Associate Director, Liquidity Forecasting & Balance Sheet Insights

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as an Associate Director in Group Liquidity & Funding Management. This role involves driving liquidity forecasting and analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a strong analytical background and relevant experience in Treasury or Risk Management. Enjoy a competitive rewards package and opportunities for career development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Employee Share Ownership Program

Pension Plan Matching

Health Benefits from day one

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years relevant experience in Treasury, Capital Markets, or Risk Management.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills for liquidity forecasting.
• Knowledge of banking regulations and risk management practices.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality forecasts of the Bank’s liquidity positions.
• Develop and maintain robust forecasting models.
• Prepare comprehensive reports for senior management.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Modeling Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Master’s degree or relevant certification (CFA, FRM)

Tools

Financial Software

Power BI

Tableau

Bloomberg

Job description

Requisition ID: 226423

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Associate Director plays a key role to drive the success of Forecasting and Balance Sheet Insights ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities are conducted in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. Provides critical analysis and insights to support strategic liquidity management recommendations leveraging liquidity forecasts and analysis around liquidity buffer sizing and funding needs.

This is a key role in Group Liquidity & Funding Management within Group Treasury. Success in this role is determined by a combination of accountabilities and demonstration of core values. This is a great career opportunity for interested candidates to expand skill set within the enterprise treasury function in a systemically important financial institution, collaborating with key business areas including wholesale capital markets, retail and commercial banking, and wealth management.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Produce high quality forecasts of the Bank’s liquidity positions and metrics and performs scenario analysis to challenge and identify potential vulnerabilities and liquidity stress points.
• Develop and maintain robust forecasting models to accurately forecast the bank's liquidity positions.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of forecasting, including collaboration with stakeholders to ensure quality and accuracy of model data inputs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Funds Transfer Pricing and Asset Liability Management to identify opportunities for leveraging liquidity insights to appropriately set funding charges and rebates to drive business solutions.
• Utilize advanced quantitative and analytical skills to identify and assess potential risks related to balance sheet composition and liquidity risks and produce recommendations driving optimal funding strategies.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations to communicate model results and insights to senior management
• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Monitor and analyze market trends and regulatory changes to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment
• Play a leading role in the application of technology to enhance liquidity risk management.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed? We’d love to work with you if you have experience with:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; a Master’s degree or relevant certification (CFA, FRM, etc.) is preferred, either completed or working towards.
• 4+ years relevant experience preferably in Treasury, Capital Markets, or Risk Management, with knowledge of a broad range of financial products and markets.
• Strong Analytical and Modeling Skills: advanced knowledge of financial modeling and data analysis techniques to accurately project liquidity positions various scenarios.
• Teamwork, collaboration, and strong verbal and written communication skills. The ability to distill complex information into simple, understandable messaging.
• Knowledge of relevant banking regulations and risk management practices particularly applicable to funding and liquidity management.
• Proficiency In Financial Software and Tools: experience working with large databases using financial software (advanced Excel skills etc.), market data (Bloomberg etc.), and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Attention To Detail and Ability to Work Under Pressure: a high level of attention to detail to ensure accuracy in forecasting. Be able to work efficiently under tight deadlines and handle pressure in a fast-paced environment.

What's in it for you?

• In-depth training to prepare you for the role, as well as ongoing coaching and feedback to help you succeed!
• You'll be part of a diverse, collaborative, innovative, and high-performing team
• We offer a competitive rewards package:
• Performance bonus, Employee Share Ownership Program, and Pension Plan Matching
• Health Benefits from day one!
• You will relish work-life balance, team events, and opportunities to participate in the community.
• Your career matters! You will have access to career development and progression opportunities.

Please Note: Group Treasury staff are treated as insiders of the Bank and are subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Scotiabank Personal Trading Policy.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.