Responsibilities
• Drive consistency in application of General Ledger Account Ownership (GLAO) and Manual Journal Entries (MJE) standards and guidelines across locations, business and support units.
• Conduct GLAO Quality Assurance Reviews (QAR) to strengthen controls and compliance in the area of GLAO, MJE and financial reporting.
• Develop QAR framework for financial reporting, kick start group program across locations.
• Drive MJE reduction in partnership with business and support units.
• Provide advisory support on financial control policies, standards and processes. Partner other business and support units to understand regulatory developments, assess implications for Finance and provide inputs from financial control perspective.
• Drive continuous improvements and standardization efforts across locations, business and support units to strengthen the financial control environment.
• Rollout of financial control related initiatives such as GLAO project and use data analytics to deepen financial analysis via GLAO and MJE Dashboards. Track progress and ensure timely delivery and quality outcomes.
• Promote and drive financial control mindset and awareness across the Group.
Requirements
• Degree or relevant professional qualifications in Accountancy and Finance.
• At least 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in audit, financial control and operational risk management preferably in a bank or financial institution.
• Demonstrate a good financial control mindset and have good understanding of balance sheet substantiation.
• Possess good communication and analytical skills. Able to distill and frame issues clearly to internal stakeholders.
• Able to interact well across different departments and locations at different levels of seniority.
• Can-do attitude, possess initiative, drive and ability to work independently and be a good team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications, QlikView and Tableau will be an advantage.
