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Our client is looking for a Treasury Assistant to join their busy accounts department. You will be required to be in the office 2-3 days a week in Hampshire. Role Description Set up weekly payment batches in bank accounts. Set up out of run payments (OORP) and ensure the OORP process is being followed, including correctly processing in the bank and our underlying systems. Reconcile the master bank account. Main point of contact for required payments to be made. Review and control of bank balances and basic cash planning. Support with banking related projects. Support the Accounts Payable team with uploading invoices, reconciling statements and other queries. Role Requirements We are ideally seeking applicants with two years' experience in an Accounts Payable or a Junior Treasury role (desirable, not essential). You will have fantastic attention to detail and a proactive approach, these skills are particularly important within this role as payments must be accurate and reconciled properly. Strong IT and Advanced Excel skills are required (VLOOKUP/pivot tables).

Our client is looking for a Treasury Assistant to join their busy accounts department. You will be required to be in the office 2-3 days a week in Hampshire. Role Description Set up weekly payment batches in bank accounts. Set up out of run payments (OORP) and ensure the OORP process is being followed, including correctly processing in the bank and our underlying systems. Reconcile the master bank account. Main point of contact for required payments to be made. Review and control of bank balances and basic cash planning. Support with banking related projects. Support the Accounts Payable team with uploading invoices, reconciling statements and other queries. Role Requirements We are ideally seeking applicants with two years' experience in an Accounts Payable or a Junior Treasury role (desirable, not essential). You will have fantastic attention to detail and a proactive approach, these skills are particularly important within this role as payments must be accurate and reconciled properly. Strong IT and Advanced Excel skills are required (VLOOKUP/pivot tables).

A broad and senior role in the Group Treasury Function of a fast-growing, PE-owned, personal lines insurance broker. The role supports the Head of Treasury in the delivery of large strategic initiatives for the group. Topics can vary but can include debt structuring, group investment management, market risk management, IT infrastructure projects, and cash optimisation. The role supports the Head of Treasury in the development and management of a well-governed, process-driven, and efficient Treasury Desk. A strong Senior Treasury Manager/Assistant Head of Treasury with significant experience who aspires to grow into the Head of Treasury role in a large and growing corporate. Strong technical and commercial Treasury experience is required. The candidate must be driven and will need to demonstrate the ability to deliver 'change'. The role requires effective stakeholder management both internally and externally. The candidate must have a good understanding of Treasury and be able to engage with senior stakeholders on technical topics such as: Debt Facilities (Senior Term Debt, Revolving credit facilities, securitization, other) Market Risk and Hedging Investment Strategy (Credit Risk/Return/Liquidity) Group cash and liquidity management and optimisation. Role Description Responsible for the evolution of a Group Treasury function, in a complicated and fast-growing group structure, alongside the HoT and a small team of Treasury professionals. Grow the Group Treasury's capabilities to enable it to effectively service the group's Treasury requirements in an efficient and robust manner. Lead and take ownership for the delivery of strategic initiatives. Management of debt funding facilities in line with legal parameters. Liquidity management, short term and medium term. Market Risk management, forecasting, hedging, and reporting. Relationship management with Banks/Advisors/External Legal. Management of Group Intercompany Framework. Evolve and maintain Treasury policies, standards, structures, procedures, and controls. People Management of Treasury Team.

