ALM Analyst

Paragon Bank; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned UK bank in London is seeking an ALM Analyst. The role involves analyzing liquidity exposures and developing balance sheet indicators while supporting Treasury projects. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Mathematics or Finance, strong analytical skills, and experience in Bank Treasury. This position offers a hybrid working model with generous employee benefits, including a share save scheme and enhanced parental pay.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Share Save Scheme

Profit Related Pay

Pension Plan

Family Friendly policies

Employee Discounts

Volunteering Day

Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics or Finance.
• Liquidity risk and IRRBB experience in a Bank Treasury department preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyse liquidity exposures and produce cash flow projections.
• Develop forward-looking liquidity indicators.
• Assist with ICAAP, ILAAP, and risk appetite reviews.
• Prepare management information updates.
• Own completion of regulatory reporting returns.
• Support Treasury projects and cover for team members.

Skills

Strong data management and analytical skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to produce meaningful management information

Commitment to high standards

Prioritisation skills

Education

Degree in Mathematics or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re an experienced ALM Analyst looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together...

Purpose of the role

An entry level opportunity for a highly analytical individual to join an integral function of the Bank. The ALM Analyst will have responsibility for enhancing analytics and reporting on the Bank’s liquidity risk and interest rate risk in the banking book (‘IRRBB’). A flexible approach will be required to support and lead a wide range of projects in a growing Treasury function.

Duties and responsibilities

• Analyse liquidity exposures, produce cash flow forecasting and projections to ensure the management of key liquidity metrics within limits, analyse IRRBB metrics and implement appropriate hedging to ensure compliance with limits
• Develop forward looking liquidity and balance sheet indicators to alert the business to future risks
• Assist with the production and development of the ICAAP, ILAAP, Recovery Plan and risk appetite reviews
• Assist with the development of stress testing and cashflow modelling
• Prepare management information, including updates for the ALCO and Treasury team meetings
• Own the completion of treasury related regulatory reporting returns
• Support Treasury projects as required and provide cover for other members of the Treasury team

About You

Skills

• Strong data management and analytical skills, including previous use of Microsoft Office package
• An ability to produce meaningful management information
• Effective communication skills for written and verbal reporting and the ability to present in meetings
• Commitment to deliver and maintain high standards
• Embrace change and influence and encourage others
• Effectively prioritise tasks to ensure delivery meets critical deadlines
• Embody a team ethic and a willingness to take responsibility for delegated tasks and associated outcomes

Qualifications and experience

• Degree qualified in a quantitative discipline such as Mathematics or Finance or equivalent professional qualification
• Liquidity risk and IRRBB experience in a Bank Treasury department preferred but not essential

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria,we encourage you to apply. At Paragon,value diversityand we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you! If you’re ready to contribute to the team, please apply.

Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.

Please note, applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship.

Working hours

Monday to Friday - hybrid role - 2/3 days in the office

Inclusion

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.

About Us

What can we offer you?

• Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
• Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
• Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
• Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
• Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Be flexible

We promote flexibility around how and where we work so that you can achieve a healthier work-life balance. We operate hybrid working, splitting our week between the office and home.

Be yourself

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome diversity and care about inclusion. That’s why we want you to be your whole self at work. We believe an inclusive workplace is good for each of us, great for our customers and better for our business. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network meets regularly to share challenges, experience, and ideas to build a more equal, diverse, and inclusive business.

Be heard

We listen to your point of view, with our People Forum and regular employee surveys making sure you can use your voice and influence our future.

Be well

We will give you access to a range of tools and resources to support your wellbeing. This will include a digital GP service via our free Employee Assistance Programme, access to our Wellbeing team to connect you with the help you need to get more out of life and our Vitality at Work programme to provide you with discounted gym membership, fitness equipment and another multitude of wellbeing services.

Be better

We want you to reach your potential and, as a Platinum Investors in People employer, we’ll encourage you to learn and develop by building a personalised development plan together with your manager.