Senior Analyst / Assistant Manager, Regional Business Finance (Banking)

Job Description:

1. Play a key role in standardizing accounting-related matters across regional banking entities, including accounting policies, procedures, chart of accounts, etc.
2. Coordinate with stakeholders across different country finance teams to execute crucial alignment projects for banking, such as process improvement and system implementation.
3. Seek excellence and continuous improvement through developing business models, identifying potential finance & tax risks, and proposing feasible solutions to the banking business.
4. Contribute to the development of banking business by assisting in the rollout of new initiatives, with a view of the potential finance and tax impacts.
5. Oversee and guide country finance teams on month-end closing, accuracy of system data, and any accounting-related matters.
6. Take ownership in the analysis of financial performance and operational key statistics.
7. Assist business through providing data, insights, and analytics to support the team in making the right data-driven decisions.

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
2. 6 - 10 years of relevant banking experience and/or in Big 4 external audit of banking are desired.
3. Strong project management skills and high-quality successful project delivery experiences.
4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage and influence stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
5. Strong accounting knowledge, particularly in the context of banking.
6. A team player with strong logical and analytical thinking skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
7. Enjoys working in a fast-paced and demanding environment while delivering quality results.
8. Proficient in Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Microsoft Excel, with a good command of English (written and oral).
9. Flexible and bright personality, open to commit in a dynamic environment.