דרושים Officer Operations Senior Analyst Markets Aml Refresh ב-Bank Of America ב-Singapore, Singapore

Job Description:

Job Description:
An opportunity has opened up to support Global Market Operations within the APAC Funding & Cash Management team. The position will require you to work closely with treasury dealers,prime brokerage partnersand other internal departments to manage day-to-day requirements. These include meeting daily cash cut-offs for payments, trade settlements andinvestigating treasury and prime brokerage cash issuesResponsibilities:
• Process payments for the Prime Brokerage business and funding in an accurate and timely manner

• Confirm and settle treasury FX and trades

• Investigate and follow up on cash enquiries for the Prime Brokerage and the cashiering businesses

• Support treasury on desk and stakeholders on various queries and projects relating to funding and payments
• Any other ad hoc duties/projects as required and assigned
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent with at least 1-3 years in relevant experience
• Proactive, confident and detail focused. Ability to coordinate with Treasury and Operational teams independently.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a team environment and demonstrate experience meeting multiple daily cut-off's.
• Ability to liaise with all levels of the firm and people with different experiences and backgrounds
• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised. Candidate will be able to manage own time and know when to escalate
• Strong team player able to work well independently and collaboratively with peers and stakeholders.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills

Other Qualifications:

• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs - is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

• Manage the APAC Financial Management portfolio (e.g. Forecasting, Profit & Loss Analysis, Cost Allocations) with the aim of achieving desired business goals.
• Partner with HR, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Managers and Hiring Managers to facilitate Talent Management related activities, ensuring the business is staffed adequately to provide sustainable support to operations.
• Support regional communication efforts by preparing Town Hall materials, video messages, formal announcements, senior management reports and engagement pieces as needed to support business objectives and ensure alignment with global standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and support partners (e.g. Finance, Technology, HR, Compliance) to deliver business priorities and operational objectives.
• Produce management reports (monthly, quarterly, weekly, ad-hoc) such as entity/governance reporting decks and business partner packs.
• Coordinate regional employee engagement activities to strengthen team connectivity and make Bank of America a great place to work.
• General administrative support including occupancy management, preparing meeting minutes, supporting the organization with senior executive visits, offsites, meetings, conferences, and other events.
• 5-8 years of work experience in the financial industry and/or experience in a business support role (e.g. Business/Project Management, Risk & Control).
• Proven leadership in coordination efforts across multi-business unit stakeholders to orchestrate cohesive oversight and process management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration and influencing skills, including the ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear and concise manner with stakeholders across all levels.
• Fastidious attention to detail, with the ability to work efficiently and confidently with large amounts of complex data, ensuring accurate, professional, and timely completion of deliverables.
• Organized and possess good time management skills with ability to manage and prioritize competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity while working with confidential information.
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint with ability to develop executive ready communications and presentations.
• Advantageous to have skillsets in utilizing automation/data analytics tools (e.g. VBA, Alteryx, Python, Tableau, etc).

Responsibilities:

• Provide support in Audit / GFC testing readiness activities and ensure Audit engagement routines are adhered to.
• Provide support in Audit / GFC testing rebuttals and calibrations calls.
• Support Regulatory request and Adhoc data request related to Onboarding team.
• Deliver training in support of identifed Audit / Regulatory / GFC testing defects to Onboarding associates.
• Work collaboratively with quality teams and management to support the quality feedback loop by providing training to effectively address
• identified gaps.
• Work with analysts and management to evaluate training effectiveness and drive enhancements
• Provide on-the-ground subject matter expertise on CDD requirements
• Contribute to design of new processes or change in existing processes
• Ensure CDD or policy related matters are channelled through AML Operations/Governance Forums; work with forum organizers in each region to enable.

Requirements:

• Excellent communications skills and ability to present to an audience.
• Ability to work under pressure in a team environment.
• Ability to liaise with all levels of the firm and people with different experiences and backgrounds.
• Self-motivated Bank of America is an equal opportunities employer.
• At least 5 years’ working experience in a similar role is preferred
• Excellent communications skills and ability to present to an audience.
• Process design & standards qualifications
• Knowledge of Client Due Diligence (AML) processes in Global Banking & Markets space
• Knowledge of Client Due Diligence (AML) requirements of global jurisdictions
• Training/Coaching best practices
• Ability to train/coach audience in-person or via virtual channels
• Experience of working in an Asia/Global environment.
• Control focused mindset and good understanding of regulatory and reputational risks
• Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic team environment.
• Good written and oral English.
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

