An established financial institution is seeking a Market Risk Officer to support its treasury front office sales and trading team. This role is essential to ensuring the integrity of investment and trading operations through insightful reporting, risk monitoring, and performance analysis.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to reconcile exposure, analyze trading strategies, and enhance valuation models. This opportunity offers exposure to high-impact decision-making and the chance to contribute to system enhancements and risk analytics.

What’s In It For You?:

• Competitive salary package
• Strategic exposure across treasury and risk functions
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment
• Career development in a regulated and high-performance sector

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and reconcile daily treasury transactions and exposure
• Provide real-time PnL support and resolve variances
• Analyze trading strategies and market risk drivers
• Review portfolios for pricing anomalies and risk mismatches
• Perform daily revaluation and update FX rates and market data
• Collaborate across departments to ensure seamless reporting
• Improve valuation models and risk metrics
• Prepare daily and periodic treasury reports for senior management
• Support system enhancements and testing

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Accounting, or a related field
• Professional certification in Risk Management (ACI/CFA Level 1) is an advantage
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in treasury, middle office, risk, or financial control
• Strong understanding of financial instruments and market risk
• High accuracy and analytical mindset
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Treasury systems is a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Apply now!

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