Junior Analyst, Operations

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Settle trades, review trade bookings.
• Process daily reconciliation of cash and loan trade transactions facilitated by Siepe’s financial technology platform.
• Research discrepancies including referencing source documentation and external databases.
• Review and analyse loan data pulls and reports.
• Data mapping and reconciliation resolution.
• Update and maintain asset data accuracy and positions across client portfolios.
• Build borrowing base and waterfall compliance models and reports.
• Effective communication with other teams towards resolving data maintenance and reconciliation issues.
• Facilitate feedback on systems development and improving workflow processes.
• Alignment and adherence to SOC 2 compliance and risk management policies and practices.
• Assist in other tasks as directed, including involvement in mini projects e.g. financial data extraction and regulated reporting, and onboarding new deals.
• This role involves working with data including updating and reconciling data but please note that this is not a 'data analyst' role. 

Attributes/Technical Skills

• Candidates are expected to be able to handle significant amount of data records and numbers from reports and systems.
• Successful candidates will be intensively trained on the job using Siepe’s tech-enabled solutions and vendor systems.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken. Conversational Chinese Mandarin will be advantageous.
• Understanding of financial spreadsheets is preferred.
• Meticulous with an eye for detail, and ability to work in a deadline driven environment.
• Must be flexible with working hours and time off.
• Be responsible, highly motivated and adaptable with strong work ethics.

Core Competencies

• Focus on deliverables and deadlines
• Taking a methodological and process driven approach
• Awareness of self and others
• Working collaboratively
• Having a growth mindset
• Resilient and flexible
• Capacity for complexity and change

Relevant Experience/Eligibility

• Fresh or recent graduates are highly encouraged to apply. Must have a minimum CGPA of 3.1 or equivalent and must have already graduated or be graduating within the next two months.
• No more than 2 years of professional work experience in total.
• Financial services experience is not required, but up to two year’s relevant experience in the financial services industry may be an advantage (e.g. in loan operations or credit markets).
• If selected, you must be able to attend an in-person interview in Kuala Lumpur within the next 4-6 weeks.
• Open to Malaysian Nationals and Permanent Residents with work authorization only.

Education & Professional Qualification

• Degree in Accounting, Finance/Banking, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics or Actuarial Science is preferred but other subjects are also acceptable.
• Other qualifications may be considered upon evaluation.