Liquidity Risk Officer

Overview

• Join a leading financial services firm as a Liquidity Risk Officer, overseeing liquidity risk management processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Treasury and business units to identify, evaluate, and mitigate liquidity risks across diverse financial operations.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of liquidity risk policies, procedures, and frameworks to align with industry standards.
• Engage in the calibration and maintenance of liquidity risk limits and appetite, ensuring robust oversight and proactive management.
• Participate in the validation and enhancement of liquidity risk models, including stress testing and scenario analysis.
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports and presentations to senior management and risk committees.
• Evaluate key liquidity processes, such as cash flow forecasting and collateral management, for effectiveness and compliance.
• Contribute to a dynamic team environment, fostering collaboration and innovation in liquidity risk management practices.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Execute continuous liquidity risk identification processes, ensuring proactive management and effective challenge functions to Treasury.
• Develop and maintain liquidity risk policies and procedures in compliance with regulatory standards and organizational goals.
• Design, calibrate, and oversee the liquidity risk limit framework, ensuring alignment with risk appetite.
• Evaluate and challenge liquidity risk models, analyzing assumptions and outputs for accuracy and reliability.
• Act as a liaison between liquidity risk management and Treasury, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
• Assess the impact of business lines and product types on overall liquidity risk, ensuring comprehensive oversight.
• Monitor changes in market conditions and internal strategies, adapting liquidity risk management practices accordingly.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for senior management and risk committees, supporting informed decision-making.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree required; MBA or CFA preferred for advanced analytical capabilities.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial statement analysis; 10 years preferred for senior-level expertise.
• Strong understanding of bank and broker/dealer assets, liabilities, and capital markets products.
• Experience in secured funding, collateral monitoring, prime brokerage, or derivatives is advantageous.
• Proven ability to lead across time zones and cultures, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interface with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and liquidity risk management frameworks is essential.