Senior Associate/Assistant Vice President, Business Management, Global Markets Division

About Global Markets Division

The Global Markets Division (GMD) manages all SGX Group businesses, building on the strengths of its multi-asset offerings and growth opportunities globally. The Global markets organization therefore oversees the group's markets and platforms across asset classes - namely Equities, Fixed Income, Currencies, Commodities, including the Indices, Data and Connectivity businesses as well as SGX's wholly-owned subsidiaries (SGX FX, Energy Market Company, Baltic Exchange & Scientific Beta).

GMD is structured largely by Business Units (BUs) as outlined below with cross support functions from Market Platforms & Services (MPS) and Business Management (BM) :-

1. Equities (EQT) - covering cash equities, securitized products, fixed income as well as capital markets development
2. Derivatives (DER) - Equity, FX (including Crypto currency) and Rates Derivatives
3. Commodity Derivatives (CMD) - including the Energy Market Company
4. Indices & Data Services (IDS)
5. Freight & Transport - including The Baltic Exchange (BEL)
6. SGX FX - encompassing the OTC FX subsidiaries

The Role

This role is within the Business Management (BM) function - which is a control cum middle office role supporting GMD and the BUs within. The role ensures internal control policy compliance (where applicable) and oversees GMD's operational risk assessments & audit reviews, KPI performance tracking & analyses, periodic BU management reporting as well as billings, payment & procurement support.

Reporting into the Head of Business Management, Global Markets Division, this role, as part of the Business Management function, will be involved in the following tasks :-

Financial Control processes

• Expense & related policy compliance & control
• Month-end closing
• Finance related attestations
• Other Financial controls eg fixed asset verifications, aged debtors, grants reporting

Middle Office Support & Controls

• Attestations & ongoing controls
• Rebates management
• Admin support
• Process improvements & related error/gap investigations
• Audit liaison

Policy Compliance

• Policies - Compliance, Technology, HR, etc
• Enterprise Risk Management framework & guidelines
• Regulatory checklist reviews
• Risk & Control Self-assessments

Business Management

• Management reporting
• Budget & 3-year planning
• Performance target setting & management
• Regulatory reporting
• Projects, Risk Champion forums, subsidiary support

Role Requirements

A Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting (otherwise Finance, Business), with at least 4-8 years relevant experience. Good working knowledge of Financial services, Securities and Derivatives products would be beneficial.

The incumbent should also be comfortable with numerical and data analysis, possess strong problem-solving skills, be resourceful and must not be hesitant to roll-up his/her sleeves to meet team objectives. Good written and verbal communication plus interpersonal skills would be necessary to work with and influence colleagues / 3rd parties (vendor or subsidiary staff of all levels) to perform this role.