One of the world's leading Banking Group's is looking for a Senior Analyst / AVP level Capital Risk SME to help with building out the Assurance function within Treasury Risk. Based in London, the role holder will also be responsible for supporting the development of the operating model, including roles and responsibilities for the overall Treasury Risk Assurance function. Role Description Support in the definition and scoping of the Treasury Risk Assurance function, promoting and implementing synergies and efficiencies while securing an optimal and best in class control environment. Challenge the first line control and risk owners to ensure that risk management activities are working effectively. This includes the following activities for Capital & Liquidity Risk. Provide subject matter expertise, advice, guidance, and effective challenge to the Risk and Control Owners. Report on the risk and control profile, including support in reviewing and testing the operating effectiveness of the control framework. Support in scoping of analysis and checks where gaps are identified in the control framework. Support definition of the Risk and Control Library, including minimum control standards, with input from Risk Owners, and Control Owners, specifying key risks and key controls and providing guidance on continuous monitoring expectations. Recommend Risk and Control Assessment ("RCA") scoping, and challenge where this is not appropriately applied in the RCA. Challenge Risk and Control Owners on risk and control management, including inherent risk, residual risk, control effectiveness ratings, issues, actions and events. Support in targeted assurance reviews and deep dive of end-to-end processes across high risk metrics. Monitor compliance of the minimum requirements applicable to the management of capital & liquidity risk, as set out in relevant policies. Work with the business to understand the impact of emerging risks that require changes to controls, resources and business operations to ensure they remain within appetite as well as Internal audit to understand the outcomes of their reviews and how this affects the control environment. Role Requirements Relevant Treasury and Control knowledge and experience working in multiple legal entities. Demonstrable experience of challenging views with courageous integrity to do the right thing. Ability to work in fast-paced environment with proven ability to handle multiple outputs at one time. Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with experience in a complex global environment. Knowledge of compliance procedures. Thorough understanding of the Bank's activities, products, processes and systems. Experience of working with Operational Risk, Internal and External Audit. Excellent business writing, communication, presentation and influencing skills. Has developed a high level of professionalism and competency which helps to determine solutions around appropriate risk measures, risk processes, risk monitoring and management. Communication and interpersonal skills, including the capacity to articulate the case for risk management in the language of business.

One of the UK's leading retail and corporate challenger banks is looking for someone to join the BSM pillar of their Treasury team. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Bank at an interesting time in their growth plan. The bank's HQ is in the City of London and they offer Hybrid working with flexibility for those that need it. Role Description Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc ALM reports including stress tests. Responsible for collating and reconciling all Treasury data, to provide MI for reporting and risk-management purposes to Treasury, GEC, ALCO, the Board, and the PRA. Primary liaison between Treasury and the main front-line business units. Run the Bank's Treasury systems (including the ALM system and market data tools including Reuters) used for generating MI and utilize the output to assist Treasury in the development of risk management strategies. Prepare weekly/monthly analysis of Earnings at Risk and Economic Value of Equity. Treasury reporting for GEC, ALCO, the Board, and the PRA e.g. interest rate mismatch, liquidity, funding margin, basis risk. Role Requirements Experience working for an existing Banking Treasury department. A good understanding of the latest PRA requirements relating to interest rate risk.

One of the UK's leading retail and corporate challenger banks is looking for someone to join the BSM pillar of their Treasury team. You will lead a team of 3 Treasury professionals focusing on 1st line liquidity and wholesale credit risk management. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Bank at an interesting time in their growth plan. The bank's HQ is in the City of London and they offer Hybrid working with flexibility for those that need it. Role Description Responsible for integrated Treasury reporting across the Group, working closely with the IRRBB team. Responsible for overseeing the collation and reconciliation of all Treasury data, to provide MI for reporting purposes to Treasury, GEC, ALCO, the Board, and the PRA. Manage the bank's liquidity risk through regular and accurate cashflow and liquidity reporting. Suggest strategies to optimise the bank's liquid asset portfolio. Draft the bank's ILAAP alongside the Head of BSM and contribute to the Recovery Plan. Manage the bank's banking counterparties and wholesale credit risk exposures. Ownership of the bank's Funds Transfer Pricing Policy and methodology. Help manage the Bank's Treasury systems, ALMIS and ensure smooth implementation of future systems. Effective management of drawings and underlying collateral pools at the Bank of England. Projects and ad-hoc analysis for GEC, ALCO, BRC, and Board. Role Requirements Experience in a Treasury Banking environment. All-round Treasury product knowledge. A good understanding of the PRA regulatory landscape and the ILAAP. Preferably a degree holder in a relevant discipline. Relevant professional qualification obtained or underway such as CertBALM, AMCT, ACA, ACCA, CFA, or CIMA preferred. Experience of managing or mentoring others. Exceptional attention to detail, rigour, and accuracy. Excellent analytical abilities, including experience using ALM systems (e.g. QRM, Focus, ALMIS etc). Experience of interest rate risk management is highly desirable but not essential.

