Treasury Officer

China Merchants Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

China Merchants Bank is seeking a Treasury Officer in Sydney, Australia. You will be responsible for identifying and managing market risks, liquidity forecasting, and short-term funding while handling FX and derivatives operations.

The role reports to the Head of Treasury and requires collaboration across teams. With a minimum of 3 years in treasury or FX/derivatives, you will monitor risk, prepare regulatory reporting, and support product development for market needs, including bilingual

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business or equivalent.
• AFMA/ACI RG146 regulatory qualifications.
• Experience with foreign exchange, money market, capital market and derivatives products.
• At least 3 years in treasury, FX dealing or derivatives.
• Experience with regulatory prudential standards for banks.
• Ability to develop and implement strategy and build client relationships under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage market risks including liquidity risk, interest rate risk and currency exposure.
• Monitor cash balances and forecast cash flow for liquidity risk management.
• Raise short-term funding via money markets and other wholesale funding.
• Manage bond investments, execution, monitoring and portfolio management.
• Provide pricing, market information and support for client FX and derivative activities.
• Execute FX and derivative transactions within approved risk limits.
• Prepare treasury reports for Head of Treasury and ALCO in English and Chinese where required.
• Participate in treasury system implementation, UAT, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop products meeting market needs.

Skills

FX Trading

Money Market

Derivatives

Regulatory Knowledge

Stakeholder Relations

Risk Management

Strategic Thinking

Attention to Detail

Education

Undergraduate degree in business

Tools

AFMA/ACI RG146

Job description

Established in 1987 in Shenzhen, China Merchants Bank (CMB) is atthe forefront of China's reform and opening-up drive, CMB is China's first joint-stock commercial bank and also the first bank to attend the national experiment for the promotion of China's banking industry reform driven by endeavors from outside the government.

We are the one of the largest banks in the world. We bank our value/strategic customers with a wide range of lending and financial products and services to meet their financial needs. You will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of the deal process, from analyzing new investment opportunities, to negotiating deal terms, to presenting these to the firm's credit committee and rating agencies. More importantly, you will gain invaluable hands-on experience through exposure to many renowned deal opportunities and interaction with many great clients.

Currently we are looking for a friendly and hardworking Treasury Officer with a minimum 3 years of experience to join us.

About the role

The position of Treasury Officer reports to the Head of Treasury. The successful candidate will be responsible for one or more of the following Treasury functions, depending on experience and business requirements.

Major Responsibilities:

Identify and manage market risks, including liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exposure according to regulatory requirement and branch's risk appetite.

Monitor daily cash balance and prepare cash flow forecasts to effectively collaborate with key teams on liquidity risk management.

Actively engage in raising short-term funding, including money market, certificate of deposit issuance and other wholesale funding.

Manage the bond investment portfolio, including investment execution, monitoring, and portfolio management.

Provide competitive pricing, market information and transaction support for client FX and derivative activities.

Execute foreign exchange and derivative transactions and manage the Branch's FX positions within approved risk limits.

Technical review of Global Markets and periodic forecast on the markets movement.

Prepare Treasury related reporting documents for Head of Treasury and ALCO for decision making, documents in both English and Chinese where required.

Participate in Treasury system implementation, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), automation and process improvement initiatives.

Collaborate with stakeholders to develop new products and services that meet market needs.

Skills and Attributes - Essential:

Undergraduate degree in business or equivalent discipline

Appropriate Treasury qualifications, AFMA/ACI, RG 146

Appropriate understanding of foreign exchange, money market, capital market and derivatives products

At least 3 years' experience in treasury business or customer FX dealing and derivatives business

Experience of working with regulatory bodies and regulatory prudential standards for banks

Ability to develop and implement strategy

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with clients both within and outside of the bank

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

High level of accuracy and attention to details in executing deals, transaction booking, preparing reports and conducting analysis

Solutions- and Detail-oriented with a thorough, diligent, and proactive attitude