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

Role Overview

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 & Experience

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

Success Criteria

Reduced manual effort and spreadsheet dependency
Faster, more reliable reconciliation and reporting
Adoption of GenAI-driven automation use cases
Improved accuracy and operational control

PERSOL Singapore Pte Ltd • RCB No. 200007268E

EA License No. 01C4394 • EA Registration No. R1113321 (Jacob Tijo)

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