Client Incentive Operations Senior Financial Analyst

BGC Group Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BGC Group Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced finance professional to join the Client Incentive Operations team in Singapore. You will manage accounting and reporting for client incentive agreements across the Asia Pacific region, ensuring alignment with US GAAP and local tax requirements.

The role emphasizes process improvement, automation and cross‑functional stakeholder engagement with Finance, Sales, Legal and Compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• 8+ years of finance, accounting or financial-operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, accounting controls and financial reporting.
• Experience reviewing contracts and determining accounting treatment.
• Experience with client incentives, rebates, commissions or revenue arrangements preferred.
• Experience in payments, banking, fintech or financial services advantageous.
• Proven experience in finance process improvement, automation or system implementation.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills; Power BI and AI tools preferred.
• Experience with journal entries, reconciliations, accruals and management reporting.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and able to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and reporting for client incentive agreements.
• Review contracts and determine appropriate financial treatment.
• Monitor incentive performance, accruals, journal entries and reconciliations.
• Ensure US GAAP compliance, internal policies and local tax requirements.
• Analyse financial data to support business decisions.
• Identify process inefficiencies and redesign finance workflows.
• Automate routine activities such as reporting and reconciliations.
• Use Excel, Power BI and AI-enabled solutions to improve operations.
• Lead or support system and process-improvement initiatives (ORMB).
• Partner with Finance, Sales, Legal and Compliance stakeholders regionally.
• Apply Lean / Six Sigma methods to improve quality and turnaround time.
• Communicate findings and insights to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Process improvement

Project management

Attention to detail

Communication

Urgency in fast-paced environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related

Tools

Excel

Power BI

AI tools

Finance automation

Job description

About the Role

Join the Client Incentive Operations team supporting client incentive programmes across the Asia Pacific region. You will help ensure that incentive agreements are accurately accounted for, properly controlled and aligned with US GAAP, local tax requirements and internal policies.

This role is suited to an experienced finance professional who combines accounting knowledge with strong analytical, process-improvement and stakeholder-management skills. You will work closely with Finance, Sales, Legal, Compliance and technology teams to improve the quality, efficiency and control of incentive operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and reporting for client incentive agreements.

• Review commercial contracts and determine the appropriate financial treatment.

• Monitor incentive performance, accruals, journal entries and reconciliations.

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP, internal accounting policies and local tax requirements.

• Analyse financial and operational data to support business decisions.

• Identify process inefficiencies and redesign finance workflows.

• Automate routine activities such as reporting, journal preparation and reconciliations.

• Use tools such as Excel, Power BI and AI-enabled solutions to improve finance operations.

• Lead or support system and process-enhancement initiatives, including ORMB improvements.

• Partner with Finance, Sales, Legal and Compliance stakeholders across the region.

• Apply Lean / Six Sigma or other structured problem-solving methods to improve quality, controls and turnaround time.

• Communicate findings, recommendations and operational insights to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.

• At least 8 years of finance, accounting or financial-operations experience.

• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, accounting controls and financial reporting.

• Experience reviewing contracts and determining accounting treatment.

• Experience with client incentives, rebates, commissions, revenue arrangements or other commercial agreements is preferred.

• Experience in payments, banking, fintech or financial services is advantageous.

• Proven experience in finance process improvement, automation or system implementation.

• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills; experience with Power BI, AI tools or finance automation is preferred.

• Experience with journal entries, reconciliations, accruals and management reporting.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with high attention to detail.

• Proven ability to manage projects and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Lean / Six Sigma experience or certification is advantageous.

• Proactive, accountable and comfortable working with urgency in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us?

• Work on complex, high-value incentive programmes across Asia Pacific.

• Gain exposure to payments, commercial contracts, accounting policy and finance transformation.

• Help shape the use of automation and AI within finance operations.

• Partner with senior stakeholders across Finance, Sales, Legal and Compliance.

• Deliver improvements in quality, control, cost and turnaround time.