About the Role
We are a MAS-licensed brokerage serving corporate clients trading in securities and derivatives exchanges and are seeking a Senior Finance Associate to join our Finance team. This role is responsible for financial accounting, reporting, and regulatory submissions, and plays a key part in month-end/year-end close processes and ongoing GL improvement projects. This role reports to the Finance Manager and is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with brokerage or financial institution experience to deepen their expertise in a regulated capital markets environment.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Accounting & Reporting
Review daily end of day trading close, identifying and resolving errors, reconciliatory breaks, and irregular postings within system-generated accounting records.
Prepare and review financial statements in accordance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS) an internal accounting policies.
Perform month-end and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Regulatory Reporting
Prepare and submit regulatory returns to MAS (e.g., capital adequacy, financial returns) in accordance with prescribed timelines.
Monitor regulatory reporting requirements and support implementation of changes arising from new MAS notices or guidelines.
Liaise with compliance and risk teams on regulatory capital and reporting matters.
General Ledger & Process Improvement
Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, including chart of accounts structure and reconciliations.
Support the end-to-end implementation of an upcoming new General Ledger (GL) system project, including requirements gathering, process re-engineering, data migration, user acceptance testing (UAT), and go-live activities.
Proficient in the use of Excel, Python, and SQL to streamline reporting workflows, data extraction, and reconciliation processes.
Collaborate with colleagues across Finance, Operations, Risk, Technology, and Front Office to identify issues, recommend process improvements, and enhance data quality.
Audit & Controls
Support internal and external audit requests, including preparation of schedules and audit queries.
Maintain and improve internal controls over financial accounting and reporting.
Projects
Partner with project teams and Finance colleagues to deliver GL system enhancement projects and implement process automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
Any other Ad hoc projects assigned by the Finance Manager or Head of Finance.
Requirements
Degree or Diploma in Accountancy, Finance, or related field; professional qualification (ACCA/CA/CPA) preferred.
4-5 years of relevant experience in financial accounting and regulatory reporting.
Prior experience in a brokerage, financial institution, or capital markets environment strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of MAS regulatory reporting requirements is an advantage.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables).
Working knowledge of Python and SQL for data handling and process automation.
Meticulous, analytical, and able to work independently under tight reporting deadlines.
Good communication skills with the ability to liaise across Finance, Compliance, and Risk functions.
Orient Futures International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“Orient Futures Singapore”) is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Shanghai Orient Futures Co., Ltd and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Orient Securities Co., Ltd which is listed on both the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Orient Futures Singapore holds a Capital Market Services (CMS) license awarded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has memberships in the Singapore Derivatives Exchange (SGX), Asia Pacific Exchange (APEX) and ICE Futures Exchange (ICE SG). Shanghai Orient Futures is the largest broker in term of aggregated volume among the five regulated exchanges in China.
Orient Futures Singapore has been set up to spearhead Orient Futures’ internationalisation initiatives to provide brokerage services to a suite of capital markets products including Exchange Traded Derivatives, OTC Derivatives and Leverage Foreign Exchange trading. Singapore is the beginning of Orient Futures’ internationalization road map. It's strategy is to extend the presence eventually into London, USA and other parts of Asia. Orient Futures also has the intention to extend its services into asset management in the near future to complete the full suite of capital market services Orient Futures can provide.
It’s business philosophy and strategy is to tap on technology innovation to stay ahead and continue to be relevant on how brokerage services are provided going ahead. It will digitalize and automate front to back processes to provide new customers experiences and differentiate from our competitors.
The company strives towards innovation and build its dreams with strong core values. Employees are it's greatest assets. The growth and increase in value of the company are contributed by the effort and commitment from every employee.