Compliance Business Management Support – Finance

Assistant Manager/Manager-Compliance Business Management Support-Finance

Position purpose

Compliance Business Management Support – Finance will provide support to the efficient running of the APAC Compliance budget and finance activities within the area of governance, training, and transversal business management topics. This position reports to the Compliance Business Management Officer (Finance) who in turn reports to the Head of APAC Compliance Governance, Finance & Business Management

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

1.     

Budget and Cost Control Support

·       Assist in the annual budget process by providing support with cost controls and allocations ensuring adequate documentation across the APAC region.

·       Support the implementation of cost control measures and cost allocations for all the teams in the region, challenge the allocations as necessary.

·       Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and areas for cost reduction.

·       Coordinate with various Finance departments for financial data collection and analysis.

·      Provide support in budget presentation preparation and document relevant storylines.

2.     Headcount Management:

·  Track APAC Compliance headcount against the budget. Reconcile headcount files with central team and support in monthly headcount review process.  

·  Assist with onboarding staff onto various platforms and update related process as needed following staff movement. 

·  Provide a monthly view on temp & contractor hires.

3.   Travel and Expenses:

·  Monitor travel and expenses against transactional data.

·  Reconcile travel expenses with proposed travels and report anomalies to the Lead Finance Business Management Officer

Track Training spend and provide monthly view on the training budget vs spend status. 

Contributing Responsibilities

1.    APAC Compliance Invoices:

· Support the validation and approval of Compliance invoices for Singapore, ensuring amounts paid are within contractual terms and budget. 

Technical and Behavioural Competencies

Behavioural Competencies

· Taking the initiative

· Creativity and innovation

· Teamwork

Technical Competencies

· Strong interpersonal skills, a flexible, collaborative and team-oriented approach, and preferably with some experience of dealing with the multiple cultures and countries in Asia Pacific

· Strong communication skills, both verbally and orally, and able to communicate effectively with stakeholders and senior management

· Demonstrate strong analytical skills. Good level of competency in using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint

 Education Level

University graduate with major in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or equivalent qualification

Experience Level

At least 3 years of relevant work experience