Finance Analyst recruitment
The main function of the role is contributing to the local financial and regulatory reporting relating to Banks Branch, and specifically for the investment banking business. This includes but not limited to management and financial reporting, local regulatory reporting, tax preparation liquidity reporting etc.
Main duties
Responsibilities:
- Perform local financial and regulatory reporting functions including:
- Local regulatory reporting/MAS reporting
- Daily regulatory monitoring (MAS Banking Act and Notices.)
- Monitor/reconcile key ledger accounts
- Complete the month end process
- Preparation of statutory accounts
- Maintain policy and procedure documentation
- Preparation of various Tax returns (GST, Corporate Tax)
- Finance representative for Singapore growth initiatives
- Ad hoc queries
- The role will require working predominantly SAP, SAP BW, RegPro and Excel.
Expected to assist in driving process efficiency improvements locally and contributing to local and regional project initiatives in finance.
Person requirements
Candidate Specifications
The successful candidate must have solid accounting skills with knowledge of IFRS as it applies to Financial Instruments. The candidate must have a strong financial reporting background with familiarity of the financial reporting process in a large financial services company. The candidate must be a clear and confident communicator, and be able to work within a team environment as well as autonomously.
Qualifications / Education
- Qualified Accountant with strong academic background.
- Graduated (Finance / Commerce) with strong grades (A’s and B’s) from a reputable university; good Honours degree highly preferred
- Experience required – 2 to 4 years post qualification experience preferably in Financial control/reporting in investment banks or Banking audit in large accounting firms or other financial services firm. MAS regulatory reporting background will be an added advantage.
Technical Knowledge
- Strong control skills
- Strong financial accounting knowledge.
- Thorough understanding of relevant, up to date technical knowledge in own field.
Business Skills
- Ability to prioritize and escalate breaches of policies and procedures as appropriate
- Must be proactive and assertive in driving control improvement for their area
Commercial Effectiveness
- Customer focused – consistently meets client needs within constraints of time and resources
- Consistently delivers against targets
- Can solve problems effectively and creatively.
- Strong communication skills in both formal and informal settings ability to interact with the region and as part of a global team (written and verbal)
Soft Skills
- Work well in a team and maintains good relations with team members.
- Show enthusiasm, initiative and diligence
- Enjoy working in a high pressure and challenging environment
- Attention to details
- Diligent and hardworking
- Self Starter and Finisher with strong ability to multi-task
If you have the relevant experience, Please send your resume to Shivani.bhalla@tom.net.au