First Level Executive, Business Technology | Finance Department

Bank Negara Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an IT professional to manage systems that support financial and treasury management. Responsibilities include system management, project oversight, and risk assessment for critical systems. A degree in Finance or related field is required, with experience in project management and financial systems as an advantage.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and dealing with treasury/financial management systems is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support financial systems for effective operations.
• Plan and monitor IT projects for the finance department.
• Conduct assessments on system-related risks.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

System integration

User data management

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting or IT related field

Job description

Role Purpose

Perform the business technology function by ensuring effective and secured IT solutions and systems to support the financial and treasury management strategic outcomes of the department.

Principal Accountabilities

• System Management & Support
  • Perform systems management and support of the financial and treasury systems to ensure effective and efficient operations of financial and its related systems in supporting the department strategic objectives.
  • Perform comprehensive assessment on systems capability and integration impact for effective system solutions; including recommendation on system upgrade and other maintenance requirements.
  • Ensure system controls are being implemented through periodic reviews of system audit trail, user access, and ongoing reviews of security requirements for critical systems e.g.: assessment on system hardening.
  • Compile system issues/gaps, analyse the root cause and effectively ensure long term resolution of issues. Escalation of system exceptions has to be done as per the internal guidelines.
• User Management
  • Ensure completeness and accuracy of data in department\'s respective databases.
  • Effectively manage the static data and user profiles for the relevant systems.
• Project Management
  • Plan, evaluate and monitor the implementation/progress of finance department\'s IT projects/enhancements in accordance with the department\'s objectives and deliverables.
  • Perform timely and comprehensive review on project progress and deliverables and escalate to the stakeholders any issues that may adversely impact project direction and implementation.
  • Integrate business requirements with IT infrastructure to ensure system deliverable as required by users.
• Risk Management and Controls
  • Undertake regular review for process improvement and conduct periodic assessment on system-related risks for the department.
  • Conduct comprehensive assessment on Business Continuity Plan especially for the critical systems and their related sub-systems in ensuring that the department is able to resume its critical business functions in the event of crisis.
  • Ensure assigned systems/projects/initiatives comply to all required audit/governance standards.

Qualifications

Academic Qualification

Degree in Finance or Accounting or IT related field.

Experience

Experience in project management and dealing with investment/treasury and financial management systems is an added advantage.