Overview
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Location : Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Responsibilities
Strategy
Estimate and plan for the internal funding and deposit taking requirements of other units of the Bank :
- Liaise with other business units to obtain the best possible view of asset pipelines and forecast liability generation
- Communicate the funding requirements / excess liquidity position and with the Local Head of Liquidity convey capacity on limits
- Ensure adherence to all regulatory requirements and all internal liquidity metrics
- Determine the level of marketable security holdings to facilitate the Bank making payments within the local RTGS system (in relevant positions)
- Raise a flag to senior management on any concerns over the Bank’s capacity to meet projected funding requirements
Business
Meet all funding and deposit taking requirements while maintaining regulatory; stress and prudent liquidity requirements :
Access the money markets as required; either with other banks directly or through interdealer broker; raising and placing liquidity to ensure liquidity limits are adhered to while maximising economic value to the BankBe proactive in raising and deploying liquidity, including through the management of the local NCD programmeProactively establish and maintain good relationships with direct wholesale customers, including central banks; swap funding between currencies to meet liquidity requirements and to minimise funding costsMove funding between Treasury Markets desks as requiredParticipate in local central bank operations and facilities as requiredProvide oversight to Treasury Services in ensuring adequate intra-day liquidity to facilitate all payments / to meet pay-in obligations with CLS (in relevant centres)Liaise with the repo desk in order to manage a stock of eligible collateral for use within the LAB or act as intraday collateral for RTGSPreposition eligible securities at the local central bank to be used as backstop liquidity (where available)Forecast and advise the CFO and Head, Treasury Markets, Singapore or SCBSL Hub delegate should there be a requirement to purchase securities to meet the statutory, stress, payments or prudent requirementsForecast and advise the CFO and Head, Treasury Markets, Singapore or SCBSL Hub delegate, should there be a requirement to raise medium term fundingProcesses
Discuss and agree with the Head, Treasury Markets, Singapore or SCBSL Hub delegate, to produce daily yield curves for the Bank’s marginal cost of funding in local and major foreign currencies, fixed and floating, for funds transfer from or to the rest of the Bank :
Ensure this curve encourages an overall balance of liquidity yet does not unduly disadvantage any business unitProvide oversight to ensure that liquidity risk from the commercial balance sheet is being transferred to Treasury Markets as per policy. Ensure that funding costs are accurately reflected, including the impact of stress; statutory holdings and the likeManage the relationship with the local key stakeholdersRisk Management
Operate within Treasury Market’s liquidity and credit limits :
Provide oversight to Treasury Markets in MCO, Wholesale Borrowing, Stress test, MTF and swapped funds guideline, as detailed in the Treasury Risk limitsFlag any potential liquidity limit issues to local ALCO and Hub LM team in advanceFlag any potential credit limit issues to local ALCO and Hub LM team in advanceRequest for temporary and permanent limits to GMR and Credit, where appropriateMaintain desired ratios as directed by the Global Head of LiquidityGovernance
Understand and be able to act on the Country Liquidity Contingency Plan :
Ensure a full understanding of what is expected of Treasury Markets if the plan is activatedDevelop and maintain strong relationships with the sources of standby and emergency liquidity, including central banksActively monitor for and immediately alert senior management on any evidence that the bank could be about to encounter funding stressWere this plan ever to be activated, support the ALCO as the primary in-country agent for raising liquidity, under the direction of the HoTreasury Markets, Singapore, or SCBSL Hub delegate.Regulatory & Business Conduct
Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.Key Stakeholders
Internal Stakeholders : Other Treasury teams, Risk, Compliance, Business Stakeholders, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, ITOsExternal Stakeholders : Clients, Local regulators & other Government Departments, Competition (other banks in respective markets)Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in the ASEAN and Singapore Treasury-Markets teamPerform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.Qualifications
Education : Degree levelTraining : Complete all required mandatory and developmental training - role specific, and regulatory / compliance bank wideLicenses : As per local regulatory requirementsMembership : Per local regulatory requirementsCertifications : Per the local and global regulatory requirementsLanguages : Business level EnglishOur Ideal Candidate
10+ years’ experience working in financial markets, with extensive knowledge of money market and fixed income instruments, broader financial market products and the regulatory environmentHighly motivated individual, able to work independently and as part of a team, comfortable with ambiguity and in a fast-paced environmentStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficient in data analysis. Strong Excel and cash-flow modelling skills required. Coding experience is desirableStrong communication skills and the ability to liaise with a broad range of stakeholders internally and externallyRole Specific Technical Competencies
Risk Management - Market / LiquidityFinancial – Balance Sheet ManagementFinancial - Yield CurvesBank Treasury Management – Treasury-MarketsFM Products – Money MarketsFM Products – Fixed Income AnalysisTreasury Operations - Liquidity ManagementAbout Standard Chartered
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