One of the world's leading Banking Group's is looking for a senior liquidity risk hire to work in their second line global risk oversight team. This person will be reporting directly into the Global Head of Liquidity Risk. They will be based in London and will be responsible for providing independent risk oversight of liquidity risk management and measurement, and participate in and support Risk and Global treasury transformation programmes with regard to liquidity management. Role Description Develop and execute a comprehensive and granular programme of liquidity second line of defence, working closely with Global Treasury ensuring appropriate measurement, monitoring and management of liquidity and key liquidity metrics. Provide independent and effective review and challenge of key Liquidity processes (including ILAAP, Recovery and Resolution Planning) and liquidity programmes of work. Review stress testing processes as it pertains to liquidity including but not limited to the scenarios that are chosen for the stress tests and assumptions made on liquidity of both assets and liabilities. Perform and document independent analysis on the assumptions to ensure independent viewpoint. Support and refine existing stress model assumptions and controls (limits, guidelines, model framework). Review both liquidity risk management policies, limits, standards, controls, metrics and thresholds and ensure they are within the defined corporate standards approved by the Board and ALCO. This includes annual reviews of the Contingent Funding plan. Review Front Line Units and the Enterprise's governance processes to ensure Liquidity Risk is managed in accordance with the firm's Risk Appetite and that the proper risk framework is deployed to measure, monitor and control the risk. Work with Finance, Risk, and Markets Treasury to ensure requisite support for activities, including consistencies in framework, methodologies, and reporting and improved liquidity management analysis in external reporting. Build relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders across Risk, Group Treasury, ALCM, Markets Treasury and front-line businesses. Role Requirements Qualifications would preferably include a degree in relevant numerate subject, or relevant experience. Qualifications in accounting and/or finance is beneficial (CPA, CFA, FRM, etc.). Practical experience of liquidity risk management within a large international financial institution. Practical experience of funding gaps and the importance of liquidity management. Good working knowledge of Liquidity Regulations. Working across all levels of an organisation to understand cross-functional linkages and interdependencies, as well as the implications of risk at both a strategic level and at the business unit level, with good understanding of other areas e.g. Finance, Accounting, Operational, Legal, etc. Good knowledge of vanilla and complex derivative markets products and relevant traded markets, and cross market funding and asset transformation. Understanding how a bank squares its balance sheet and the demands this puts on liquidity - identifying uses of the balance sheet. Has developed a high level of professionalism and competency which helps to determine solutions around appropriate risk measures, risk processes, risk monitoring and management. Experience in addressing regulatory and audit requests.

The successful candidate will be working on the buildout and deepening of Safeguarding capabilities globally. In response to the continued scaling and expansion in terms of volume, product diversity, regulated activities and legal entity footprint, you will be identifying risks associated to Safeguarding, contributing to the overall design and implementation of a Safeguarding framework and policy, with a focus on developing, managing and embedding safeguarding policies across the organisation to meet regulatory rules across multiple jurisdictions. Role Description Responsible for contributing to the design and overall implementation of Safeguarding Policy Framework across multiple regulated entities Develop a regulatory approach across products to provide analysis and enable operational flow of fund models, providing recommendations to meet safeguarding requirements for existing products and new business requirements Responsible for oversight of Safeguarding compliance and developing enhancements to manage and remediate breaches, alongside monitoring to satisfy regulatory requirements Manage escalations, management information and project updates to Senior Management and committees Manage and lead safeguarding related audits working directly with audit firms and regulators, whilst coordinating internally across various departments Manage projects to develop and enhance safeguarding related processes and controls with treasury teams to ensure compliance with related policies Develop and document Safeguarding Policies to support the framework including delivery of training materials Involvement in wider strategic global expansion and regulatory initiatives within the treasury space Role Requirements 7+ years of either treasury, finance, regulatory or risk related experience Strong understanding of protection/custodianship of customer assets and related regulatory frameworks (e.g. EMI/PI Safeguarding, CASS or banking) Strong communication and influencing skills with an ability to build and leverage cross-functional relationships internally and externally (e.g. audit firms and regulators) Good understanding of treasury concepts within financial services firms such as reconciliations, cash management and FX etc including associated risks and controls Experience of working through change and implementing new cross-functional processes Attention to detail and proactivity crucial Experience of line management and track record of supporting career development within teams Forward-thinking, adaptable and thrives in a fast paced environment

