Senior Treasury Analyst

Posted:
10/26/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Phoenix, Arizona, United States ⋅ Arizona, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

Job Title:

Senior Treasury Analyst

Location:

CityScape

What you'll do:

The Capital Management team is part of the Balance Sheet Management function within Corporate Treasury. We are looking for a Senior Treasury Analyst to help guide the firm in its journey towards becoming a $100B+ LFI bank.

What we are looking for:

  • Consolidate forecast inputs, provide effective challenge and controls to help ensure data accuracy.

  • Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of forecasting tools for regulatory capital, on and off-balance sheet risk-weighted assets for both BAU and stress testing applications. Develop detailed attribution analysis to inform management and Board of drivers of capital trends. Perform detailed variance analysis/backtesting to enhance forecasting performance.

  • Enhance, and assist with implementation of stress testing frameworks.

  • Support the development of the annual capital plan, stress testing, and monitoring of capital targets/limits.

  • Assist with the analysis of capital structure options in concert with overall strategic objectives and capital allocation analysis.

  • Implement requisite controls for firm-wide stress testing.

  • Assist in the analysis, development, and reporting of capital-related risk limits and early warning indicators.

  • Partner closely with other teams in Corporate Treasury such as Liquidity Management, ALM, Investments teams as well as Internal Audit, Model Risk, and Risk Management. Work with FP&A to incorporate the latest forecasts into capital projections.  Engage with Regulatory Reporting to ensure capital positions are in alignment.

  • Update and maintain processes documentation and document newly developed processes.

  • The candidate will be key member of a team responsible for the firm’s capital management including forecasting and firm-wide capital management frameworks. The candidate will work closely with various lines of business and their teams. The ideal candidate should have Treasury or finance/banking experience, project management, analytical and strong communication skills.

Specific Responsibilities include:

  • Maintaining several processes related to capital management and capital stress testing.

  • Partnering effectively with key stakeholders from first, second and third lines of defense.

  • Assist the team in enhancing and overseeing implementation of regulatory capital and risk-weighted asset forecasting.

  • Assist Capital Management team in innovation, development and sustainability of the capital management function with the goal of being compliant with LFI requirements over time.

  • Monitoring firmwide and legal entity capital positions.

  • Assist in preparation of presentations to various committees and the Board of Directors.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of Treasury or finance/banking industry experience

  • Experience working at an LFI firm ($100B+) or business consulting firm preferred

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics or related discipline preferred

  • Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills and contribute to executive level presentations

  • Strong ability to work collaboratively

  • Advanced excel knowledge preferred

  • Experience with balance sheet and P&L forecasting preferred

  • Knowledge of banking regulations preferred

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC.  AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email [email protected] or call 602-386-2488.  When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue.  We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

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