of Standard Chartered Bank. In essence, to proactively propose bespoke financing solutions in meeting the requirements of our Private Banking clients, including helping to diversify and build their personal wealth. On the other hand, keeping an analytical view and assessment on the underlying risks whilst proposing mitigations to address such risks and upholding the values of Standard Chartered Bank.

Strategy

• Support lending strategy for the PvB locally and globally

Business

• Analyst / Associate based in Singapore.
• Assists in the analysis and assessment of bespoke financing cases, in conjunction with the relevant teams. This would include analysing and evaluation financial conditions, operations, market position of the underlying company.
• Working closely with a senior lender from start-to-end in execution of loans
• Prepare appropriate client proposals, pitchbooks, industry updates
• Track market and general financial and economic developments
• Participate on identified projects to spearhead lending initiatives
• Collaborate with frontline, other support functions, business partners, and product specialists to deliver One Bank and provide effective client solutions.
• Support the delivery of the Private Bank business’ short and longer-term objectives.

Processes

• Support RMs in the credit process and perform tasks as per Global CST Engagement DOI
• Get involved and lead some of the development as part of the credit process upgrades

Risk Management

• Do what is right in order to avoid reputational risks and operational losses
• Gain thorough understanding of risk and control environment and drive rectifications as required.
• Ensure systems and procedures are in place to safeguard the security, integrity and confidentiality of information

Governance

• Ensure that systems and controls are adequate and in compliance with Group and Business policies, procedures, standards and codes, including those governing all Risk types, Compliance, Operational Risk, Technology and Operations, Finance and Reputation
• Adherence to the following Regulatory Compliance policies and processes (both on-shore & offshore, as is applicable) including but not limited to Treating Customers Fairly, Suitability, KYC, AML, CDD, AOD, AML, sanctions laws and terrorist financing, regulations, rules and standard business practices.
• Ensure adherence with the highest standards of ethics and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead Group Product Functions to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles, Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Operation of Financial Markets and Financial Crime Prevention.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters

Key stakeholders

• Global Head of Lending Solutions
• Local Head of Credit PvB ASEAN

Our Ideal Candidate

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a reputable university.
• 4+ years within the banking or financial sector.
• Strong financial analysis skills and excel skills.
• Good writing skills
• Self-starter and is able to execute assignments independently with ability to interact directly with clients for day-to-day matters
• A team player with strong social skills; highly adaptable

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Risk management
• Manage conduct
• Products and processes
• Financial Analysis and Control

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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Job Function:

• Finance: Provide appropriate and accurate accounting records and financial statements in a timely manner
• Able to provide variance analysis of the accounts
• Able to extract and collate data requested for analysis, budget preparation/evaluation and adhoc reporting.
• Able to handle online cash management matters
• Liaise with external parties such as bankers, auditors and consultants.
• Administration: Provide administrative, clerical and reception support

Qualifications:

• Diploma or equivalent in accounting with at least 3 years’ relevant experience.
• Able to maintain a full set of accounts including preparation of financial statements
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Meticulous with attention to details and precision in account reconciliation and report generation.
• A commitment to good interpersonal relationships, teamwork and support of organization's ministries
• A commitment to confidentiality regarding all financial records, both of the organization's and staff, and the members.
• Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, Word)
• Knowledge of accounting software - MYOB etc is desirable

Short Listed Candidates will be Notified & Contacted.

PrimeStaff Management Services Pte Ltd

EA License No.: 95C5411

EA Personnel Reg. No.: R1106595

The PM/BA will be the privileged contact for user representatives during the analysis and project phases, and will be responsible for all standard project management tasks such as:

- Preliminary studies and analysis

- Planning and budget elaboration and follow-up

- Organize and run dedicated committees (steering committees, project committees, etc)

- Identify and report on project risks, attention points and issues to follow-up

- Requirements and general functional specifications (GFS): Coordination of workshops, minutes, writing GFS, Review and validation with Sponsors, Presentation and support to Dev Team, etc

- Coordinate all teams, from same division or other divisions, working on the same project

- Plan the migration strategy and change management activities related to these new projects

- Coordinate, supervise and contribute to Users Acceptance Tests (UAT) related to new implementations

- Ensure the good relationship with business sponsors and stakeholders on each location

At least 5 years of experience in:

• Banking Industry, as a Project Manager and/or as Business Analyst

• Core Banking processes and features :

• Strong knowledge of transaction capture, settlement and accounting booking

• Good knowledge of financial products and on their underlying (Securities, Payments, Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, Credit, Derivatives and Structured Products, Commodities)

• Regulatory Reporting (e.g. MIFID2, Cost and Charge Reporting to clients)

• Reconciliation and matching systems (e.g. Intellimatch)

• Payment and transaction settlement systems (SWIFT, SEPA, local domestic systems in Europe and in Asia)

• Excellent communication skills in English, both oral and written.

• Strong proficiency with Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Visio

Familiar with project management tools as well as issue and release management, production and support (JIRA, Service Now, PPM tools, etc)

Scope of project(s)

• Core Banking Platform, Corporate Actions, Settlements and Payments, Reconciliation systems, Regulatory Reporting

• Transversal projects involving other domains, but with a major impact on Core Banking platform.

Responsibilities and skills required:

• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal third-parties to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver the following artifacts as needed: Functional requirements, Business Requirements Document, Use Cases, Screen and Interface designs, Business process designs

• Define requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, tasks and workflow analysis.

• Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans

• Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, managers, subject matter experts and technical teams.

• Serves as the conduit between the customer community and the technology teams through which requirements flow.

• Develop requirements specifications according to standard templates & methodology

• Collaborate with the team’s experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.

Be the liaison between the business units, technology teams and support teams.