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Head of FX Risk

Employer
Barclay Simpson, EA Licence No: 11S4540
Location
London
Salary
£130,000 + bonus and benefits
Closing date
20 Oct 2020

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Sector
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Analyst, Finance, Risk / Compliance
Position/Level
Professional / Specialist, Department Head
Contract Type
Permanent
Language
English

The candidate will need to be able to span the spectrum of Foreign Exchange from strategy through to risk management.

Key responsibilities:

  • Developing best practice (including hedging instruments and strategies) factoring external environmental and macroeconomic changes
  • Identification, measurement and control of risks
  • Valuation of net exposures and hedging instruments
  • Deployment of appropriate technologies, vendors and process enhancements

Requirements:

  • Extensive experience working in finance, treasury or risk (with a focus on the management of FX risk)
  • Extensive working for a non-financial institution
  • Understanding of FX regulatory requirements, particularly in illiquid currency markets, spanning numerous global jurisdictions
  • Experience working for a multinational company
  • Exposure to Treasury Management Systems (e.g. Quantum, SunGuard)
  • Understanding of accounting principles such as Hedge Accounting and FX decision making

This is a senior position within a well-established and well regarded department reporting into an UK based Head of Treasury Risk. The role comes with a substantial compensation package befitting the seniority of the role.

The firm is looking to commence interviews imminently, if you are interested in applying please respond with your CV.

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