Finance Internship - OCBC

OCBC (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Learning & development opportunities

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

OCBC Bank Singapore offers an internship in Trade Finance Operations focused on Software QA and testing. You will collaborate with product managers, project managers, and IT stakeholders to ensure systems are reliable and ready for deployment, supporting critical trade finance processes.

You will gain hands-on experience in testing design, planning, and execution, and build problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills in a real-world environment.

Qualifications

• Interest in software testing for Trade Finance operations.
• Understanding of QA lifecycle and project delivery processes.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, project managers, and IT to understand testing objectives.
• Design and develop UAT and regression test scenarios and scripts from an operations perspective.
• Execute test cases, analyze results, and coordinate defect resolution with IT partners.

Skills

Test planning

Test design

Test execution

Defect tracking

System testing

Documentation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

JIRA

Job description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Join Group Operations & Technology - Trade Finance Operations (Structured Trade Middle Office), where you'll gain hands‑on exposure to how technology and operations support complex trade financing transactions. As an intern, you'll play a key role in ensuring systems are reliable, user‑centric, and ready for deployment-supporting critical processes that enable global trade. This is an opportunity to contribute to transformation initiatives while building practical experience in testing, systems, and operations.

How You Succeed

You succeed by being detail‑oriented, analytical, and proactive in a fast‑paced environment. You enjoy understanding how systems function, thinking from an end‑user perspective, and identifying ways to improve processes. By communicating clearly with stakeholders and staying organised, you'll support high‑quality system implementation and testing outcomes.

What You Do

Your responsibilities will include:

• Test Planning & Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborate with product managers, project managers, and IT stakeholders to understand project scope and testing objectives
• Test Design & Development: Design and develop UAT and regression test scenarios, conditions, and scripts from an operations user perspective
• Test Execution & Analysis: Execute test cases, analyse results, and work with IT partners to ensure timely resolution of defects
• Defect Management & Reporting: Document, track, and escalation issues using tools such as JIRA, and provide regular testing status updates
• System Testing & Troubleshooting: Perform positive and negative testing across trade finance systems (e.g. case management systems, trade processing platforms, SWIFT systems) and support root cause analysis
• Documentation & Training Support: Review functional specification documents (FSDs), and assist in preparing system training materials for end users
• Ad-hoc Support: Support additional project and testing-related tasks as assigned

Who You Work With

You’ll work closely with Structured Trade Middle Office, alongside project managers, IT stakeholders, vendors, and business users. This collaborative environment will provide exposure to cross‑functional project delivery and the full QA lifecycle within Trade Finance operations.

Who You Are

• Analytical and detail‑oriented, with an interest in systems and processes
• Curious about testing, quality assurance, and banking operations
• Strong communicator with good written and verbal skills
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Self‑motivated, adaptable, and able to work independently

Learning Objectives

This internship will provide you with:

• Hands‑on experience in software testing design, planning, and execution within Trade Finance Operations
• Understanding of QA lifecycle and project delivery processes
• Exposure to structured trade and trade finance systems (e.g. SWIFT, processing platforms)
• Opportunities to build problem‑solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills in a real‑world environment

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary.
• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.
• Community initiatives.
• Industry‑leading learning and professional development opportunities.
• Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.