Trader (FX & Investments)

Tamarind Intelligence; Asturias; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible Home Office Opportunities

Training Opportunities

Learning & Development Programs

Descripción de la vacante

IFF is seeking a Specialist Trader to join our treasury team in Asturias, Spain. You will execute FX trades, manage investments, and oversee funding and hedging activities across international markets, supporting senior management with insights.

You will monitor markets, prepare treasury reports, build relationships with banks, and ensure compliance with policies and risk frameworks. Strong analytical skills and proficiency with trading platforms are essential.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Ability to execute trades accurately and timely prior to market cut-offs.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, trading strategies, and risk management techniques.

Responsabilidades

• Executes and manages FX trades, investments, and funding transactions in line with policy.
• Supports treasury activities including intercompany lending, dividends, and external financing.
• Monitors financial markets to identify risks, opportunities and trends impacting the business.
• Provides market insights and strategic guidance to senior management and stakeholders.
• Maintains relationships with banks, financial institutions, counterparties, and investors.
• Uses trading platforms to execute transactions and monitor portfolio performance.

Conocimientos

Financial markets knowledge

Trading strategies

Risk management

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Business Admin

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

Quantum

360T

Bloomberg

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

We are seeking a Specialist Trader to join our team based in Asturias, Spain! They will play a pivotal role in treasury operations, cash management, and financial risk mitigation strategies. It will be responsible for executing and managing foreign exchange trades and investment strategies, commercial paper issuance, commodities hedging and interest expense management across international markets. Strategic insights and analytical skills are critical in mitigating company exposures and supporting senior management's decision-making process to achieve company goals.

Finance: Empowering strategic decisions through expertise; fueling sustainable growth by delivering insights, managing risk and driving value across global operations.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Executes and manages FX trades, investments, commercial paper issuances, commodity hedging, and funding transactions in line with company policies.
• Supports global treasury activities, including intercompany lending, borrowing, dividends, capital injections, and external financing.
• Monitors global financial markets to identify risks, opportunities, and emerging trends that impact the business.
• Provides market insights, recommendations, and strategic guidance to senior management and internal stakeholders.
• Manages relationships with banks, financial institutions, counterparties, and investors.
• Utilizes trading platforms and analytical tools to execute transactions and monitor portfolio performance effectively.
• Prepares and analyzes key treasury reports, including FX dashboards, investment reports, country risk assessments, interest reports, and earnings impact analysis.
• Identifies and implements process improvements, evaluates new investment opportunities, and recommends optimal funding and hedging strategies.
• Ensures compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, risk management frameworks, and ethical trading standards.
• Optimizes treasury performance by minimizing FX gains/losses, maximizing investment returns, reducing funding costs, managing counterparty risk, and protecting against commodity price fluctuations.

What Makes You The Right Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred
• Attention to detail and agility to execute trades accurately and timely prior to market cut-offs
• Strong understanding of financial markets, trading strategies, and risk management techniques.
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Proficiency in trading platforms and financial software.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate across teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and competitive environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work under time pressures and to manage and prioritize multiple activities.
• English Proficiency

How Would You Stand Out?

• Proven experience of more than 2 years in Treasury operations with knowledge of FX trading and investing preferably in a global context
• Knowledge of Quantum, 360T and Bloomberg systems is preferable.
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills with all levels internally and externally.
• Demonstrated expertise in Excel and PowerPoint
• Working schedule within standard business hours.
• Flexibility to work additional hours as needed to meet deadlines or during peak periods.
• Flexibility to work on local bank holidays when global markets are opened
• Occasional travel may be required for meetings, training, or conferences

Why Choose Us?

• Flexible Home Office Opportunities -- Enjoy the flexibility to work from home and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Training Opportunities -- Access a variety of training programs designed to enhance your skills and support your professional growth.
• Learning & Development Programs -- Benefit from continuous learning initiatives, career development resources, and opportunities to advance within the organization.

Important Information Regarding This Position

For your awareness, IFF has announced its intention to sell its Food Ingredients Business to CVC Capital Partners. The sale is presently expected to close in the first half of 2027, pending regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. The Food Ingredient business unit will remain a part of IFF until close and, at such time, it will transition to CVC Capital Partners. In applying for this position, you acknowledge your awareness that the position is a part of the Food Ingredient business unit and has been identified to transition to CVC Capital Partners.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more