Total 1,428 financial controller job vacancies in 3 CHANGI BUSINESS PARK CRESCENT CHANGI BUSINESS PARK SINGAPORE

ABOUT GUARANTCO, THE TEAM AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

GuarantCo Ltd (GuarantCo) mobilises private sector local currency investment for infrastructure projects and supports the development of financial markets in lower income countries across Africa and Asia. GuarantCo is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden, through the PIDG Trust, the Netherlands, through FMO, the Dutch Development Bank and the PIDG Trust, and France through a stand-by facility.

GuarantCo is rated AA- by Fitch and A1 by Moody’s. The company’s vision is to become a centre of excellence for local currency credit solutions for infrastructure finance in lower income countries thereby assisting with the alleviation of poverty.

GuarantCo’s funds, through GuarantCo Management Company (GMC), are managed by Cardano Development, a Dutch foundation with charitable status. GMC is the day-to-day manager of GuarantCo and is head-quartered in the City of London, with regional hubs in Nairobi and Singapore. The GMC team is small, diverse, focused, collaborative and action orientated. We are looking for candidates who have the experience to deliver against the responsibilities of the role and who are passionate about making a difference whilst working in an entrepreneurial and innovative environment.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a major financial institution (e.g., investment or commercial banks, institutional investors, and/or credit funds), accountancy firm, financial advisory firm, private risk insurance market, or a project sponsor/operator ideally focused on infrastructure and project finance, preferably including a focus on Asian frontier markets.

The Analysts will report into the Investment Team and will support Origination, Execution, and selective Client Relationship Management (CRM) functions.

• As part of the Investment Team, the Analysts will support Origination and Execution of transactions and will support other team members in Singapore in steering deals from identification to close.

• As part of the CRM function, the Analyst will be responsible for transactions after deal closure and will support the CRM team with monitoring thereafter.

• The role will be based in Singapore and with regional travel to South Asia and Southeast Asia to be expected (10 – 25% time in any given year).

• The Analysts will typically work in teams including a Director / Associate Director and Manager with overall monitoring from the Managing Director.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Origination/Execution

• Assist in originating opportunities in their various regions and assisting with the preparation and presentation of early-stage New Business Committee (NBC) approvals.

• Assist deal teams (or lead workstreams) through due diligence of transactions following NBC approval. Work collaboratively with respective transaction leads to ensure a transaction is appropriately structured and presented to Credit Committee for approval.

- Assist or oversee deal team members in conducting due diligence for deals, including credit analysis, financial modelling (review, stress-testing, and carrying out of scenario analysis), structuring, and review of commercial and legal documentation.

- Support the Investment Team in the drafting, preparation, and presentation of credit proposals to the GuarantCo Credit Committee.

- Assist (and in some circumstances overee) in executing due diligence tasks and reviews in appointing and liaising with advisers (e.g., environmental and social, technical, legal, etc).

- Support senior members of the team in reviewing project documentation to ensure that GuarantCo’s position is appropriately protected and reflects credit approved terms.

• Coordinate with various internal teams on client on-boarding and various other related administrative tasks.

• Responsible for the coordination with the Sustainable Developmental Impact (SDI) and Health Safety Environmental and Social (HSES) teams, including participating in putting together the SDI rationale and HSES requirements for transactions.

• Oversee or support on delivering any other ad-hoc tasks and research required to help develop the Investment Team or work in partnership with other departments on business initiatives, e.g., new product development, country regulatory analysis.

Client Relationship Management

• Develop and demonstrate a strong grasp of their deal portfolio;

• Monitor/report/operationally track the performance of transactions against various covenants, including financial performance and environmental and social, and impact objectives;

• Assist Client Relationship Manager/Director in developing and managing all transaction relationships (borrower, sponsors, guarantee beneficiary, banks, agents, etc.);

• Assist Client Relationship Manager / Director writing and presenting reports and requests to Portfolio Committee. Contribute to the analysis and arguments being presented, recommendations and rationale;

• Work as a close-knit unit with the Client Relationship Manager / Director on assigned transactions, and with the Director of Restructuring, as required;

• Work with and assist the Client Relationship Manager / Director to ensure smooth handover of transactions on financial close;

• Assist Finance when required to follow up on collection of persistent unpaid amounts with management; and

• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

CORE EXPERIENCE

Essential experience

• Educated to undergraduate degree / post-graduate degree level

• Understanding of structured finance transactions, including in corporate and project finance

• Credit risk assessment experience on transactions

• Experience in financial accounting and financial statement analysis

• Strong Microsoft Office skills (ideally Microsoft Excel financial modelling skills)

• Experience in delivering a client-focused service and effective stakeholder management

Desirable experience

• Familiarity with corporate and project finance in Emerging and Frontier Markets in infrastructure sectors (with some experience of working in Mekong region, Indonesia and rest of SE Asia).

