Senior Associate, Payments & Treasury

Job Description

Job Title

Senior Associate, Payment & Treasury

Location

Malaysia

Business Unit

Shared Service Centre (MY)

Department

Payment & Treasury

Reporting to

Assistant Manager, Payment & Treasury

Direct Reports

 N/A

Key Responsibilities

• Perform reviewer and approval role for payment, cash management and treasury related deliverables adhering to all implemented policies and procedures.
• Initiate payments, cash management and remittance by adhering to all implemented policies and procedures.
• Manage end to end process of client bank account opening and closing, change of account signatories, I-banking users, bank KYC reviews, payment/ cashbook reconciliation, transaction monitoring and other bank related tasks.
• Work closely with donor country internal stakeholder and bank relationship manager.
• Manage day to day operations, training to the junior officers and provide support to the direct line manager for all operations related to payment and treasury work to meet the SLA.
• Manage client relationship by attending to client queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Deliver client account monitoring/reconciliation updates in accurate and timely manner.
• Work closely with banks to ensure all client instructions are executed in a timely manner.
• Participate in projects as of when required.
• Provide support to facilitate the on-time completion of internal and external audits.
• Actively participate in process improvement and standardization initiatives.

Attributes/

Technical Skills

• Has payment processing experience using various international, Singapore and local I-banking knowledge in both local and telegraphic transfer knowledge.
• Familiar with Sort Code, SWIFT, CNAPS, ETC, ABA codes
• Results-oriented and efficient.
• Focused and meticulous, with a keen eye for detail.
• Able to work well under time pressure and has experienced in fast paced working environment.
• Able to perform simple cash book reconciliation.
• Has excellent multitask skill and manage multiple priorities that often has deadlines imposed.
• Has knowledge on simple accounting entries.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Excellent team player.

Relevant Experience

At least 3 years of relevant experience.

Education/

Memberships

Degree in Banking and Finance /Accounting

Computer Skills

Excellent computer skills especially in Word and Excel.

Languages

Fluent in written and spoken English.