Liquidity Analyst - 18 month Fixed Term Contract

ICAP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TP ICAP is seeking a hands-on liquidity analyst to support global cash management across the Group. You will monitor liquidity, manage bank accounts, forecast cash flows, and ensure regulatory funding requirements are met.

Working with FP&A, Finance and Regulatory Capital, you will optimise liquidity visibility, contribute to hedging programs, and help drive a proactive approach to fund allocation across EMEA, US and APAC.

Qualifications

• Experience within a liquidity role.
• Understanding of financial statement concepts and yield and investment tools.
• Strong liquidity management and planning expertise.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to analyse problems, propose remedies and implement solutions.
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and meet deadlines.
• Self-mufficient with minimal supervision and strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cash positions across the Group and ensure appropriate funding.
• Propose and execute treasury payments and financial transactions per policies.
• Support efficient allocation of cash and monitor counterparty exposures.
• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts reflecting regulatory and funding needs.
• Investigate forecast variances and work with stakeholders to improve accuracy.
• Manage banking relationships and treasury administration.
• Coordinate FX hedging and reporting of FX exposures.
• Support liquidity risk framework development and reporting.
• Assist with internal and external audit activities with treasury records.
• Coordinate treasury activities related to dividend transactions.

Skills

Liquidity management

Financial statements & yield tools

Office software

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem-solving

Adaptability to change

Deadline driven

Organisation & PM

Tools

Oracle Financials

Hyperion (HFM & Essbase)

Onestream

Job description

Role Overview:

The Global Treasury team oversees and manages liquidity resources of the companies within the Group, and the associated risks including contingent liquidity risk, FX and interest rate risks. This includes liquidity monitoring and forecasting, and deploying liquidity resources across the EMEA, US and APAC entities.

Acting as a hands-on liquidity practitioner, the successful candidate will support the effective management of Group liquidity by ensuring entities are appropriately funded to meet their operational and regulatory requirements. The role will oversee day-to-day cash management activities, oversee restricted cash requirements, maintain accurate and timely cash flow forecasts, and monitor foreign exchange exposures across the Group. Working closely with FP&A, Finance and Regulatory Capital teams, the analyst will help improve liquidity visibility, support efficient funding decisions and contribute to a consistent, well-controlled and proactive approach to global cash and liquidity management.

Role Responsibilities:

• Monitor cash positions across the Group and ensure that entities are appropriately funded, taking account of operational, regulatory, restricted cash and capital requirements.
• Propose and execute approved treasury payments and financial transactions in accordance with the Group’s delegated authorities, policies and control framework.
• Support the efficient allocation and concentration of cash across the Group’s global bank accounts, while monitoring counterparty exposures and applicable risk limits.
• Develop and maintain accurate and timely cash flow forecasts for the Group, ensuring that forecast assumptions appropriately reflect restricted cash, regulatory capital and other funding requirements.
• Investigate cash flow forecast variances, identify their underlying causes and work with relevant stakeholders to improve forecasting accuracy and accountability.
• Support the management of banking relationships and associated treasury administration, including the maintenance of bank accounts, authorised signatory mandates and supporting documentation.
• Liaise with banking counterparties and internal stakeholders to investigate and resolve payment, receipt and bank account queries in a timely manner.
• Produce investment and yield reporting for senior stakeholders and support the effective management of surplus cash within the Group’s approved investment and counterparty frameworks.
• Support the management of the Group’s foreign exchange framework, including the execution and monitoring of the hedging programme and the identification, consolidation and reporting of FX exposures across the Group.
• Support the development and maintenance of the Group’s liquidity risk framework, including liquidity stress testing, scenario analysis, risk monitoring and escalation.
• Support internal and external audit activities by responding to information requests and maintaining complete and accurate treasury records and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate treasury activities associated with dividend transactions, including stakeholder communication, funding arrangements, payment execution and record maintenance.
• Monitor relevant liquidity regulations applicable to financial services firms and support the assessment of how business initiatives, transactions and structural changes may affect the Group’s regulatory liquidity compliance.
• Undertake additional treasury analysis, operational activities and ad hoc responsibilities as required to meet the evolving needs of the Group.

Experience / Competences:

Essential

• Experience within a liquidity role.
• Understanding of financial statement concepts and principles, yield and investment tools
• A good level of expertise with liquidity management and planning.
• Skilled in Microsoft applications software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
• Ability to analyse problems, propose remedies and implement a solution.
• Ability to react to changing requirements and adjust processes and approach.
• Ability to recognise what needs to be done and complete with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Personal organisational and project management skills.

Desired

• Previous experience in prudential regulation, ILAAP and ICARA are a plus.
• Experience of Oracle Financials, Hyperion (HFM and Essbase), Onestream an advantage.
• Recent experience in TMS implementation an advantage

Band & level:

Professional, 4

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Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That’s why we’re building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

UK - 135 Bishopsgate - London