Assistant Vice President, Global Transaction Banking Dept, Planning

SMBC Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SMBC Group in Singapore is seeking an experienced Strategy Analyst to support strategic planning, business management and performance monitoring across Transaction Banking in APAC. You will develop initiatives to drive growth, efficiency and alignment with priorities.

The role involves market, business and competitor analysis, building and maintaining dashboards with Power BI, and preparing management presentations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in strategic planning, business analytics, or related banking functions.
• Strong understanding of Transaction Banking, Trade Finance, and Corporate Banking.
• Experience with dashboard development and management reporting (Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning, business management, and performance monitoring across APAC Transaction Banking.
• Develop and drive strategic initiatives to support growth, efficiency, and priorities.
• Conduct business, market, and competitor analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
• Monitor performance, portfolio trends, revenues, costs, and KPIs; provide insights for decisions.
• Prepare management presentations and materials for senior management discussions.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and other platforms.
• Collaborate with finance, risk, technology, and product teams to achieve objectives.
• Coordinate with regional stakeholders across APAC for governance and execution.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business/Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Tableau

Python

VBA

Job description

• Support strategic planning, business management, and performance monitoring activities across Transaction Banking businesses in APAC.
• Develop and drive strategic initiatives to support business growth, operational efficiency, and organizational priorities.
• Conduct business, market, and competitor analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Monitor business performance, portfolio trends, revenues, costs, and key performance indicators, and provide insights to support management decision-making.
• Prepare management presentations, business plans, performance reports, and materials for senior management discussions.
• Support budgeting and resource planning.
• Develop and maintain management dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and other analytical platforms.
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, governance, and management information capabilities across the department.
• Work closely with finance, risk, technology teams, operations, product partners, and coverage to drive initiatives and achieve business objectives.
• Coordinate with regional stakeholders across APAC to ensure effective communication, governance, and execution of key initiatives.
  

Job Responsibilities

• Support strategic planning, business management, and performance monitoring activities across Transaction Banking businesses in APAC.
• Develop and drive strategic initiatives to support business growth, operational efficiency, and organizational priorities.
• Conduct business, market, and competitor analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Monitor business performance, portfolio trends, revenues, costs, and key performance indicators, and provide insights to support management decision-making.
• Prepare management presentations, business plans, performance reports, and materials for senior management discussions.
• Support budgeting and resource planning.
• Develop and maintain management dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and other analytical platforms.
• Improve reporting processes, data quality, governance, and management information capabilities across the department.
• Work closely with finance, risk, technology teams, operations, product partners, and coverage to drive initiatives and achieve business objectives.
• Coordinate with regional stakeholders across APAC to ensure effective communication, governance, and execution of key initiatives.
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in strategic planning, business management, portfolio management, business analytics, management reporting, or related functions within the banking or financial services industry.
• Good understanding of Transaction Banking, Trade Finance, Corporate Banking, Treasury, or other banking businesses.
• Experience in business performance management, portfolio monitoring, budgeting, resource planning, or related management functions.
• Strong proficiency in Power BI and experience in dashboard development and management reporting.
• Experience with SQL, Power Query, Tableau, Python, VBA, or similar analytical tools would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across functions and geographies.
• Fluency in English is required; Japanese language capability is preferred but not required as at times this indivdual will need to liaise with Tokyo HQ.
• Willingness to work in a full-time office-based environment with regular in-office attendance.
• Flexibility to perform other ad hoc duties as assigned.