Quantitative Treasury Analytics Associate
Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Financial Services Treasury Services team. The role focuses on helping clients enhance treasury strategy, governance, and technology through hedge accounting and TMS implementation. You will work across diverse projects involving cash management, financial risk, and accounting advisory.
Responsibilities
- Assess and improve treasury operating models
- Support hedge accounting implementation and effectiveness testing
- Perform derivative valuations and quantitative risk analysis
- Manage TMS vendor selection and system implementation projects
- Coordinate project workstreams and stakeholder communications
Required Skills
- Corporate treasury and financial risk management
- Hedge accounting knowledge (IFRS/SFRS)
- Financial instrument valuation
- TMS implementation experience
- Advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint proficiency
Job Details
### Position Overview
The Treasury Services team helps clients design and embed effective treasury frameworks, translate risk management objectives into practical hedging and hedge accounting solutions, and deliver technology-enabled change. We work closely with finance, risk, tax, and IT stakeholders to drive improved controls, transparency, and decision-making.
### Your Key Responsibilities
#### Treasury Advisory
- Support clients in assessing and improving treasury operating models, policies, governance, controls, and treasury performance metrics.
- Support clients through end-to-end treasury transformation journeys, including current-state diagnostics and future-state transformations.
- Analyse cash and liquidity positions, funding structures, and banking arrangements; identify opportunities to optimise processes and reduce cost/risk.
- Assist in FX and interest rate risk assessments, hedging strategy reviews, and development of risk management frameworks.
#### Hedge Accounting Advisory (IFRS/SFRS)
- Support clients in designing and implementing hedge accounting solutions, including designation documentation, risk management linkage, and control considerations.
- Perform and/or review hedge effectiveness assessments, including quantitative analysis and interpretation of results.
- Assist in accounting impact assessments and valuations for hedging instruments and hedged items (e.g., FX forwards, swaps, debt instruments).
- Perform independent derivative valuation and quantitative analysis to support audit/assurance engagements.
#### Treasury Management System (TMS) Project Management and Implementation
- Support TMS vendor selection and implementation programmes, including requirements gathering, vendor evaluation, solution design, testing, training, and go-live readiness.
- Coordinate project deliverables across business and IT workstreams.
- Develop high-quality project documentation and client deliverables (e.g., process maps, functional specifications, test scripts, status reports).
#### General
- Maintain and develop positive, productive, and professional relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Take ownership of assigned workstreams, manage timelines, and proactively communicate progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Coach and support junior team members through on-the-job guidance.
### Skills and Attributes for Success
- Strong understanding of corporate treasury and financial risk management concepts (FX, interest rate, liquidity, funding).
- Working knowledge of hedge accounting requirements under IFRS/SFRS or willingness to develop quickly.
- Project management discipline and comfort working across business and technology stakeholders.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to translate technical concepts into clear messages.
### Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.
- Relevant experience in corporate treasury, finance/accounting advisory, risk management, banking, or treasury technology/projects.
- Fresh graduates or those with 1 year of non-treasury related experience demonstrating interest in corporate treasury/hedge accounting will be considered.
- Solid understanding of financial instruments (FX forwards, swaps, options, debt instruments) and their accounting implications.
- Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with data analysis and/or treasury tools is an advantage.