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Treasury Analyst FX and Trade FinanceZurich, Switzerland - 6 month contract
Our client, one of the leading companies within the Life Sciences worldwide is currently seeking a Treasury Analyst FX and Trade Finance Expert, for a 6 month project in Zurich, Switzerland to support, optimize and improve Trade Finance processes by becoming the global subject matter expert (SME)
Tasks:
- Manage and advise on market risks, credit risks and trade risks and provides mitigation measures for all entities.
- Committed to ongoing efficiency improvement and development of optimal Treasury financial risk processes and tools while ensuring strong processes/controls and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders
- Support balance sheet FX hedging program as well as FX Cash Flow program and become a subject matter expert in FX systems/software (AtlasFX, Kyriba TMS, FXALL)
- Ownership of hedging process (balance sheet and cash flow hedging programs) and ensure all imports and adjustments are correct and accurate and on timely submission
- Deal with Treasury back-office activities to ensure confirmations and settlements are done correctly and in a timely manner.
- Analyze/identify forecasted exposures, recommend hedging strategies, execute external and internal FX deals, support accounting and reconcile forecasted exposures to actual exposures
- Review best practices and hedging strategies with internal and external counterparties
- Analyze and reconcile FX exposure, monthly FX gain/loss attribution, financial instrument valuations in coordination with reporting teams
- Support compliance of all FX processes and procedures, including SOX and audit testings
- Monitor banking credit limits and counterparty exposure levels
- Review ISDA master agreements with FX banks and ensure ongoing support when new banks are on-boarded
- Support FX regulatory compliance in line with EMIR, FinfraG, Dodd Frank etc.
- Maintain FX process and control documentation
- Maintain month-end FX rates and market rates
- Support and act as global subject matter expert for trade finance and set-up additional global trade finance facilities for the issuance of bank guarantees/letters of credit as well as being the first contact for all external and internal stakeholders
- Centralize bank guarantee management into Treasury centers through eLCY whereby reducing guarantee fees as well as preparing quarterly bank guarantee reports
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master degree in Finance, Economics or any other subject related
- 3 to 5 years of experience in Corporate Treasury preferred in a multinational company
- Advanced skills and understanding in treasury processes and systems with focus on FX risk management and Trade Finance
- Experience in implementation of treasury processes/systems is a plus
- Fluent in English, both verbal and in writing
- IT affinity and strong analytical/numeric/Excel skills are required
- System knowledge Kyriba TMS, AtlasFX, FXall and eLCY is a plus
- Prior experience in similar Corporate Treasury function is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures
- Ability to work autonomously and pro-active
- Ability to effectively manage and prioritise multiple activities
- A sound knowledge of various hedging instruments and derivative trading as well as trade finance are required
I am a specialized recruiter, currently taking care of various projects within the Life Science industry in Switzerland. If this role is of interest to you or to someone from your network, please send your CV in Word including your hourly rate expectation for immediate consideration.
You can reach me on or at (d.ledermann'at'realstaffing.com)
Keywords: FX, Foreign Exchange, trade, finance, Zurich, English, analyst, market risk, credit risk, trade risk, mitigation, balance sheet, hedging, cash flow, treasury
Sthree Switzerland is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.