Treasury Settlement Analyst (Mandarin Speaking)

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
The Settlement Analyst will be part of a team responsible for the cash settlements transactions for the AP Treasury Center and report to the AP Treasury Operations manager. Specifically the Settlement Analyst will be responsible for the following activities:

• Prepare and monitor Counterparty Limits for all the bank accounts for the Region
• Process internal cash settlements and third-party wire payments
• Settle FX and Money Market transactions
• Perform verification to ensure all transactions are processed correctly
• Back up the trade team to perform trade confirmation trade matching and investigate any exceptions
• Work closely with cash management team/ front office and banks to resolve and research issues promptly and accurately
• Prepare daily reporting on transactions performed
• Manage new bank account opening and closing and manage ongoing KYC requirements as requested by banks

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Finance or Accounting
• Good command of spoken and written Chinese
• Proficiency with Excel Word PowerPoint
• Proven team player
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills
• Highly meticulous and organized
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast paced highly analytical environment where multi-tasking and short timelines are met with consistent ability to achieve financial accuracy
• Knowledge of FX Money Market SWIFT messaging; experience in using Treasury Management System and/ or internet banking portals would be a plus
• Experience in Data Analytics using Python would be a plus

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Shared as above.