Senior Analyst - FX Risk Management

Job Description

Main Purpose:

The FX Risk Management Team is a middle office team handling Forex exposure arising from all the divisions: Trading, Finance, Overheads.

and minimize exposure & costs connected with interest rates and overdrafts.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

• 4+ years work experience relevant with exposure to Foreign Exchange markets, Interest Rates, Cash / Liquidity Management, Risk Management.
• MBA in Finance, FRM Certification preferred.
• Be flexible, open minded, comfortable in working with firm deadlines and able to handle stress situations.
• Good team-player and an open personality with energy and drive.
• Should be proficient in excel.
• Familiarity with using multiple systems is a plus.
• Should have excellent English interpersonalskills.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for the identification, analysis, mitigation and connected back-office activities of Foreign Exchange Risk Management arising from Trading and Investment business conducted in all divisions of Trasfigura.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Traders, Operations and Deals Desk in identifying FX risks . Understand FX exposure, currency regulations and design hedging strategies for new geographies / business divisions
• Implement FX trades with internal broker
• Actively monitor the markets for events, opportunities and early sign of distress in order to inform management and traders timely
• Allocate the hedge P&L to each underlying exposure
• Liaise with Derivatives Back Office in order to agree daily settlements and resolve discrepancies
• Work with Treasury to manage account liquidity in foreign currency and minimize exposure and costs connected with interest rates and overdrafts
• Support all manners of reconciliation related to FX and development of FX system(s) to improve current process

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Trading floor, Deals Desk, Trade Finance, Operational Treasury, Banks and Brokers, Internal Broker and Back Office