Assistant Senior (Quantitative Analytics and Treasury Services) Financial Services FAAS

Assistant / Senior (Quantitative Analytics and Treasury Services) Financial Services Financial Accounting Advisory Services

At EY youll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with the global scale support inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And were counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself and a better working world for all.

The opportunity

Treasury functions are facing increasing complexityvolatile FX and interest rate markets evolving accounting and regulatory expectations liquidity pressures and heightened stakeholder scrutiny. Organisations are also modernising their treasury operating models and technology stacks with Treasury Management Systems (TMS) becoming a key enabler for controls reporting and decision making.

We are looking to grow our Treasury Services team within the Financial Services - Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) service line. We are seeking individuals with treasury and/or accounting advisory experience to help clients enhance their treasury strategy and governance support hedge accounting initiatives and deliver Treasury Management System (TMS) selection and implementation projects.

The work we deliver covers a broad spectrum of treasury and accounting advisory services. You will gain exposure to end-to-end treasury activities (cash and liquidity management funding FX and interest rate risk management treasury controls and governance banking and payments) as well as hedge accounting under IFRS/SFRS and treasury technology transformation through TMS implementation programmes.

Our Treasury Services team helps clients design and embed effective treasury frameworks translate risk management objectives into practical hedging and hedge accounting solutions and deliver technology-enabled change. We work closely with finance risk tax and IT stakeholders to drive improved controls transparency and decision making.

Your key responsibilities:

Treasury advisory

• Support clients in assessing and improving treasury operating models policies governance controls and treasury performance metrics
• Support clients through end-to-end treasury transformation journeys including current-state diagnostics (processes risks controls organization and technology) and future state transformations
• Analyse cash and liquidity positions funding structures and banking arrangements; identify opportunities to optimise processes and reduce cost/risk
• Assist in FX and interest rate risk assessments hedging strategy reviews and development of risk management frameworks

Hedge accounting advisory (IFRS/SFRS)

• Support clients in designing and implementing hedge accounting solutions including designation documentation risk management linkage and control considerations
• Perform and/or review hedge effectiveness assessments (prospective and retrospective where applicable) including quantitative analysis and interpretation of results
• Assist in accounting impact assessments and valuations for hedging instruments and hedged items (e.g. FX forwards swaps debt instruments) and support stakeholder communications
• Perform independent derivative valuation and quantitative analysis to support audit/assurance engagements (including explaining valuation differences by analysing key inputs model choices assumptions and sensitivities)

Treasury Management System (TMS) project management and implementation

• Support TMS vendor selection and implementation programmes including requirements gathering vendor evaluation solution design testing training and go-live readiness

• Coordinate project deliverables across business and IT workstreams (e.g. cash management deals accounting interfaces bank connectivity reporting)
• Develop high-quality project documentation and client deliverables (e.g. process maps functional specifications test scripts status reports)

General

• Maintain and develop positive productive and professional relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Take ownership of assigned workstreams manage timelines and proactively communicate progress risks and dependencies
• Coach and support junior team members through on-the-job guidance and review of work products

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong understanding (or demonstrated interest) in corporate treasury and financial risk management concepts (FX interest rate liquidity funding)
• Working knowledge of hedge accounting requirements under IFRS/SFRS (e.g. documentation effectiveness accounting entries) or willingness to develop quickly
• Project management discipline and comfort working across business and technology stakeholders (requirements testing issue management)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate technical concepts into clear messages for non-technical audiences
• Ability to work effectively as a team member manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple engagements.
  
  

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate the following:

Within 6 months of joining the candidate should

• Understand core treasury products and processes (cash funding FX/IR hedging) and contribute independently to defined workstreams
• Prepare client-ready materials such as process maps policy summaries hedge documentation drafts and quantitative analyses to support recommendations
• Support TMS project activities (requirements workshops test script preparation UAT support issue tracking and status reporting)

Within 1 year of joining the candidate should

• Confidently lead smaller workstreams manage day-to-day client interactions and deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines
• Support hedge accounting implementations end-to-end including effectiveness testing approach (including valuation) control considerations and documentation support
• Contribute to TMS implementation delivery through functional design support testing coordination and go-live readiness activities

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelors degree in accounting finance or a related discipline
• Relevant experience in corporate treasury finance/accounting advisory risk management banking or treasury technology/projects (assistant/senior level depending on experience)
• Fresh graduate or a minimum of 1 year of non-treasury related experience with demonstrated interest in corporate treasury and/or hedge accounting will also be considered
• A solid understanding of financial instruments used in treasury (e.g. FX forwards swaps options debt instruments) and their accounting implications
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with data analysis and/or treasury tools is an advantage

Ideally youll also have

• Hands-on experience in corporate treasury (cash management funding financial risk management banking and payments)
• Experience supporting hedge accounting under IFRS/SFRS (including documentation and effectiveness testing) and/or financial instruments accounting advisory
• Exposure to Treasury Management Systems (e.g. Kyriba SAP Treasury Quantum FIS ION Reval) and/or bank connectivity (SWIFT host-to-host)
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA/CPA CFA CTP or relevant project management certification are advantageous

all of which will be highly advantageous in your application

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent analytical skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator youll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.

The successful candidate must also be committed to staying at the cutting edge of both the latest financial instruments valuation techniques business developments and accounting standards. Were seeking leaders with the ability to quickly anticipate and respond to the issues of a networked and constantly changing global economy.

What we offer

• Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please reach out to Bryan Lim () and Zachary Ong ().

Apply now.