Trade Settlement Analyst

**Overview**:
**rhi** is currently recruiting for a **Trade Settlement Analyst**, to join our client within their supply and trading division supporting our client global energy brand at their office in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur on a contract for 12 months.**Responsibilities**:

- The Trade Settlement Analyst handles settlements transactions and acts as primary interface with the trading counterparties, front office and operations team.**Note**: This role requires you to have a **mandatory proficiency in Japanese (Verbal & Written)**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Accountable for the accurate and timely completion of settlements activities within the area of responsibility.
- Support the integration of new business activity into area of responsibility, ensure that activity is embedded in a controlled and efficient manner.
- Accountable for ensuring that the operational activity is conducted within a strong control framework. Highlight any gaps or issues, develop, document and implement mitigations as appropriate.
- Understand the business performance expectations, measurement and reporting of KPIs. Provide commentary and actions as appropriate and address root cause of issues.
- Deal with Settlement disputes in a timely manner.
- Ensure full compliance with the clients T&S Settlements Policy.
- Support business relationships with identified key stakeholders, building and maintaining customer focus.
- Work with relevant teams addressing root causes of outstanding items and issues raised.
- Managed aged debt and daily cash funding, support Group cash and working capital management objectives.
- Pro-actively seek opportunities to standardize, simplify and automate processes to improve performance and efficiency.
- Support change activities to ensure successful implementation.

**Generalist functions**
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail.
- Strong work ethics and professionalism.
- Strong stakeholder management/customer service capabilities.
- Proven ability to communicate and influence across all levels in the organization.
- Good Microsoft skills and ability to handle data from multiple sources and systems.
- Strong teamwork with ability to support and appropriately challenge team members.
- Ability to prioritize, handle pressure and deliver on deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-confident appearance in relations to the internal contacts.
- Basic change management skills
- Proven experience in identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
- Ability to mentor team members.
- Commitment to business control including the courage to speak up where appropriate.

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications & Experience**
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business or finance is preferred.
- Understanding of Commodity and/or Gas and Power Trading would be advantageous.
- Good understanding of Accounts Payable and Receivable settlement principles
- Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in finance or accounting

**Essential criteria**
- Mandatory proficiency in Japanese (Verbal & Written) - Must have

**Preferred criteria**
- Language support - Speaking Mandarin a bonus
- System experience - any SAP experience/knowledge added advantage.

**Benefits**:

- 12 month contract with a view to extend;
- Fixed monthly language allowance bonus;
- Work within a global energy company - Premium offices and systems;
- Exposure beyond Malaysia supporting the new markets in Japan;
- Working hybrid 60/40.

**Next step**:
Click the pink ‘Apply’ button and submit your details in confidence, and ensure your relevant skill are highlighted within your CV

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**About rhi**

rhi is a professional services provider with global expertise. Tracing our history back to the 19th century, we have spent the last 50 years as a global leader to the energy industry.- We combine efficient systems and processes with a deep understanding of client challenges and market insight. We work with our clients to deliver information and resources that will support every stage of their operations. We deliver value to our employees, our clients and the countries that we work in.-
**Diversity Statement**

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender,