Nomura Overview
Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm practices disciplined entrepreneurship while building on a long tradition of serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.
Overview
Finance Asia ex-Japan provides support to the Sales & Trading Front Office and ensures that business activities are carried out in an efficient, controlled, risk-free and timely manner. The Asia ex-Japan region has over 150 people based in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan
The IWM product control team akin to Private Banking Finance provides a wide range of support to International Wealth Management business covering a broad range of products based in Singapore. The Product Control team (within Global Middle Office) at Nomura goes beyond the core Product Control responsibilities and acts as a key Finance advisory function to the business (eg. Financial Resource usage, legal entity booking model, bespoke transaction setup & approval, business analysis, technical projects, cross-functional liaison, business MIS, legal entity transfer pricing etc.)
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for International Wealth Management business commensurate to Private Banking Finance.
- Take ownership, and be accountable for the timely and accurate calculation, verification, reporting of daily P&L and MI to internal stakeholders.
- Interaction with Business, Operations, Risk, Valuations, FC&R, CMA and other functions to resolve booking, valuation, financial resource and management reporting queries.
- Undertake critical reviews and analysis of IWM business activity with the objective of highlighting significant items to senior management.
- Undertake various month activities which includes Balance Sheet substantiation, transfer pricing, MIS/KPI, eom financial reporting and validation of key senior management metrics.
- Support cross assets onboarding initiatives across wider firm booking platform assessing legal entity suitability.
Requirements:
- Degree from an accredited University or professional qualification e.g. Chartered Accountant.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a regional product control/management reporting function within Private Banking or Investment Banking.
- Experience with Avaloq banking suite.
- Experience with Private Banking accounting practices, balance seek substantiation, transfer pricing and MI reporting.
- Strong understanding of legal entity and management reporting controls.
- Should wear a control hat always and be able to question/challenge the business to gain clarity.
- Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Powerpoint), able to present data in a readable format within a reasonable timeframe. Basic knowledge of digital tools (Power BI, Alteryx etc).
- Self-driven with strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, combined with well-developed inter-personal skills, and independent.
- Strong project management and communication skills.
- Team player, proactive and self-starting, able to navigate across multiple stakeholders to achieve the desired result.
Diversity Statement
Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.
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Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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