Analyst Treasury (Money Market / Commodities / Structured Finance)

Reference Number: CEBLR48

 

Job Description:

Our client is looking for an Analyst that will actively support the Treasury Group and be responsible for backing efforts in originating, structuring, and executing fixed income, money market, foreign exchange transactions, borrowings, and innovative treasury solutions, with a focus on derivative solutions, structured products, and capital markets initiatives. The Analyst will support interactions with both internal stakeholders (Investments, Risk Management & Compliance, Legal, Operations, Finance, etc.) and external stakeholders (Rating Agencies, investment and development bankers, custodians, etc.) to ensure that the Treasury team delivers on all its financial and non-financial key performance indicators (KPIs).

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide support in structuring and executing transactions involving derivatives, structured credit, and financing solutions for clients/projects.
• Conduct industry and market research to assist with business development efforts.
• Work on ad-hoc assignments and projects, which will be allocated from time to time.
• Support Treasury’s record management in compliance with both internal and external audit requirements.
• Assist with the end-to-end KYC documentation review and onboarding process for new counterparties and relationship banks.
• Support the team in negotiating standard agreements (such as facility agreements, ISDA/CSAs, GMRAs) with eligible lenders and counterparties.
• Support the reporting of loan and bond covenants.
• Assist in preparing transaction documentation for internal (investment and board committees) approval.
• Design, maintain and improve financial models to evaluate transactions.
• Strong financial analysis and credit skills; demonstrated ability to structure and negotiate transactions.
• Strong numerate and analytical skills.
• Good flair to effectively provide solutions to clients’ needs.
• Strong skills in evaluating risk and the ability to anticipate short- and long-term implications of decisions.
• Strong business development, structuring and client relationship skills.
• Ability to respond to issues associated with Treasury-related transactions.
• Strong business writing and communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Bloomberg or Reuters is a plus.
• Commitment to staying up to date on industry trends in Treasury and capital markets topics.
• Experience in the preparation of presentations of financial materials.
• Attention to detail and willingness to work hard.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English. French will be a plus.
• A keen interest in development finance in Africa.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to present ideas clearly and confidently.
• Quality and timeliness of work: high-quality analysis, memos, presentations and reports delivered within defined timelines.
• Quality of industry and market research conducted.
• Creativity in the delivery of assignments.
• Level of support in transaction origination and execution.

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, or any other numerate discipline.
• Possession of relevant professional qualifications (CFA, ACA, FRM, ACI, CPA, CTP) is an added advantage.
• At least 3-5 years of relevant financial markets work experience in foreign exchange, money market securities, fixed income securities, repurchase agreements, derivatives, commodities, and structured finance (credit guarantees, structured debt funds and similar structures) within a development finance institution, commercial bank, investment bank or other capital-markets focused entity.
• Fluency in written and spoken English required. French is a plus
• Willingness to travel “out-of-station” with minimal prior notice.

 

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Caleb Ebrahim at cebrahim@caglobalint.com

 

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Caleb Ebrahim

Recruitment Consultant

CA Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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