BCS Service Hub division serves as the primary industry contact, ensures seamless participant onboarding, enables user services, manages monitoring and alerts, handles user query/ incident reporting and oversees certificate authority management, all with a strong commitment to operational excellence. The Associate plays a crucial role in enabling participant services and ensuring uninterrupted service availability and business resiliency through collaboration with Technology and Product Divisions. He/she also partners with Line 2 and Line 3 support to uphold SOPs, Policies, and Regulatory standards, and directly contribute to the organization’s revenue via billable services.
Key Responsibilities
Collaboration
- Actively participate in team discussions, sharing ideas and insights
- Work collaboratively with team members to achieve common goal
Participant Administration
- Support participant onboarding and offboarding for multiple payment systems (e.g., CTS, IBG, FAST, PayNow, Cross Border).
- Coordinate Industry Testing (IDT) and MAS Electronic Payment System Plus (MEPS+) testing, and participate in Industry Testing (IDT) where necessary, ensuring participant readiness and smooth execution.
- Oversee the facilitation of production cutovers, ensuring a seamless transition from testing to live production environments.
- Prepare and follow up on quotations to participants.
- Manage the end-to-end cheque verification process, including performing cheque verification test, preparing test results, and submitting them to scheme owner.
- Ensure ongoing functionality and stability of system through routine checks, troubleshooting issues, and performing necessary updates.
Operational Reporting and Support
- Support audits and inspections by gathering documentation and evidence for line 1.5, 2 or 3 assurance divisions.
- Support and participate in industry-wide contingency drills and exercises.
Reporting and Documentation
- Check daily and monthly billing reports for payment systems (e.g., CTS, FAST, IBG, PayNow, Cross Border).
- Update and maintain accurate documentation for daily operations, contingency exercises, post-mortem analysis, and operational risk assessments.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
- Ensure participants are informed on documentation releases, testing schedules, and participant security program updates.
- Engage in cross-divisional collaboration to integrate participant administration activities with organizational objectives.
- Participate in industry-wide contingency drills and exercises, ensuring clear communication with participants and stakeholders.
- Liaise with Technology division to prepare for releases (i.e., MNR deliberation, SOT walkthrough), and communicate release timelines and activities to participants.
Requirements
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree and preferably with working experience within the financial industry. GCE A-level or Diploma holder in any discipline can be considered if the candidate has a good track record of relevant working experience.
- Experience in banking operations or customer service roles will be preferred.
Skills and Knowledge
- Good communication skills, with the willingness to collaborate across teams and participants.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Attention to details, demonstrate good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A self-starter, resourceful and active team player.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and deliver consistent results under pressure.
- Good time management and follow-up skills.
- Provide weekend support due to maintenance or industry activities when required.