Associate Regional Trade Finance Specialist (Static Data) Institutional Banking Group

DBS Bank; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Singapore seeks an experienced professional to enhance banking operations through efficient management of static data. The role involves maintaining compliance with internal policies and participating in risk and audit projects. Candidates should hold a university degree in Operations or related fields with at least 5 years of relevant banking operations experience. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with regional teams are essential. Occasional weekend and holiday support may be expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in banking operations or relevant experience.
• Knowledge of trade systems preferred.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain static data for core banking systems.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and standards.
• Compile monthly performance reports for SLAs.
• Support risk and control activities and audit projects.
• Collaborate with regional teams on system enhancements.

Skills

Operational planning

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Change management

Operational risk awareness

Education

University degree in Operations Management or related field

Job description

Overview

Group Operations enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group Operations, we manage the majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

Key Accountability

• Carry out daily maintenance of static data, including customer profiles, pricing, commissions, trade conditions, and system parameters for core banking systems
• Ensure compliance with statutory rules and internal policies, standards, and guidelines
• Review and update Standard Operating Procedures annually or when there are major changes in processes and systems

Responsibility

• Carry out daily maintenance of static data including customer profiles, pricing, commissions, trade conditions and system parameters for core trade systems
• Ensure compliance with statutory rules and internal policies, standards and guidelines
• Compile monthly performance reports to track achievement of Service Level Agreements
• Support the development of IMEX text skeletons for both BAU change requests and projects
• Review and update Standard Operating Procedures annually or when there are major changes in processes and systems
• Support risk and control activities such as Quality Assurance Review as well as Risk and Control Self Assessment
• Support audit projects that System Administration is in scope
• Join hands with regional teams to write up and review user stories for system enhancements to streamline the operational processes of System Administration
• Support regional project rollout activities such as user acceptance test, regression test and live verification from the perspective of System Administration

Requirements

• University degree in Operations Management, Business Management, Information Systems or relevant disciplines
• Minimum 5 years of experience in banking operations or relevant experience, preferably with knowledge on trade systems
• Ability to plan day-to-day operational activities and propose solutions to operational problems
• Passionate to be a change agent within the team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain rapport with stakeholders
• Excellent teamwork and collaborative skills to work with peers and regional teams
• Good awareness of operational risk
• As the team's role involves regional locations, supporting both core markets and international centres, occassional weekend and holiday support is required