Senior Automation Engineer Trading Finance (Back Office, Accounting & Risk)

Responsibilities

We are looking for a hands-on Automation Engineer with strong trading finance domain expertise, focused on Back Office, Accounting, and Risk processes, with experience in automation and GenAI-driven solutions.

The role will transform manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows into automated, scalable, and intelligent processes across APAC.

Key Responsibilities

• Automate core processes:

• Trade & position reconciliation

• Margin and broker reconciliation

• Cash forecasting and FX reconciliation

• Invoice generation and settlements

• Confirmation generation and standardisation

• Build solutions using:

• Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Query)

• Excel automation (VBA, Office Scripts)

• Python (scripting where needed)

• Apply GenAI (e.g., Copilot, LLMs, Agentic AI) to:

• Automate reporting and commentary

• Extract data from documents (invoices, broker statements)

• Enable validation, anomaly detection, and workflow assistants

• Simplify and standardise processes to reduce manual effort and operational risk

• Work directly with Back Office, Accounting, and Risk teams to deliver practical solutions

Skills/Requirement

• Strong experience in trading finance / banking / commodities environments

• Good understanding of:

• Reconciliation, settlements, invoicing

• Cash forecasting and FX processes

• Hands-on automation experience with:

• Power Platform / Excel automation / Python

• Practical experience with GenAI tools and AI-assisted automation

• Ability to deliver end-to-end solutions independently

We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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