AVP, Investment Operations Specialist, Global Financial Markets Operations, Group Operations Greater Singapore Area

Business Function

Global Financial Markets Operations (GFMO) partners with DBS GFM businesses regionally to provide robust post-trade support, transaction life-cycle processing, asset transfers, and reconciliations . We are seeking a dedicated operations professional to handle end-to-end trade processing, settlement validation, exception management, and regulatory compliance across broker and custodian networks.

Job Responsibilities

Trade Operations, Settlements & Reconciliations

Support the asset transfer and corporate action processing for client thru asset held with Custodian and Broker.

Review and check daily exception reports and ensure timely escalation of reconciliation breaks and issues.

Monitor and support departmental Service Level Agreement (SLA) commitments to Business Units.

Handle customer and internal inquiries, investigations, and exception handling.

Oversee monthly broker expenses, execution fees charge-outs, trade count validation, and reconciliations.

Handle monthly soft commission & rebates computation and coordinate ad hoc invoice payments to soft commission clients' vendors.

Execute ad hoc, weekly, monthly, and yearly regulatory reporting and inquiries (e.g., GSIB, Exposure Data Collection, SFC inquiries).

Ensure timely delivery of daily and monthly statements and reconcile statement counts to meet regulations obligation.

Conduct periodic reviews and updates of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Change Management, Testing & BCP

Lead change and process improvements within the team, actively participating in broader organizational initiatives.

Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Live Verification (LV) testing on back-office systems, and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) exercises when necessary.

Willingness to support operational requirements, including working on Singapore Public Holidays as rostered.

Undertake ad hoc tasks as assigned from time to time.

Job Requirements

8+ years of relevant operations experience within banking or financial services, preferably in Treasury Operations.

Familiarity with trade lifecycles, corporate actions, asset transfers, and broker/custodian statement reconciliations.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail in handling exceptions and reconciliation breaks.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of managing internal stakeholder and client inquiries effectively.

Good understanding of regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., SFC, exposure data collections, GSIB guidelines).

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint);

Location:

DBS Asia Hub

Job:

Operations

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time