Vice President – Middle Office, Fund Services (Singapore)

Amethyst Partners; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amethystasiapartners in Singapore seeks a Vice President – Middle Office to lead its Treasury Operations function, overseeing cash movements, payments, and onboarding for institutional clients.

You will drive treasury operating models, payment workflow design, and risk controls while guiding teams across treasury, fund accounting, investor relations, and technology to deliver superior service and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years in financial services with treasury or payments focus.
• Proven team leadership and service delivery management.
• Strong knowledge of payment processing, wire transfers, SSI management.
• Experience with client onboarding and treasury operating models.
• Familiarity with custodians, banks, transfer agents; institutional funds advantageous.
• Excellent client relationship, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Treasury Operations teams handling client cash movements and funding.
• Oversee payment processing, approvals, and fraud risk controls.
• Manage SSIs including account setups and periodic reviews.
• Maintain governance, maker-checker controls, and risk procedures.
• Lead client onboarding and treasury workflow design.
• Serve as senior client contact to resolve issues.
• Engage in client pitches, RFPs and due diligence reviews.
• Collaborate with Fund Accounting, Investor Relations, Trade Ops, Compliance and Tech.
• Oversee performance, resource planning and talent development.
• Drive improvements and payment security enhancements.
• Coordinate audits and SOC compliance.

Skills

Treasury operations

Payments & wire transfers

Leadership

Client onboarding

Risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Our client is an international fund services provider seeking an experienced Vice President – Middle Office to lead its Treasury Operations function in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Treasury Operations teams responsible for client cash movements, investment funding, distributions, capital calls and other payment activities.
• Oversee payment processing, approvals, callbacks, high-value transactions and fraud risk controls.
• Manage Standard Settlement Instructions (SSIs), including account setups, amendments, validation and periodic reviews.
• Maintain effective payment governance, approval matrices, maker-checker controls and treasury risk management procedures.
• Lead client onboarding and service implementation, including treasury operating models and payment workflow design.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, resolving operational issues and supporting service delivery.
• Participate in client pitches, RFPs, solution discussions and operational due diligence reviews.
• Collaborate with Fund Accounting, Investor Relations, Trade Operations, Compliance and Technology teams.
• Oversee team performance, resource planning, talent development and succession planning.
• Drive operational improvements, risk mitigation initiatives and payment security enhancements.
• Coordinate audit and SOC requirements, ensuring compliance with internal policies and control standards.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of financial services experience, with a strong background in treasury operations, cash management, payments or banking operations.
• Proven experience leading teams and managing operational service delivery.
• Strong understanding of payment processing, wire transfers, SSI management, callback procedures and treasury controls.
• Experience managing client onboarding, treasury operating models and payment workflow design.
• Familiarity with global custodians, correspondent banks, transfer agents and paying agents.
• Exposure to hedge funds, private equity, real estate funds or other institutional investment structures is advantageous.
• Strong client relationship management, analytical and problem-solving skills.