Director, Treasury

ICE; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Treasury Director to lead cash and collateral activities in the clearing house. This pivotal role involves managing financial risks, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring effective treasury operations. You will engage with stakeholders, oversee payment flows, and maintain robust controls while fostering relationships with financial institutions. If you have a strong background in financial risk management and are passionate about leading teams in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking organization where your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of treasury management.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in managing settlements and transaction processing.
• Strong financial risk management and operational risk background.

Responsibilities

• Ensure robust controls of daily treasury activities and provide operational oversight.
• Drive strategic initiatives for treasury as agreed with senior management.

Skills

Leadership

Decision-making

Financial risk management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Customer-focused attitude

Attention to detail

Team management

Multi-tasking

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

MS Applications

Python

SQL

Bloomberg

Tableau

Job description

Job Description

Job Purpose

ICE Clear Europe’s treasury department manages all the cash and collateral activities in the clearing house including coordination of treasury flows with clearing members, investment counterparts, custodians, and commercial banks. The Treasury Director is engaged in investment management, collateral management and managing the financial risks (market, credit, liquidity) of the firm. The Director will drive strategy and resourcing, stakeholder engagement including board, management and regulators, and management reporting, data management, and operational risk management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure robust controls and effectiveness of the daily treasury activities, such as payment flows, collateral movements, cash investment and reconciliations
• Provide daily operational oversight and support
• Drive strategic initiatives for ICEU treasury as agreed with senior management team and board
• Manage and prioritize the technology book of work related to treasury projects
• Liaise with service providers, counterparties and stakeholders
• Seek to maintain a strong professional relationship with partner financial institutions
• Maintain the default management plan and the department’s business continuity plan
• Contingency testing of various banking and liquidity facilities

Knowledge and Experience

• Considerable experience in managing settlements and transaction processing
• Proven leadership and decision-making abilities
• Considerable markets knowledge of repo and short-term interest rates
• Strong financial risk (market risk, liquidity risk) management and operational risk background
• Demonstrated experience as treasurer or in a relevant market risk management position
• Detailed knowledge of applicable financial regulations
• Knowledge of monetary markets, business investment management and financing strategies
• Organized and structured with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to generate creative solutions to problems and challenge processes
• Willingness to dig into the detail to resolve issues
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to operate in a multi-tasking and deadline driven team environment
• Strong customer-focused attitude
• Reliability, flexibility and a strong work ethic
• Team management experience
• Willingness to learn ICE developed systems
• Proficiency in all MS Applications, Python, SQL, Bloomberg & Tableau preferred