Prime Financial Services Clearing Asia Treasury Operations Associate

Join us and make your mark at the intersection of treasury operations and innovation. You will help ensure exchange margin and funding obligations are met accurately and promptly across global listed derivatives exchanges. You will be exposed to the latest automation tools and financial technology development with the chance to apply them to improve how work gets done. You will support the onboarding of new exchanges in Prime Financial Services and help expand client offerings. Bring your curiosity and focus on continuous improvement to a team committed to strong controls and timely delivery.

As an Asia Treasury Operations Associate in the Prime Financial Services Clearing team you will ensure exchange margin requirements and intercompany funding are met accurately and promptly to support our obligations as a clearing member. You will focus on listed derivatives exchanges globally supporting a wide range of operational activities from the Singapore Regional Operations Centre. You will work in a control-focused environment where accuracy timeliness and clear communication matter. You will embrace automation tools and financial technology developments to improve process delivery. You will contribute to expanding client offerings by supporting the onboarding of new exchanges.

Job responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for the group from an Asia Pacific strategic standpoint
• Process funding requirements and margin calls accurately and promptly at the exchange and internally
• Execute foreign exchange transactions for restricted currencies accurately and on time
• Escalate issues using appropriate escalation procedures when needed
• Review production output with a control and risk awareness mindset
• Evaluate processes regularly and recommend efficiency and control improvements where possible
• Maintain procedures so they are up to date and easily accessible
• Respond to adhoc requests and queries appropriately
• Stay up to date with automation tools and deploy them where applicable
  

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Bachelors degree in Economics Business Finance Information Systems or a related discipline
• At least 7 years of experience in Banking Operations within Commercial and Investment Banks
• Knowledge of futures and options
• Client-focused approach and strong customer care practices
• Flexibility in working hours to meet workplace demands
• Curiosity for process improvement and a positive change mindset
• Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure
• Strong time management to meet internal and external deadlines
• Strong computer skills and an appetite to learn and deploy new technologies to automate or streamline workflows
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Market and product knowledge of Asia Pacific markets
• Proficiency in spoken and written Mandarin to liaise with regional team members and clients based in China