Treasury Analyst

Job description

The Treasury Department is primarily responsible for asset-liability management of the bank’s balance sheet, money market activities, and interest rate operations. The Treasury Department reports directly to the Group Treasurer and is part of the CFO’s organization; it operates independently of the business unit.

Tasks

The responsibilities of a Treasury Analyst include:

• Providing front-office support for treasury products, including deposits, loans, and trust investments
• Providing training and educational programs for private banking relationship managers on treasury products and operations
• Maintain good relationships with external market participants to improve access to liquidity and services for treasury transactions
• Active discussions with Global Treasury regarding overall balance sheet management to ensure that activities remain within established local and head office limits

Business Management

The responsibilities in business management include:

• Capital Planning – Actively participate in the capital planning process and contribute to the development and maintenance of the capital and liquidity planning model
• FX Risk Mitigation Strategy – Conducting detailed assessments of the FX sensitivity of regulatory capital and collaborating with the Corporate FX and Hedge Accounting teams to design and monitor effective hedging strategies
• Tracking of shares – Monitoring share buybacks and vesting activities related to deferred stock compensation plans, and regular coordination with the Human Resources department
• Regulatory Intelligence and Impact Assessments – Serving as a point of contact for local regulatory issues, continuously monitoring the evolving global regulatory landscape, and conducting ad hoc impact assessments to evaluate the implications for Asia
• Project Management – Collaborating with various teams on requirements gathering, functional specifications, and UAT to implement treasury initiatives

Regulatory responsibilities and risk management

The tasks include:

• Demonstrating appropriate values and behaviors, including, but not limited to, standards of honesty and integrity, diligence and prudence, fair treatment (treating customers fairly), conflict management, competence and continuous development, appropriate risk management, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Requirements

The requirements for a Treasury Analyst include:

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or a related quantitative field
• A postgraduate qualification such as CFA, FRM, or similar is advantageous but not required
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in banking regulation, treasury, or financial consulting, preferably within a regulated financial institution
• Solid understanding of prudential regulatory frameworks, particularly Basel III, CRD/CRR, LCR, NSFR, and the leverage ratio