Director, Treasury

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Head of Treasury, Asset and Liability Management, the incumbent will be responsible for leading Clifford Capital Asset Management’s asset and liability management framework.

Asset Liability Management

• Lead Clifford Capital Asset Management’s liquidity management.

• Monitor and manage structural mismatches between assets and liabilities for all the different funds, including maturity, repricing, currency and cash-flow mismatches.

• Assess the balance-sheet impact of new funds, funding transactions, investments and changes in market conditions.

• Develop recommendations to optimize the balance between liquidity, profitability, funding resilience and risk.

• Work with fund managers to give insights on capital calls.

• Provide senior management in Asset Management and the wider group with clear analysis of balance-sheet trends, key risks and proposed management actions.

Interest-Rate and Foreign-Exchange Risk

• Identify, measure, monitor and manage interest-rate and foreign-exchange exposures arising in the Asset Management’s funds.

• Establish appropriate hedging strategies and recommend suitable instruments, counterparties and execution approaches for the funds.

• Monitor sensitivity measures, including repricing gaps, duration, basis risk and foreign-exchange exposures.

• Assess the impact of changes in interest rates, yield curves, spreads, exchange rates and market liquidity.

• Ensure that hedging activity is consistent with approved fund policies, limits, documentation and accounting requirements.

Treasury Governance and Reporting

• Prepare management information and report on liquidity, funding, market risk, asset liability positions for funds of Asset Management.

• Maintain and review treasury policies, procedures, limits and delegated authorities, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal governance requirements.

• Partner with Risk, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations and Technology to maintain a robust control environment, including appropriate segregation of duties and data integrity.

• Support internal audit, external audit and regulatory reviews relating to treasury and balance-sheet management.

Business and Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with Asset Management and other business units to assess treasury and balance-sheet implications of transactions and strategic initiatives, including providing input on pricing, structuring, funding and approvals.

• Provide clear advice on balance-sheet, liquidity and market-risk considerations to senior stakeholders.

• Maintain effective relationships with banks, investors, counterparties, advisers and relevant market participants.

• Represent Treasury in relevant internal committees and cross-functional initiatives.

Knowledge/ Experience Requirements

• At least 10-15 years of relevant Asset Liability Management experience gained in an Asset management company or financial institution, preferably on the Money Market side.
• CharteredFinancialAnalyst(CFA)orFinancialRiskManager (FRM) qualifications strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, highly numerate, detailed oriented, meticulous, strong multi-tasking capability.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across functions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders effectively.
• Demonstrates high standards of integrity, accountability and professional judgement.
• Comfortable operating in a complex, fast-paced and dynamic environment.