This big 4 firm are building on their success and looking for experienced Treasury candidates to join their successful Corporate Treasury team. At Assistant Manager, Manager & Senior Manager levels, you will be responsible for leading and undertaking advisory & consultancy services to their corporate clients. Role Description Review & development of treasury risk and cash management policies, processes, controls and reporting. Developing and implementing market, credit and liquidity management programmes. Advice on treasury risk management, hedging strategies and appropriate derivative instruments. Leading treasury & cash transformation projects. Developing and implementing payment, bank connectivity and cash management structures and processes. Support clients in developing business cases for design and implementation of treasury payment and cash system solutions. Involvement in the treasury aspects of transaction-related and M&A projects. Role Requirements Treasury project experience. ACT qualified or studying towards. Awareness of treasury, cash and payment technology available in the corporate market. Knowing how these are implied to deliver improvements (practical experience of design and implementation would be beneficial). Front, middle and back office treasury and cash awareness. Treasury & cash change experience.

Enjoy being part of a fast growing Fintech specialising in Payment solutions to the corporate and global enterprises. This is a newly created role, managing five teams and reporting into the Group Treasurer. With the right approach and performance, this position is well-placed to be seen as a stepping-stone to the Group Treasurer role. Role Description Your role will coordinate and consolidate the businesses efforts across their complex global Treasury function. This role will be on the hook for empowering the centralized pillars delivering Capital Management, Liquidity Management, Safeguarding Policy, Reconciliations and Bank Relationship Management. The Treasury team underpins the businesses ability to ensure financial stability and regulatory compliance, and has the potential to drive efficiency and innovation across their enterprise product portfolio. This Senior Director will be comfortable balancing hands-on technical decision making, with big-picture leadership and strategic decision-making. The incoming leader will manage a lean and high-performing team of 10-15, including a range of seniorities and will need to collaborate with a variety of cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple domains. Role Requirements Experience in Payments, FinTech or broader FS; and expertise working in highly-regulated environments, ideally with scale across multiple geographies and exposure to complex operational Treasury challenges Strong leadership skills, in particular managing experienced managers Proven experience working and resolving issues with a varied set of stakeholders across multiple levels, ranging from Board Directors to Sales leaders, Product Managers, Legal Counsel and Finance colleagues Comfort translating low-level technical challenges (e.g. Treasury/Operational) into high-level, strategic decision-making and able to consider and articulate the impact on wider business goals and deliverables A strong ability to lead discussions with regulators and auditors

Enjoy being part of a fast growing Fintech specialising in Payment solutions to the corporate and global enterprises. You will lead a small treasury markets team work with senior executives to support this growing business. Role Description Managing a team of two you will be accountable for driving the Treasury strategy to manage and optimise key market risks, in particular FX risks, and its excess liquidity and funding strategy. Role Requirements Comfortable working in a fast paced and ever changing environment where plans and priorities often change. Deep treasury markets experience and demonstrable experience of delivering outside of the core responsibilities of an operational front office role. Evidence of devising strategies to manage risks, P&L and optimising FX and short-term interest rates, ideally with good working knowledge of card schemes and the Payments industry. Willingness to work with Payments, Analytics, Liquidity teams within Treasury as well as other teams such as Accounting, New Projects, and Product teams. This will also include working with Regional Treasury teams in APAC, MENA and US. Comfortable in a leadership role that requires hands-on work. Commitment to work in the office three days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).

