About Us
About the Company
The JERA Global Markets Group (JERAGM) is a leading utility backed energy trader. A joint venture between majority shareholder JERA Co., Inc. and EDF Trading Ltd, JERAGM's shareholders are among the world's major utilities.
JERAGM operates one of the most exciting energy portfolios in the world which gives it an in-depth understanding of the way local, regional and international energy markets behave. Its in-depth knowledge and market insights enable us to capture trading opportunities, optimise portfolios, create value and enhance security of supply for our customers.
Headquartered in Singapore, JERAGM has a global talent pool of about 400 people across offices located in five strategic locations: Singapore, the UK (London), Japan (Tokyo), the US (Houston) and Australia (Brisbane).
JERA Global Markets Pte. Ltd. is strongly capitalised with over US$500 million in paid up capital and has retained its AA Stable rating from R&I, attributable to a robust business model and solid financial base. JERAGM has a total equity of US$3.4 billion (as of 1 April 2025).
Job Description
- Preparation, issuance, reconciliation, and settlement of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable invoices for all physical and financial trading activities handled by the Settlements team.
Ensure pricing, due date calculations and invoices comply with contractual terms and regulatory requirements. - Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve invoice reconciliation discrepancies proactively and in a timely manner.
- Responsible for ensuring the timely collection of receivables, monitoring aging reporting.
- Work with Operations team to clear overdue Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable and unallocated cash items.
- Perform settlement validations and controls to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance with established procedures.
- Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements, automation and control enhancement initiatives across settlements processes.
- Participate in and support system implementations, upgrades, testing activities, and business transformation projects impacting the Settlements function.
- Analyze operational issues, identify root causes and recommend sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Support the development and enhancement of reports, dashboards, workflow automation and management information tools.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve operational efficiency, strengthen controls and enhance the overall settlements operating model. - Ensure the Settlements team SOP documentation are maintained and kept up to date.
- Ensure compliance with trading standards and other regulatory requirements.
- Ensure correct tax treatment of invoices.
- Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation, explanations and evidence in a timely manner.
Undertake other tasks and projects assigned by Senior Settlements Manager and Settlements Manager. - May be required to work outside of normal business hours or on Singapore public holidays.
- May be required to cover settlements for London office during London business hours.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of Settlements working experience preferably in the Commodity Industry.
- Possess at least a Diploma in Business, Finance or Accounting or equivalent.
- Experience participating in or leading process improvement, system implementation, automation or transformation projects.
- Experience in business requirement gathering, process mapping, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and change implementation will be an advantage.
- Strong understanding of operational controls, risk awareness and process governance.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Knowledge of IMOS, Horizon and SUN system would be advantageous.
- Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps or other automation and reporting tools would be advantageous.
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision, strong self-initiative.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work well under time pressure.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate effectively with people at all levels and attention to details.
- Strong team player and collaborate with other Finance team members to support overall Finance goals and objectives.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify process gaps and recommend practical solutions.
- Strong team player with a continuous improvement mindset and willingness to challenge existing processes constructively.