Treasury & Chief Investment Office - Planning & Analysis - Associate

Business Overview
Treasury and CIO manages the firm's capital, balance sheet, liquidity and funding strategy and positions, including short dated and secured funding, debt and capital issuance and buybacks, and liquidity risk management, as well as the company's rating agency relationships and corporate insurance activities.

Treasury and CIO manages the firm's structural interest rate and foreign exchange risks, and conservatively invests the firm's excess deposits. Interest rate risk is managed primarily via investment securities and interest rate derivatives as tools to manage the firm's asset liability mismatch. The firm's non-USD foreign exchange risk is managed through specifically defined hedging mandates.

Job Responsibilities

APAC Treasury and CIO Planning and Analysis team is based in Hong Kong. This team is responsible for managing the budgeting and forecasting process for Treasury and CIO activities in the region, including various stress testing exercises mandated internally as well as externally by the Regulators. The team works closely with the treasurers and portfolio managers across 13 countries to devise the forecasting methodology, generate balance sheet and P&L forecasts for the business, and comprehensively analyze and interpret the financial results to the business heads, Chief Financial Officer, regional and global stakeholders. In this role, you'll have an excellent exposure to understand how the firm manages the balance sheet in the region under different regulations and constraints. In addition, you will work closely with other functions within and outside Treasury and CIO on various regional and global projects and ad-hoc initiatives. This role provides you excellent opportunities to learn and grow, both technical skills, and stakeholders management skills.

Job Description:

• Pr oducing periodic actual and forecast reports and variance analysis at the granular level of gross interest and non-interest income , funds transfer pricing, balance sheet, reinvestment plan, RWA, expense and headcount for internal MIS and external regulatory purposes.
• Presenting the actual and forecast results, variances, methodologies, assumptions, processes and controls to the business heads, Chief Financial Officer, and other regional and global stakeholders.
• Producing the legal entity balance sheet and P&L forecasts by partnering with other functions / lines of business for location financial, liquidity and capital management purpose.
• Maintaining effective controls on the deliverables and adhering to the firm's policies and standards governing the forecasting processes.
• Continuously improving the existing processes to increase productivity.
• Participating in global and regional P&A projects and ad-hoc initiatives.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3-5 years' work experience in Planning and Analysis, Finance and Treasury functions in a Financial Institution
• Bachelor's degree holder in Accounting, Finance or related disciplines. Holding relevant certified qualifications is an advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Positive attitude in learning and taking up responsibilities and a good team player
• Able to demonstrate analytical mindset, s tructured thinking and problem solving skills
• Independent, has strong sense of accountability and has strong attention to details
• Proficient in MS Excel. Experience in Alteryx and Tableau is an advantage.