Role Introduction/Overview

The Balance Sheet Management Analyst will play a critical role in driving sophisticated balance sheet optimization initiatives for a large banking institution. The successful candidate will contribute cutting-edge financial modelling and strategic insights while gaining unparalleled exposure to high-level decision-making and complex treasury management. In return, they will help shape the financial landscape of the institution, leveraging innovation to drive impactful change.

Business/Team Overview

The Balance Sheet Management team sits at the core of the institution’s treasury function, focusing on optimizing the use of the bank’s financial resources while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Collaborating across Risk, FP&A, and business units, the team drives the strategic allocation of capital, liquidity, and risk, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and profitability.

Key Responsibilities in the Role

• Balance Sheet Optimization: Develop and execute advanced financial models to optimize asset and liability management across legal entities, businesses, and products.
• Strategic Decision Support: Identify and implement effective strategies for managing the balance sheet under varying market and regulatory conditions.
• Data Integration: Ensure accurate and consistent data integration from internal sources to enhance model efficiency and scalability.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Risk, FP&A, and business units to align balance sheet strategies with organizational objectives.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all decisions and actions align with applicable laws, regulations, and risk frameworks.
• Model Development: Stay abreast of emerging financial modelling and optimization techniques to continually enhance decision-making processes.
• Communication: Present complex modelling concepts and actionable insights to senior stakeholders, bridging technical and non-technical perspectives.
• Risk Management: Proactively manage and report control issues while maintaining transparency and safeguarding the firm’s reputation.

Development Value

This role offers substantial opportunities for professional growth and development, including:

• Gaining deep expertise in balance sheet optimization, treasury functions, and financial resource management.
• Acquiring advanced knowledge of financial modelling, optimization techniques, and regulatory compliance.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, enhancing communication and strategic influence skills.
• Building technical acumen in programming and optimization, with hands-on experience in Python and large-scale modelling.
• Developing a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics, risk frameworks, and decision-making processes within a global financial institution.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related field (Master’s/PhD preferred).
• Experience: Minimum 4+ years in financial services or relevant roles, with strong exposure to treasury functions, liquidity management, and interest rate risk.
• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Python programming, object-oriented design, and optimization techniques (e.g., linear and stochastic programming).
• Analytical Skills: Ability to translate complex financial interactions into actionable models and insights.
• Curiosity and Problem-Solving: A deep curiosity to understand how banks fundamentally work, with the ability to independently research, analyse, and translate findings into mathematical representations. Candidates must be motivated to figure things out from first principles and develop innovative solutions without needing extensive guidance.
• Communication: Exceptional ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences and engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Solid understanding of compliance frameworks and risk management principles.
• Personal Attributes: Detail-oriented, adaptable, proactive, and self-motivated to thrive in dynamic environments.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the strategic management of a global institution’s balance sheet while developing advanced technical, analytical, and leadership skills. If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and have a passion for leveraging financial models to drive business value, we encourage you to apply.

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Job Family Group:

Finance

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Job Family:

Balance Sheet Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Business Acumen, Data Analysis, Internal Controls, Management Reporting, Problem Solving, Process Execution, Risk Identification and Assessment, Transfer Pricing.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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