Non-Bank lender with a dynamic product offering in the mortgage market looking for an experience structured funding professional to lead their capital markets team. Fully remote working is on offer. Role Description To lead and develop the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) activity and team, including supporting the strategic development of the funding platform. Oversee, and where necessary lead, DCM transactions covering i) private warehouse, ii) public securitisations, iii) forward flow and iv) portfolio sales. Particular focus will be to support the new lending opportunities by managing and developing financing opportunities and relationships. Furthermore, the role requires the management and delivery of improved efficiencies and strengthening the risk / control framework. Role Requirements Treasury experience gained within an established financial services organisation Significant exposure to the UK mortgage market including 1st and 2nd lien lending and bridging finance Significant experience of both public and private securitisation structures Understanding of interest rate risk hedging strategies Track record of initiating best practice and developing a pro-active DCM function Demonstrable experience of managing investor and bank relationships Experience of developing innovative solutions to facilitate growth with appropriate controls First Name Last Name Telephone Number Email Address Upload CV (PDF or Word) We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for a role you apply for, or more generally for roles we have if you have not identified a role if you email us your CV directly. If we wish to consider you further for the role or for other roles, we will register your personal information on our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other roles we believe will be of interest to you. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy by clicking here . One the UK's leading retail and corporate challenger bank's are looking for someone to join their Balance Sheet Management team in Treasury and provide line management to one member of the ALM team. This person will play a key role in driving the strategy of Treasury going forward and will be responsible for implementing and driving change and improvement projects Leading challenger bank is recruiting due to growth in their Modelling and Data Analytics team. It is an ideal opportunity for a financial data modeller, either within banking or a finance related role, to work in a team where analytics and data science are core to the Bank's strategy. Join a bank for a global role focussed on delivering Capital Regulatory reporting enhancements, via implementing and maintaining an effective New Product Approval Process. This role will involve regular interaction with the front office trading teams. A leading UK bank who has made their mark as being a specialist lender and savings bank are recruiting within the treasury department due the development of a new Asset & Liability Management team, which will form part of a wider Balance Sheet Management team.

Join a bank for a global role focussed on delivering Capital Regulatory reporting enhancements, via implementing and maintaining an effective New Product Approval Process. This role will involve regular interaction with the front office trading teams. Role Description The primary focus is to review new products and renewals across the banks Financial Markets and all other banking businesses. To successfully implement, this will require reviewing of proposed booking model amendments, significant complex structured transactions and new payoffs. Role Requirements Qualified Accountant or strength in understanding accounting principles Technical grounding in the treatment of Regulatory Capital - Policy and or Regulatory Reporting Demonstrable understanding, direct or indirect, of Credit Risk (preferably reporting) and Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) Ability to present and influence in Regulatory interpretation forums Investment Banking product knowledge First Name Last Name Telephone Number Email Address Upload CV (PDF or Word) We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for a role you apply for, or more generally for roles we have if you have not identified a role if you email us your CV directly. If we wish to consider you further for the role or for other roles, we will register your personal information on our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other roles we believe will be of interest to you. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information please refer to our Privacy Policy by clicking here . One the UK's leading retail and corporate challenger bank's are looking for someone to join their Balance Sheet Management team in Treasury and provide line management to one member of the ALM team. This person will play a key role in driving the strategy of Treasury going forward and will be responsible for implementing and driving change and improvement projects A leading UK bank who has made their mark as being a specialist lender and savings bank are recruiting within the treasury department due the development of a new Asset & Liability Management team, which will form part of a wider Balance Sheet Management team. This Treasury Advisory team works with a wide range of companies and is especially focused on businesses that are restructuring or refinancing their debt. The team provides deep financial and treasury experience in financial products and markets, risk management, and treasury best practice activities. Part of this team is the Hedging Advisory and Derivative Execution team, which provides expertise on Currency and Interest Rate risks. They help clients to quantify their financial risks, define appropriate risk management priorities and objectives, structure suitable hedging strategies, and optimise the derivatives execution process to achieve efficiency and savings. The Treasury Analyst will support all aspects of treasury operational activities. This includes assisting with the development of cash management banking solutions for all business segments of the company and actively managing the liquidity and cash forecasting reporting consolidation process.