Senior Executive & Payments, Partnerships, Fintech Ecosystems (Business Reporting)

Hong Leong Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Malaysia seeks a Senior Executive focused on regulatory and financial reporting. The candidate will oversee report preparation, ensure compliance with regulations, and manage data quality. The role requires 3-5 years of experience in financial reporting or regulatory compliance, preferably within the Payments or Fintech industries. Strong organizational skills and proficiency in SQL and spreadsheet software are essential. Join us to drive innovation in banking and enhance our reporting framework.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in financial reporting or regulatory compliance.
• Direct experience in the Payments or Fintech industries preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial and regulatory report preparation for compliance.
• Perform data validation checks to ensure high data quality.
• Propose and implement process improvements to enhance reporting.

Skills

Financial reporting

Data handling

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Tools

SQL

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Overview

This role is essential for maintaining the integrity of our financial and regulatory reporting within the dynamic Payments, Partnerships, and Fintech Ecosystems division. The Senior Executive will be responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of mandatory reports, ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards. A crucial component is managing data quality and generating business insights, while also actively participating in process improvements and stakeholder communication to enhance the efficiency of our reporting framework.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Regulatory and Financial Reporting
  • Oversee the preparation of complex regulatory and finance reports, ensuring accurate and timely filing with relevant bodies.
  • Guarantee that all reporting activities comply with current regulatory requirements, Company policies and procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Participate in the research and implementation of new or revised regulatory reporting requirements as needed.
  • Generate specific operational reports, including the terminal movement report (repurposing terminals from the TVM report) and the merchant active rate report (Active & Inactive merchants based on the monthly Terminal Performance Report).
• Data Integrity and System Administration
  • Perform rigorous data validation checks using sources like the TVM closing report to maintain high data quality.
  • Manage MIS/BIAU and database-relevant tasks, specifically compiling and reconciling the merchant profile from the Ascend base and sales volume report.
  • Ensure all work, audit trails, and relevant working files are properly organized, produced, and stored for record-keeping and compliance.
  • Accurately update and track the record of projects from the consolidated project base.
• Process Improvement and Documentation
  • Proactively recommend and implement procedural changes/process improvement opportunities to streamline reporting processes, enhance accuracy, and ensure timeliness.
  • Create and maintain current, accurate, and detailed procedures in a standard format that meets regulatory and internal compliance requirements.
  • Provide necessary supporting documents for specific programs, such as the (MDF) Tap on Phone Merchant Programme for external audit (e.g., EY PY2023).
• Stakeholder Communication
  • Effectively communicate reporting and data needs to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely cooperation and adherence to established data standards.

Experience/Requirements

• Experience and Industry Focus:
  • Three to five years of progressive professional experience in a role focused on financial reporting, regulatory compliance, or business intelligence.
  • Direct experience within the Payments, Banking, or Financial Technology (Fintech) industry is highly preferred.
• Core Skills:
  • Proven ability to manage the end-to-end regulatory and financial reporting process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Strong practical skills in data handling, validation, and reconciliation of large, complex datasets.
  • Proficiency with reporting tools, database platforms (for example, SQL), and advanced data analysis using spreadsheet software.
• Compliance and Communication:
  • Solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and banking regulatory compliance principles.
  • Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to maintain meticulous records, audit trails, and detailed procedure documentation.
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly when defining or enforcing data requirements.

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.