About Thunes

Thunes is the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts worldwide, via more than 350 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more.

Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house Smart Treasury Management Platform and Fortress Compliance Infrastructure, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivalled speed, control, visibility, protection and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments globally. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 12 locations, including Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Sao Paulo and Shanghai. For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/

Department

The Treasury team is responsible for all aspects of International Cash & Liquidity Management, Cashflow
Forecasting, Working Capital Management and Foreign Exchange.

The Treasury department is a friendly team-based environment that values interaction and exchange of ideas and knowledge.

The Bank Account Analyst role will be based in the Dubai office, reporting to the Banking Relationship Manager, and working closely with the rest of the team in Singapore, Nairobi, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai and Paris offices.

This role offers an opportunity to learn and advance in a fast-paced work environment with challenging, multi-faceted assignments, and an ability to gain in-depth knowledge of key business drivers and industry dynamics.

Position purpose & Key responsibilities

You will assist the Banking Relationship Manager in the daily tasks include but are not limited to the following.

• Support the Bank Relations team in proactively managing external bank relationships for Thunes to achieve the firm's commercial and strategic goals.
• Coordinate the onboarding of new banking partners (operational accounts and banking network partner accounts). This includes coordinating the completion of necessary documentation/agreements required for new relationships and maintaining archives of all documentation.
• Manage existing relationships and on-going maintenance of documentation, the company profile and registered information with banking partners.
• Manage ad-hoc bank account related queries both internally and externally and assess the needs of the business.
• Work with banks and internal teams to complete onboarding and periodic Know Your Customer (KYC) Due Diligence processes for Thunes Group and its subsidiaries.
• Maintain close relationships with internal stakeholders to gather necessary information in relation to Bank Account Management.
• Complete bank account dormancy reviews by partnering with banks and business units to determine eligibility.
• Evaluate new business proposals to assess impact to account management requirements with bank network.
• Escalate issues and challenges in the process and suggest procedural updates that can enhance processes / workflow.

Experience & technical skills required

• The candidate will have at least 3 years of relevant working experience operating within a corporate or financial institution’s Treasury function focusing on bank account management.
• A good understanding of compliance and onboarding with global and regional banks.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Highly detail oriented.
• Energetic self-starter with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and effectively drive multiple business initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Product, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Commercial teams.
• The role involves working in a dynamic and challenging global environment. The successful candidate will be tenacious, resilient, flexible, and able to accommodate tight deadlines on short notice.
• Knowledge of Payment Systems (SWIFT, SEPA, etc.).
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat applications.

About you:

• Self-motivated and proactive team player, who takes ownership and accountability, and has great organisation skills.
• Picks up and anticipates problems through careful analysis and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced multi-cultural fintech environment.
• Adaptive to change and new challenges.
• Good communication skills to coordinate with multiple parties.
• Curious mindset and can-do attitude.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to demonstrate a logical approach and innovative thinking.