AVP / Senior Associate, Fund Management Support, Treasury & Markets COO-Office

Business Function

As a leader in global markets trading and treasury services, DBS Treasury & Markets (T&M) offers a broad range ofproducts and services in Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Currencies and Commodities along with equity derivatives, money markets, structured products and securities trading. Our clients include corporations, financial institutions and private banking segments.

T&M has recently launched three funds across multiple asset classes with a thematic focus. The first fund is an equity fund which aims to provide capital appreciation over the long term by investing in global equities which are secular winners, following the I.D.E.A. themes developed by the DBS Chief Investment Office. The second fund is a credit fund whichfocuses on sustainable investing by providing clients exposure to a diversified pool of bonds issued by high ESG rated global companies. The third fund is the DBS CIO Liquid+ Fund which is a credit fund which caters to clients seeking yield enhancement and a high level of liquidity.

Responsibilities:

• Support the front office in T&M to improve procedures/infrastructure for the Variable Capital Company (VCC) business and implement end to end systematically captured workflows. These include pre-trade compliance checks, order management, trading, investment operations, risk management/compliance/oversight, or performance measurement & attribution
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external service providers/brokers to support the front office such as the setup and maintenance of trading accounts, payment of relevant expenses/invoices, tax refund payments
• Track and monitor service level issues of internal/external service providers to ensure that service level agreements are being met and due diligence on service providers are done periodically
• Provide support for VCC related committee meetings including preparation of presentation materials
• Review and work with business and support units to ensure VCC's compliance with regulatory requirements, including maintenance of registers and records (i.e. for VCC directors)
• Support and coordinate with relevant parties on operational risk reporting, tax/regulatory filings, audit, etc
• Perform assurance or risk /control related testing (where required)
• Participate in ad-hoc business development projects

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree with at least 4 - 5 years of working experience and product knowledge in Fixed Income, Equity and Derivatives; an understanding in fund structures will be an advantage.
• Understanding of end-to-end workflows from portfolio managers to traders, to investment risk and back office, investment risk reporting and performance attribution knowledge will be an advantage
• Strong oral and written communication skills to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Able to multitask and collaborate with stakeholders to complete required tasks
• Self starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision