Corporate Treasury Specialist – Foreign Exchange

We are running an exciting new headhunting campaign for two experienced Treasury professionals to join a Sovereign Wealth fund in the Middle East Region.These two Senior Associate roles combine commerciality and sustainability. The successful candidates will get the opportunity to be involved in the investment of the State’s surpluses in a way that ensures prosperity, while working as part of a fund that creates and executes initiatives to drive local economic development. The fund are encouraging international applications and have thought of every detail when it comes to providing the necessary financial and logistical support for anyone relocating.

Role Description

• Be the subject matter expert in the FX space. Always looking to improve your knowledge through active research and participation in global forums. In turn being able to impart this knowledge across the treasury team / key stakeholders to ensure optimal decision making.
• Execute complex treasury transactions by taking liquidity, funding, and interest rate positions in line with the risk framework of the Fund.
• You will provide timely and cost effective business funding and minimise interest rate and liquidity risk within the organisation.
• You will also recommend wider trading positions for the treasury trading business area based on prevailing market conditions.
• Monitor, measure and evaluate processes and procedures, and initiate and advise on innovations, changes, and improvements to ensure optimisation and streamlining of processes and procedures that contribute to effective Treasury processes.
• Core objectives are to provide Positioning based on market intelligence, Competitive pricing and marketing practices, Smooth flow of day-to-day operations, and Compliance with international standards and company policies.

Role Requirements

• Significant experience gained working in the Corporate Treasury of a large commercial institution with global considerations, with a particular need for foreign exchange product exposure.
• FX and/or Derivatives Structuring experience from a sell side institution preferable, especially if you haven’t worked in a corporate treasury setup before or most recently.
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or equivalent from a reputable and recognised university
• A relevant professional qualification such as MBA/CFA/ACI preferable
• Enhanced technical skills in areas such as Corporate governance, Data collection and analysis, and Reporting