Treasury Manager

ASA's global investment client, based in Edinburgh city centre is seeking to recruit a Treasury Risk Manager for their group treasury function.

A new role of Treasury Risk Manager has been created in the team. Working collaboratively across the organisation, particularly with senior finance managers, you will have the opportunity to provide holistic management of the full range of risks they may be exposed to. You will have a previous background in corporate treasury and will seek to make a strong personal contribution in this challenging and fast paced role.

Reporting into the Corporate Liquidity Manager, this is a high profile role with exposure to both internal senior management, the Group Finance Director and key external stakeholder's, notably the FSA. Excellent influencing and relationship building skills are essential to your success in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own, develop & communicate Treasury Risk management reporting to the Group Treasurer, Group Finance Leadership, risk committees and Boards as required

• Provide advice and support to Group Treasury, Business Units, Group Finance and Group committees with respect to Treasury risks and regulatory requirements and best practices impacting Treasury risk management

• Develop and manage the Treasury Policy on behalf of the Group Treasurer, including managing the implementation of a new policy and ongoing compliance reporting against this policy

• Own, develop and manage Group Treasury's credit risk process including responsibility for the daily limit monitoring process, compliance and other reporting, and the accurate and efficient maintenance and allocation of credit limits

• Design, implement and manage the Credit Dashboard, incorporating credit portfolio reporting and trend analysis, external MI and internal credit views and expertise as collated from SLI & Group Risk committees and investment managers.

• Support the Corporate Liquidity Manager in the development and management of the FX risk management process for shareholder investment, transaction and translation exposures

• Maintain the consolidated liquidity risk register and manage the process for identifying and quantifying liquidity risk in conjunction with Bus to help quantify risk buffer targets and in support of the shareholder cash investment strategy

• Maintain and manage the Group's annual contingency funding plan review processes, the standing implementation process, and assist with issue management in support of the overall contingency funding planning process

• Act as point of contact within Group Treasury for regulatory matters on risk issues

TECHNICAL CRITERIA REQUIRED

Essential:

• ACT qualified

• Significant experience of handling financial information and communicating recommendations to senior management in the financial services sector

• Previous practical experience of cash management or corporate treasury preferably in the financial services sector, with post Qualification experience in at least some of the following:

o Treasury activities, preferably within a corporate treasury environment

o Financial Risk Management

o Balance Sheet Management / Asset & Liability Management

o Financial Analysis

• Experience of risk-capital requirements, processes and reporting

• Ability to support and influence senior decision-makers on both strategic and tactical issues

• Ability to handle large and complex amounts of financial information in various forms

• Understanding of the major metrics that stakeholder's (investors / rating agencies / regulators) use and the likely impact on these metrics of a particular course of action

• An understanding of UK and International regulatory frameworks

• Strong attention to detail, particularly regarding the coherence and consistency of reported numbers and a detailed understanding of regulatory requirements

• Strong organisational and communication skills

• Track record in relationship building skills

Desirable:

• Fully qualified Accountant or Actuary

• Advanced MS Excel skills, including macro creation and model building

• Proven experience of reporting financial information in a plc environment.

• Experience of working in an Investment background or with investment backed products

For further information regarding this and other exciting opportunities in Edinburgh FS, contact a member of ASA's FS recruitment team.