• Understanding of lending and fixed income products

• Familiarity with guarantees and similar products from GuarantCo/PIDG, Export Credit Agencies, multilateral and bilateral development institutions, monoline insurers, etc.

Interpersonal

• Proactive, able to work in a team and without others, take ownership of and complete tasks in a timely and accurate manner

• Team player and contributor

• Good networker and relationship builder

• Cultural awareness and curiosity

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to effectively manage relationships between internal and external stakeholders

Personal

• Fluency in oral and written English is essential

• Ability to engage stakeholders in Southeast Asian languages (e.g., Bahasa Indonesia, Vietnamese) is desired

• Passion for sustainable development impact and work on projects in frontier markets

• Self-starter, able to collaborate closely with colleagues

• Entrepreneurial but with a strong ethical foundation

• Resilient, not put off by set-backs

• Attention to detail

• Analytical ability

• Problem solving, ability to think laterally

• Ability to develop understanding and navigate complex and novel scenarios and issues

• Ability to manage own time and juggle different tasks accordingly

• Capable of developing and communicating their own point of view

Applications

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At GMC, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and culture, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Valuing diversity is essential to our work. We aim to act in accordance with and promote equality legislation by avoiding unjustified discrimination and recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion, and human rights. All GMC employees are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies. GMC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect diversity at every level within the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary goal is to ensure clients assigned to you renew their insurance policies with us smoothly and that their insurance enquires are addressed promptly and accurately.
• Key insurance classes you will need to handle include Professional indemnity, Cyber, Crime and Director & Officers Insurance.
• This is client facing role and you are expected to be the key point of contact for your clients.
• You should be able to advise them on their current coverage and renewal dates, how to understand renewal insurance comparisons, their regulatory and contractual insurance requirements, appropriate coverage for their nature of business, and next steps when there is a claim.
• You are expected to be able to manage insurers directly to get coverage placed including negotiating quotes with multiple insurers, doing up an accurate and detailed comparison of insurers' quotes, handling their queries for information, following up with them on any post-sales documentation and administrative processes including claims or endorsements from clients.
• As a licensed MAS GI broker, you need to ensure you meet all MAS compliance requirements.
• As part of our sales team, you need to ensure renewals are updated on our CRM regularly.

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and follow-up
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Critical and creative thinker, proactive and solution driven.
• Fast & strong work ethic to manage renewals.
• Background in insurance, technology, finance, legal or sales is an advantage.
• Relevant qualifications such as ComGI, PGI, BCP & HI exam is an advantage.

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the advertised position, please click on "Apply Now". We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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Being the face of the organisation, the FIDReC Contact Centre Specialist (FCCS) is the first point of contact with the public. The FCCS assists the public with their queries and provides support to enable consumers to file their disputes at FIDReC. The FCCS will also assess whether a claim meets basic eligibility requirements. There are various contact channels that the FCCS will respond to including face-to-face, telephone, email, online enquiries, and letters.Once a dispute has been filed at FIDReC, the FCCS will also support the Case Managers of FIDReC in communicating with the disputants and helping them with the submission or collection of documents. The FCCS also assists with visitor management where required.Job Description of a FIDReC Contact Centre Specialist (FCCS):Assisting the public in their queries via the various communication channels for FIDReC (including face-to-face, telephone, email, online enquiries, and letters).
Assisting consumers to file their disputes at FIDReC (giving guidance on the filing process and what to expect at FIDReC).
Assessing whether a claim meets the basic eligibility requirements to be filed at FIDReC.
Conducting an interview with consumers and helping them to put their statements in writing, where required.
Assist the disputants and representatives of the FIs in the submission and collection of their documents.
Visitor management, where required.
Data entry and verification:
The FCCS will need to ensure that all enquiries received via the various channels are captured in the FIDReC digital portal management system.
The FCCS will need to verify that key information has been provided by the consumers when they file their disputes online.
For consumers who are unable to file their dispute online, the FCCS will need to provide assistance in creating cases when all documents received are in order.
Covering the duties of fellow team-members, including the Service Ambassador, when a team member is away from the office.
Any other projects or duties assigned by the Management / Supervisor.
Candidates should possess empathy, strong communication skills, and be able to work in a team.Candidates with relevant experience will be preferred.

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