Professional, Treasury

Job description: Professional, Treasury 

Closing on: August 06, 2024 at 11:59pm (China Standard Time)
Based in: Shanghai, China
Target Market: Global recruitment

Position Objective
The Treasury Division, under the VP for Finance, is responsible for the development of treasury and cash management policies, strategies, and plans, including fundraising from capital markets, foreign exchange, and interest rate risk management, ensuring alignment with internal policies and objectives. These services are critical to securing the Bank’s credit rating and enables the organization to have a steady pipeline of resources to fund its programs. 

This position is part of the ALM and Pricing team that is responsible for assessing and managing the NDB’s balance sheet and income statement with the objective to optimize the NDB’s financial position and minimise balance sheet risk. The team is responsible to ensure that all asset liability mismatches are identified, quantify and assess ALM risks and mitigated where necessary, conduct financial projects of the NDB’s balance sheet, assess capital adequacy, analyse net interest margin, determine the pricing for loans, and manage relationships with credit rating agencies. The incumbent will focus on the ALM functions described above and provide support to the team in other functions such as financial projects, loan pricing, and credit rating agency relations. Working through the Portfolio Management team, the incumbent will also execute derivative trades to mitigate balance sheet risks. 

Purpose (Analyze):
● Analyse and assess interest rate and market risks arising from asset-liability mismatches, loan prepayments, guarantees, and other exposures.
● Propose mitigation strategies for identified risks.
● Conduct sensitivity analyses.
● Calculation and forecasting of risk limit utilization and identifying emerging risks.

Engagement (Collaborate):
● Propose and execute derivative transactions through the Portfolio Management team to mitigate risks.
● Provide input to new product development.
● Assist in design and maintenance of related policies and guidelines;
● Provide support to financial modelling, capital planning, and loan pricing.
● Provide advice on funding and investment decisions.
● Effective internal and external stakeholder engagement.

Delivery (Manage the project cycle):
● Monitor, review and provide assessment of ALM strategies.
● Analyse and report on net interest income from the loan portfolio and develop product profitability studies.

Requirements:
● Minimum 5 years of professional experience in ALM in a multilateral development bank, private sector bank, and/or financial institution.
● Master’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant professional field from a reputed university. Relevant certification/s from globally recognized certification agencies in the related field (such as CFA or FRM) would be preferred.
● Fluency in English essential to communicate in writing and speaking. Knowledge of a second language (preferably from one of the member countries) desirable.