Job Purpose:
The Balance Sheet and Capital Management Function seeks a qualitatively and quantitatively oriented individual for the position of Analyst, Balance Sheet and Capital Management to support and enhance Treasury’s Capital Management Function. Projects will span numerous areas including:
- Developing and enhancing balance sheet and capital forecasting methodologies;
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to streamline processes / capabilities within the Finance Function;
- Developing institutional Treasury and Capital Management policies;
- General and ad-hoc workstreams associated with managing the Group’s Balance Sheet and Capital position.
The function is responsible for a comprehensive Balance Sheet strategy and capital management framework that incorporates setting targets, monitoring/managing current capital levels, and performing/testing in partnership with risk management and actuarial departments the adequacy and optimization of capital. Additionally, the function supports the Group capital and fund raising initiatives including M&A activities.
This position involves cross-functional interaction and collaboration across teams within Treasury and the broader firm, including but not limited to Liquidity Management, Asset Liability Management, Regulatory Reporting, Financial Controllers, and Finance Change Management. The ability to assimilate knowledge, work efficiently, and communicate effectively across these functions will be key to success.
Key responsibilities:
- Understand and support the Group’s Balance sheet, Capital strategy, and Analytics.
- Monitoring solvency to assist with rigorous and efficient capital management.
- Assist in delivering analysis and reporting on the balance sheet and capital-related matters; analysis and forecasts of capital and solvency/sufficiency, balance sheet performance monitoring (yields and attribution) and projections, Capital returns and shareholder values added, return on equity.
- Preparing and presenting regular treasury reports, budgets, financial documents, and strategies to management.
- Assist in the preparation of Board and ALCO reports within the unit.
- Fundraising activities and Corporate Finance Activities.
- Support in the internal valuation of Entities and Group and investee entities for reporting.
- Supporting the integration of Capital management and Asset Liability Management into wider Finance team processes and Reports.
- Undertake Group review, reporting and strategy on Balance Sheet risks Liquidity, Credit, FX and market risks.
- Implementing financial policies and procedures.
- Develop and enhance financial forecast models and perform detailed analyses to support capital management initiatives;
- Support end-to-end implementation of routine and ad-hoc workstreams within the Capital Management Function (inclusive of group policies and procedures, subsidiary funding, balance sheet management, and technology integration) through minute-taking, artifact documentation and status reporting;
- Develop an understanding of the Group’s regulatory capital requirements / processes and anticipated future capital regulatory rule changes;
- Perform research and ad-hoc analyses to support regulatory capital efforts and the firm’s capital management efforts;
- Prepare high quality, well-structured presentations for senior leadership and other stakeholders;
- Collaborate cross-functionally across Risk, Finance, and Treasury teams and maintain foundational knowledge of Treasury disciplines, inclusive of liquidity management, funds transfer pricing, and asset / liability management;
And support the drafting, review, and update of relevant policies relating to Treasury fields such as the Capital Management Policy and Capital Distribution Framework. - Performance of any other assigned duties.
Knowledge, experience and qualifications required:
- Bachelor’s or Graduate’s Degree in business, business administration, Finance, Economics or related field, Actuarial, Statistics or related fields.
- Qualified or progress in Certification as a Certified Investments and Financial Analyst (CIFA) or Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) or Actuarial Certification or other related field.
- 3- 5 years’ experience in a similar position especially experience in Asset Liability Management or Corporate Finance function.
- Experience with frameworks, statistics, and algorithm design with strong quantitative and financial modelling skills.
- Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate the insights from findings to management and relevant stakeholders.
- A good financial/ commercial and business acumen with proper understanding of financial statements.
- Comfortable negotiating and collaborating with others and must be able to work with cross-functional teams
