Junior Finance Analyst | Contract | Bank

MANPOWER STAFFING SERVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

MANPOWER STAFFING SERVICES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD is seeking a finance professional to participate in end-of-day P&L production, perform data extraction and reconciliations, and investigate discrepancies across multiple systems. You will support P&L attribution, liaise with Front Office and Middle Office, and help maintain control documentation.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in finance or related fields and at least 1 year of experience in product control, financial control, or P&L

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 1 year experience in Product Control, Financial Control, P&L Reporting, Market Risk, Finance Operations, Audit, or a related function within the banking or financial services industry.
• Good understanding of financial markets, capital markets products, and banking operations.
• Familiarity with P&L reporting, reconciliations, accounting principles, and financial controls.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex data issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the end-of-day P&L production process, including data extraction, reconciliation, validation, and variance analysis across assigned financial products.
• Perform daily controls, reviews, and investigations of financial data across multiple systems to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies relating to trade bookings, market data, corporate actions, cash movements, and off-market transactions.
• Support P&L attribution and explain daily movements by analyzing market and trade-related drivers.
• Liaise closely with Front Office traders, Middle Office, Operations, and other stakeholders to resolve P&L queries, trade breaks, and booking issues on a timely basis.
• Maintain accurate documentation of investigations, adjustments, and resolutions in accordance with audit and control requirements.
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of desktop procedures, control documentation, and operating manuals to ensure compliance with governance standards.
• Support month-end and period-end close activities, including journal preparation, account reconciliations, balance sheet substantiation, and financial reporting schedules.
• Assist in preparing commentary and analysis on key P&L drivers for management review.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, control enhancements, and automation opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and operational risk frameworks.

Skills

P&L reporting

Data reconciliation

Financial analysis

Excel

Stakeholder management

Journal preparation

Account reconciliations

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business/Mathematics/Engineering

Tools

Financial reporting systems

Trading platforms

Data management tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the end-of-day Profit & Loss (P&L) production process, including data extraction, reconciliation, validation, and variance analysis across assigned financial products.
• Perform daily controls, reviews, and investigations of financial data across multiple systems to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies relating to trade bookings, market data, corporate actions, cash movements, and off-market transactions.
• Support P&L attribution and explain daily movements by analyzing market and trade-related drivers.
• Liaise closely with Front Office traders, Middle Office, Operations, and other stakeholders to resolve P&L queries, trade breaks, and booking issues on a timely basis.
• Maintain accurate documentation of investigations, adjustments, and resolutions in accordance with audit and control requirements.
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of desktop procedures, control documentation, and operating manuals to ensure compliance with governance standards.
• Support month-end and period-end close activities, including journal preparation, account reconciliations, balance sheet substantiation, and financial reporting schedules.
• Assist in preparing commentary and analysis on key P&L drivers for management review.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, control enhancements, and automation opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and operational risk frameworks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 1 year experiencein Product Control, Financial Control, P&L Reporting, Market Risk, Finance Operations, Audit, or a related function within the banking or financial services industry.
• Good understanding of financial markets, capital markets products, and banking operations.
• Familiarity with P&L reporting, reconciliations, accounting principles, and financial controls.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex data issues.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis techniques.
• Experience working with financial reporting systems, trading platforms, or data management tools is good to have.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact effectively with Front Office, Middle Office, and Finance teams.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of financial products such as equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, or structured products is good to have.

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