Senior Executive - Internal Controller
On-siteDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Perform independent review and quality control of daily settlement payment instructions, client money, and securities transfer instructions before final authorization. Oversee outstanding client and broker settlements, identify operational risks, and challenge aged reconciliation breaks to drive timely corrective actions. Conduct daily bank reconciliations to verify accuracy between bank balances, client accounts, and trading platform records. Validate monthly rebate calculations, fees, charges, and revenue withdrawals against approved methodologies and system configurations. Identify control weaknesses and process gaps, recommending enhancements to strengthen governance and operational risk management. This role serves as a critical second line of review within GTN's global trading ecosystem, ensuring transactions comply with internal controls and regulatory requirements. The position requires 4-7 years of financial services experience and operates across London, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the USA.
Required Qualifications
- Professional qualification in Auditing or Finance such as CIA, CIMA, MBA (Finance), or an equivalent recognized qualification
- 4 - 7 years of relevant experience within financial services
- Minimum 3 years of experience within financial services, including exposure to broker-dealers, custodians, banks, stock exchanges, investment firms, or similar institutions
- Strong understanding of settlements, client money controls, custody operations, payment processes, securities transfers, reconciliations, and financial services operations
- Demonstrated experience reviewing, validating, monitoring, or overseeing operational and financial processes rather than solely performing transactional activities
- Ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, challenge exceptions, and drive resolution of issues with operational teams
- Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving capabilities with exceptional attention to detail
- Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure
Desired Qualifications
- Experience within a control, review, quality assurance, internal audit, external audit, or financial oversight function
- Previous experience with a Big 4 audit firm or a leading financial services organization
- Experience reviewing or auditing settlement, custody, brokerage, treasury, or banking operations
- Exposure to process optimization, automation initiatives, and control framework enhancements
- Familiarity with trading platforms, custody systems, banking portals, and financial services back-office applications
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements relating to client money, client assets, and operational controls
- Experience working in fast-paced environments requiring strong governance, risk awareness, and control discipline
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