Treasury Director

SGB; أبو العيش; On-site; BHD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SGB in Bahrain seeks an experienced Treasury professional to manage day-to-day operations across money markets, FX, and fixed income. You will support the Head of Treasury, maintain key relationships, and ensure liquidity within approved limits.

The role requires 8–10 years in Treasury/Global Markets, strong regulatory knowledge, and hands-on experience with treasury systems such as Murex or Calypso. A master’s degree and relevant certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related quantitative field (Master’s/MBA preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CTP (Certified Treasury Professional), or ACI Dealing Certificate are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive experience in a bank’s Treasury, Global Markets, or Asset and Liability Management (ALM) department.
• Proven track record in the execution and processing of day-to-day transactions across Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, and Fixed Income/Capital Markets.
• Hands‑on experience actively participating in the system implementation, migration, or upgrade of Treasury modules (e.g., Murex, Calypso, or core banking treasury systems).
• Demonstrated experience in networking and managing relationships with institutional clients, corporate clients, counterparties, and external brokers.
• Deep expertise in Liquidity Management, including regulatory metrics (LCR, NSFR), cash flow forecasting, and interest rate risk.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to prepare ALCO reports and assess macroeconomic, political, and market risks.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Head of Treasury by participating in executing the ALM/Fixed Income strategies and FX/crypto trading.
• Networks and maintains good relationships with counterparties, liquidity providers and brokers as per the business requirements and develops new clients’ contacts with objective to increase our asset/liability base.
• Ensures that liquidity is maintained within the parameters set by SGB’s management.
• Ensures that all limits related to Treasury activities are respected.
• Executes transactions with a risk/return approach and identifies potential opportunities for new business.
• Prepares, updates and reconciles Treasury and ALCO reports.
• Monitors political, economic and market risks and measures their potential implications on the Treasury activities.
• Participate actively in the system implementation and enhancement of the Treasury module.
• Perform duties that may be assigned by the Head of Treasury and/or Management from time to time.

Skills

Relationship management

Liquidity management

ALM/Fixed Income trading

Risk/return analysis

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting

Master’s/MBA preferred

CFA/CTP/ACI Dealing Certificate desirable

Tools

Murex

Calypso

Job description

Responsible for day-to-day management of operations related to money market, foreign exchange and capital market activities in line with the approved policies and procedures, code of conduct and guidelines. This includes support for ongoing relationship management of retail, corporate and institutional clients as well as new business development. Active participation to systems implementation and products development will also be required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the Head of Treasury by participating in executing the ALM/Fixed Income strategies and FX/crypto trading.
• Networks and maintains good relationships with counterparties, liquidity providers and brokers as per the business requirements and develops new clients’ contacts with objective to increase our asset/liability base.
• Ensures that liquidity is maintained within the parameters set by SGB’s management.
• Ensures that all limits related to Treasury activities are respected.
• Executes transactions with a risk/return approach and identifies potential opportunities for new business.
• Prepares, updates and reconciles Treasury and ALCO reports.
• Monitors political, economic and market risks and measures their potential implications on the Treasury activities.
• Participate actively in the system implementation and enhancement of the Treasury module.
• Perform duties that may be assigned by the Head of Treasury and/or Management from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related quantitative field (Master’s/MBA preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CTP (Certified Treasury Professional), or ACI Dealing Certificate are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive experience in a bank’s Treasury, Global Markets, or Asset and Liability Management (ALM) department.
• Proven track record in the execution and processing of day-to-day transactions across Money Markets, Foreign Exchange, and Fixed Income/Capital Markets.
• Hands‑on experience actively participating in the system implementation, migration, or upgrade of Treasury modules (e.g., Murex, Calypso, or core banking treasury systems).
• Demonstrated experience in networking and managing relationships with institutional clients, corporate clients, counterparties, and external brokers.
• Deep expertise in Liquidity Management, including regulatory metrics (LCR, NSFR), cash flow forecasting, and interest rate risk.
• Strict adherence to and comprehensive knowledge of compliance to regulatory, Treasury, and credit risk limits (e.g., Basel frameworks, central bank guidelines).
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to prepare ALCO reports and assess macroeconomic, political, and market risks.
• Ability to evaluate and execute transactions using a strategic risk/return approach.
• Excellent decision‑making skills to manage high‑value transactions effectively under volatile market conditions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an unwavering commitment to the bank's code of conduct and best practices.