Treasury Officer (up to 40k)

The Treasury Department is responsible for the firm's short-term financial assets and liquidity, including cashflow management, derivatives and debt instruments. This team will also be responsible for the funding operations of the business activity of the firm. With the growing business demands, the Treasury team is expanding and would like to hire a treasury officer to join their team. - Treasury department - Settlement - Open to FI candidates/MNC

Responsibilities

· assist the settlement of all in-house securities/money market transactions and the clearing of capital contributions/distributions clearings on external investments
· arrange the payments arising from treasury activities/ commingling/ vendors and suppliers
· manage the FPS transactions and daily cash flow operation
· liaise with the banks and internal parties on all matters relating to settlement, including tracers, settlement, confirmation of balances and general correspondences
· Participate in the implementation and system upgrading projects
· participate in the treasury process automation projects
· co-ordinate the set-up of new bank accounts and e-banking platforms
· maintain a database of the bank accounts and be responsible for regular confirmation with subsidiaries on addition or deletion of bank accounts
· manage all the e-banking platforms
· provide support on the KYC and AML documentation from banks in order to meet with the compliance requirements
· uphold an effective control on various bank account balances as well as ledger balances
· regularly update the Treasury workflows, guidelines and policies ensuring all the key operational controls are observed and standard procedures properly complied with
· perform the month-end closing and account reconciliation
· prepare the year-end audit schedules for in-house portfolio and arrange bank confirmations
· support in other financial process improvement and cultural transformation projects

Requirements

· Bachelor degree in accounting/ finance/ other relevant business degrees
· at least 4 years’ experience in settlement functions gained from sizeable corporations or financial institutions
· hands-on experience in e-banking systems and treasury management systems will be a strong advantage
· prior experience in settlement, compliance, cash management or middle office is highly preferred.
· ability to multi-task
· strong analytical and organization skills
· good communication skills in both spoken and written English and Chinese