What is the opportunity?
CACEIS Malaysia is a processing center of operational excellence supporting European countries across various geographical time zones. Malaysia is one of the operational processing hubs supporting custody, transaction management, settlements, NAV production, fund reporting, shareholder services, global fund platform services, data service delivery, entitlements, and reconciliations.
As an Assistant Manager of Collateral Management, you will oversee the accuracy and completeness of collateral-related records across internal systems and external counterparties. The role ensures timely reconciliation of positions, margin calls, and collateral movements, identifies and resolves breaks, and maintains a robust control framework.
Acting as a coordination point between operations, risk, finance, and external partners, the Assistant Manager contributes to reducing operational and counterparty risk and improving data quality and processes.
What will you do?
- Oversee daily reconciliation of collateral balances, margin calls, and positions between internal records and counterparties, including clearing houses, custodians, triparty agents, brokers, and clients.
- Review and analyse cash and securities breaks and ensure timely resolution with proper documentation.
- Monitor aging of breaks and escalate persistent or high-risk discrepancies to management and relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure queries are managed effectively and escalations are sent to the Manager in a timely manner.
- Assist the Manager in organising daily workload within the reconciliation team and monitoring operational KPIs.
- Provide guidance and support to junior team members and act as an escalation point for complex or sensitive breaks.
- Promote a strong control culture and continuous improvement mindset within the team.
- Identify recurring issues and root causes behind reconciliation breaks and propose sustainable remediation actions.
- Participate in system and process enhancements, including UAT, workflow design, and implementation of new reconciliation tools or reports.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Three to five years of experience, ideally in financial operations, collateral management, middle office, or reconciliation functions.
- Good command of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Access.
- Good understanding of reconciliation principles, accounting flows, and data integrity controls.
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and the ability to investigate complex discrepancies.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders under time pressure.
- Ability to supervise tasks, prioritise workloads, and meet tight deadlines.
- Proficiency in Excel and reconciliation tools; familiarity with collateral or risk systems and triparty platforms is an advantage.
- Familiarity with 4Sight, SIM, Globe, or Wings is an advantage.
What’s in it for you?
- Performance-based bonuses, flexible benefits, and competitive compensation.
- Development support through coaching and management opportunities.
- A world-class training program in financial services.
- A collaborative culture where initiative and hard work are recognised and rewarded.
All job offers are open to persons with disabilities.