Wealth Management Operations

Responsible for overseeing back-office operations for the Singapore market, ensuring accurate and timely processing and settlement of wealth and treasury products, fixed deposits, fund transfers, and account closures. This role leads a processing team, drives operational excellence, and ensures compliance with internal controls and MAS regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Product Operations & Settlements

• Manage end-to-end processing and settlement of wealth and treasury products, including futures, bonds, reverse repos, and structured deposits.
• Oversee the full coupon lifecycle, from event capture and rate validation through to accrual, payment, and reconciliation.
• Manage reverse repo operations end-to-end, including trade booking, collateral management, interest computation, and unwind/maturity processing.
• Process futures transactions, including margining, daily settlement, and expiry/rollover activities.
• Handle bond transactions (primary and secondary markets), ensuring accurate matching, confirmation, and reconciliation with custodians and counterparties.
• Oversee structured deposit processing, including placement, valuation events, and maturity handling.
• Process fixed deposits, internal fund transfers, and account closures, ensuring all balances and pending transactions are fully cleared.
• Investigate and resolve settlement breaks, discrepancies, and failed trades in a timely manner.

Team Leadership

• Lead, supervise, and develop a back-office operations team, ensuring timely workload allocation to meet daily cut-offs.
• Perform checker/approver responsibilities under the Maker-Checker framework.
• Provide coaching, training, and performance feedback to strengthen team capability and succession depth.
• Act as escalation point for complex exceptions and time-sensitive operational issues.

Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, operational risk frameworks, and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) regulatory requirements.
• Support AML/KYC checks, audit reviews, and regulatory reporting obligations.
• Identify, assess, and escalate operational risks, control gaps, and process exceptions.

Process Improvement

• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control.
• Maintain and regularly review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure they remain current and effective.
• Collaborate with front office, custodians, and counterparties to streamline operational workflows.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Banking, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5–7 years of back-office operations experience in wealth management, treasury, or capital markets, with prior supervisory experience.
• Strong end-to-end processing knowledge across futures, bonds, reverse repos, coupon processing, and structured deposits.
• Good understanding of fixed deposits, internal fund transfers, and account closure processes.
• Familiarity with the Singapore financial market and MAS regulatory environment.

Technical Skills

• Experience with core banking, treasury, and custodian systems (e.g., Avaloq, Temenos, Murex, or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of settlement cycles, collateral management, accruals, and corporate actions/coupon processing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; exposure to automation tools (e.g., RPA, Power Automate) is an advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• High attention to detail with ability to perform under tight deadlines.
• Solid understanding of operational risk and control frameworks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement focus.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.

Agensi Pekerjaan Robert Walters Sdn Bhd
Business Registration Number : 729828-T
Licence Number : JTKSM 423C