Job Description

• Provide consistently stellar operational support for derivative/swaps/cash products.
• Support the Sales and Trading Desks by investigating, resolving issues and enquiries related to bookings, breaks etc.
• Utilize critical thinking/problem solving skills to provide timely resolutions to client issues and breaks.
• Work closely with wide range of stakeholders both within operations and outside of operations such as compliance, credit, business.
• Exhibit proactivity to improve process and enhance controls to mitigate operational risk to the firm.
• Strong individual contributor but must be an active team player to achieve collective goals.
• Manage ad-hoc projects and liaise with both internal/external counterparts in different regions• Ability to work in a pressurized, high volume, deadline-driven environment while maintaining operational excellence.
• Control focused with a good understanding of risk, P&L and the impact of errors.
• Able to initiate solutions, take ownership and drive issue remediation.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Able to envisage front-to-back flows with emphasis on ascertaining financial/regulatory impact
• Knowledge of financial markets with solid experience in Trade Support in a similar Investment Bank.
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions.
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward.
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base.
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world.
• Degree qualification is essential
• Essential Experience/Technical Knowledge:
• Proficiency in MS Product Suite i.e. Excel, Word etc
• Knowledge on APAC equity markets and products preferable
• Bloomberg, Reuters and some corporate action background preferable
• VBA & SQL programming skills preferable

• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

This role requires candidate to come with aptitude for problem solving, attention to detail, a risk and control mindset, good communication skill and is able to build good working relationship with various internal and external stakeholders.

• Processing of instruction for Corporate Action events in an accurate, timely and consistent manner, in accordance with departmental procedures and to the agreed service level.
• Managing internal and external stakeholders on Corporate Action issues
• Adhering to documented procedures, control guidelines and compliance framework
• Attending to reconciliation breaks in accounts on a daily basis
• Ensuring that all queries are attended to and investigated promptly
• Supporting change by assisting in devising and implementing improved processes
• Participating in project initiatives and taking up ad hoc tasks as required
• Managing operational risk associated within the processes
• Tertiary education with a good academic track record
• At least 2 years of experience in Corporate Actions
• Strong knowledge of Corporate/Investment Banking within the Prime Brokerage space is preferred
o Prime brokerage are services that banks offer to financial institutions to hedge funds and similar clients – e.g. processing of Corporate actions – ranges from cash management, securities lending (loaning shares of stock, commodities) and etc.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to prioritize heavy workloads and work efficiently in dynamic environment to meet deadlines
• An independent and proactive worker with strong communication skills

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, Finance or related field
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a banking environment, preferably experience in business management/COO or support roles
• Strong executor with proven ability to independently manage recurring business management tasks (e.g., headcount tracking, data reporting, governance routines), ad-hoc projects & initiatives
• Systematic and organized, with a structured approach to both execution and thought process; able to manage multiple priorities without losing accuracy or attention to detail
• Hands-on mindset to dive data, processes, issues to uncover root cases and drive actionable solutions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Visio), experience with reporting/visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx) is an advantage
• Excels in both written and verbal communication and can confidently present findings and recommendations
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement; able to navigate matrix organizations, influence outcomes, and build effective partnerships across functions and geographies
• Demonstrated ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality

What you will do

• Manage core business administration routines including headcount tracking, hiring status, maintain organization charts, BCP and workspace management across APAC locations
• Coordinate the employee engagement (EE) program – plan, execute and deliver EE events/activities/initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional partners
• Develop and prepare high-quality presentations and reporting packs for use bythe APAC AML Executive to present at senior leadership forums, while ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Contribute to initiatives relating to organization efficiency, operating model, capacity planning and strategy
• Support outsourcing governance requirements, including oversight of deliverables, documentation and participation in governance routines
• Execute ad-hoc projects and business initiatives, managing multiple priorities and deliverables
• Comfortable working in an environment of evolving scope and priorities; adaptable, resilient, and solutions-drive
• Build and maintain strong working relationships within a matrixed organization, engaging stakeholders across other lines of business regionally and Global (HQ) to deliver on objectives
• Late evening calls can be expected with HQ team as required

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to read & understand a Credit Approval Memorandum
• Responsible for compiling & reviewing documentation prior to Loans/ Lease deals being funded.
• Maintain responsibility for accuracy of documentation.
• Loading transactions to Leasing / Loan applications
• Processing payments to external agents/vendors/ borrowers
• Position will work with Credit, Legal, Finance and Marketing personnel within the region to understand requirements and ensure transactions and processes meet required policy standards.
• Responsible for maintenance of records
• Manage and maintain records of Security Interests filing and discharge.
• Responsible for monthly reporting functions and assist in Audits.

(must have skills to be minimally qualified):

• Graduate in a recognized university.
• At least 2 years’ experience in maintaining accuracy of loan / lease documentation with limited supervision.
• Ability to review and understand credit approval reports.
• Customer service oriented, proficient level of Problem-solving skill.
• Clear, articulate oral and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Word,), highly organized, work well in a Team environment.