Assistant Manager, Investment Ops (Finance)

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Asia is seeking an Assistant Manager for Investment Operations in Kuala Lumpur. The successful candidate will oversee daily trade processing, including settlements and audits, ensuring operational efficiency. Candidates should possess a degree in Accounting, Finance, or Investment, and have 2-3 years of relevant experience. Familiarity with Bloomberg and Eagle systems is advantageous. This position offers a permanent employment opportunity within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Possess a recognized Degree in Accounting or Finance or Investment.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in operations or corporate actions.
• High level of integrity and good teamwork attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the smooth operation of daily trades processing and settlements.
• Carry out operational activities in Eagle Investment System.
• Participate in system enhancements and UAT testing.

Skills

Familiarity with Bloomberg terminal

Excel VBA

Teamwork

Risk management

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance or Investment

Tools

Eagle Investment Systems

Job description

Discover the GREAT in your career.

As a LIFE company, our customers are at the heart of all that we do. Being one of Asia’s leading insurer for over a century, we have built a long‑lasting legacy of trust with our customers over many generations. At the foundation of this trust is Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement – from the way we treat every customer relationship with honesty and transparency, to our proactive approach of delivering the best possible solutions in both life and general insurance.

Integrity, Initiative, and Involvement is what guides us. It is what makes us do the right thing, take the lead, and choose ‘we’ over ‘me’. Our mission is to make life great for our customers because we understand what matters most to them, and we know how to help them protect it.

If you are looking to grow in an exciting career filled with opportunities and potential, we are seeking a professional to join our team as Assistant Manager, Investment Ops.

The Role:

• Assist in ensuring the smooth operation of daily trades processing, settlements, monitoring of corporate actions, stock holdings reconciliation and portfolio valuation
• Perform daily operations and reconciliation of treasury, fixed income securities, forward foreign exchange, derivative and corporate loan
• Carry out Eagle Investment System operational activities. Perform and support Investment Book of Record (IBOR) and non‑IBOR data services to ensure data quality as part of business‑as‑usual (BAU) activities
• Participate and involve in system enhancements, UAT testing to prevent manual intervention as to improve operational efficiency
• Assist in review department Policies and SOPs and audit requirement
• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company
• Highlight any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practice.
• Other responsibilities entailed

The Person:

• Possess a recognised Degree in Accounting or Finance or Investment
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in operations or corporate actions
• Knowledge in Bloomberg terminal usage, Eagle Investment Systems and Microsoft Excel VBA would be an added advantage
• Experience in insurance industry an added advantage
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

Great Eastern Malaysia is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, and all qualified applicants shall receive a fair and equal consideration for employment.

Entity: Great Eastern Life Malaysia

Employment Type: Permanent