Senior Manager, Financial Control & Regulatory Reporting (AIA Investment Management)

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If you believe in better, we'd love to hear from you.

About The Role

Join us as Senior Manager, Financial Control & Regulatory Reporting at AIA Investment Management!

The Senior Manager, Financial Control & Regulatory Reporting is responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and compliance of AIA Investment Management's financial and regulatory reporting framework. The role leads the development and enhancement of robust financial controls, oversees regulatory reporting obligations, and drives governance, process improvement, and automation initiatives. Partnering closely with Finance, Risk, Compliance, Audit, Governance and business stakeholders, the incumbent safeguards the company's financial reporting environment, supports regulatory compliance, and enables effective management of financial and regulatory risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Controls
• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the financial control framework, ensuring robust governance, accounting accuracy, and effective financial risk management.
• Strengthen internal controls, policies, procedures, documentation, and change management practices across finance operations and reporting processes.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of financial and regulatory reporting.
• Evaluate accounting treatment for complex investment transactions and business changes to ensure compliance with IFRS and Group Accounting Policies.
• Implement and monitor key financial control metrics across finance operations, reporting, and month-end close processes.
  
  

• Regulatory Reporting
• Lead the regulatory reporting function, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant submission of MAS returns and other regulatory requirements.
• Maintain strong governance over regulatory reporting processes, including controls, documentation, audit trails, and SOPs.
• Serve as the primary liaison with regulators, auditors, and compliance teams, managing regulatory reviews, audits, examinations, and related queries.
• Prepare and review financial and regulatory reports on capital, liquidity, and financial positions, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments, assess business impacts, and coordinate implementation of regulatory changes.
• Support engagements with MAS, CPF, and other government agencies, including surveys, grant submissions, and regulatory requests.
• Track and resolve reporting, audit, and regulatory issues to ensure timely closure and compliance.
  
  

• Audit
• Lead annual statutory audits, including preparation of audit schedules, technical accounting papers, and financial statements.
• Act as the key liaison among Internal Audit, External Audit, Compliance, and regulators to ensure effective coordination and communication.
• Drive remediation of audit and regulatory findings, ensuring timely resolution and closure of identified issues.
  
  

• Other Initiatives
• Support finance operations, including monthly reporting, analysis, and continuous improvement of financial reporting and month-end close processes.
• Contribute to digitalisation, automation, and AI initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Support government grant submissions and provide financial insights for ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives.
  

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline, with CPA or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• At least 8 years of experience in financial and regulatory reporting, audit, accounting operations, and internal financial controls.
• Strong understanding of MAS regulatory requirements, financial reporting standards, internal controls, and finance operations within a regulated environment.
• Experience in investment management, financial services, FinTech, Big 4, or similar regulated industries is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to interpret regulations, navigate complex workflows, and translate strategy into execution.
• Demonstrated integrity, risk awareness, attention to detail, and strong ownership in financial control and governance environments.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience in digitalisation, process improvement, automation, and AI initiatives is advantageous.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior management, business partners, auditors, and regulators.
• Proactive team player with the ability to work independently, build strong relationships, and perform effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  
  

Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.


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ABOUT AIA

For over a century, AIA has served the ever-changing needs of our customers across Asia-Pacific. Our Purpose to help millions of people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives is at the heart of everything we do.

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At AIA, we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their better - in the work they do, the career they build, the life they live and the difference they make. Whether it's investing better wellbeing, inspiring better learning, building better relationships, or making a better impact on customers, a career at AIA will challenge you to find new ways to pursue your better.

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