Operational Control & Analytics Expert – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

CA Global Africa Recruitment; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Arabia-based opportunity seeks an Operational Control & Analytics Expert to own the analytics engine for balance-sheet management. You will supervise daily trade-capture control, valuation checks and end-of-day reconciliations within the first line of defence.

You will build and run ALM analytics including NII, EVE, VaR, stress testing and forecasting, and own data governance across Treasury systems with IT collaboration. Strong English and additional Arabic/French preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, financial or risk engineering, or related quantitative field; master's preferred.
• Minimum of eight years in middle office, treasury control, product control or ALM/analytics in a major bank or MDB.
• Deep familiarity with middle-office control frameworks, limit monitoring, trade lifecycle mechanics and TMS integration.
• Strong ALM analytics (NII/EVE/gap/duration), stress testing and P&L/position control; SQL/Python data modelling.
• FRM or CFA certification is a strong asset.
• Proficiency in English plus Arabic and/or French; proficiency in both is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily trade-capture control, deal verification and end-of-day position reconciliations.
• Monitor adherence to operational and policy limits and escalate breaches.
• Investigate and clear breaks within agreed timelines and ensure policy compliance.
• Build, run and maintain liquidity forecasting and ALM analytics (NII, EVE, VaR, gap, duration).
• Produce disbursement forecasting and Net Cash Requirement inputs for Front Office.
• Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis on the balance sheet.
• Maintain model assumptions, documentation and analytics lifecycle for audit/validation.
• Manage Treasury market-data feeds and system parameterization; interface with IT for system enhancements (SAP TRM; target Capital Markets System).
• Produce dashboards and ALCO reporting pack for liquidity, funding, ALM and investment.

Skills

ALM analytics

SQL / Python data modelling

P&L / position control

English proficiency

Communication & teamwork

Attention to detail

Integrity and independence

Data governance

TMS familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Math

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP TRM

Target/CMS (Capital Markets System)

Job description

A leading development finance client of ours, with a strong regional presence, is currently seeking to hire an Operational Control & Analytics Expert, in Saudi Arabia.

The Operational Control & Analytics Expert should provide the first-line operational control and the analytical engine that underpin balance-sheet management. They independently control Treasury's trades, positions and P&L, monitor operational limits, and own the ALM analytics (NII, EVE, VaR, gap, duration) and forecasting that feed decision-making and ALCO.

The role sits in the first line of defence — measuring, validating and controlling Treasury execution, and feeding the independent Risk function in the second line.

Responsibilities

Operational Control (First Line of Defence)

• Perform daily trade-capture control, deal verification, valuation checks and end-of-day position reconciliations.
• Monitor first-line adherence to operational and policy limits (position, counterparty, portfolio) and escalat[e] breaches.
• Ensure adherence to policies, procedures and the delegation of authority; investigate and clear breaks within agreed timelines.

Analytics & Modelling (Owner of the Analytics Engine)

• Build, run and maintain the liquidity forecasting model and the ALM analytics suite: NII, EVE, VaR, repricing gap, duration and interest-rate / FX sensitivity.
• Produce disbursement forecasting and Net Cash Requirement inputs for the Front Office.
• Conduct stress testing and scenario / what-if analysis on the balance sheet.
• Maintain model assumptions, documentation and the analytics lifecycle for audit and independent validation.

Data, Systems & Reporting

• Manage Treasury market-data feeds (curves, fixings, volatility surfaces) and system parameterization.
• Own data governance and quality across Treasury systems; act as key interface with IT for system enhancements (SAP TRM; target Capital Markets System).
• Produce operational-control dashboards and the ALCO reporting pack (templates and KPIs across liquidity, funding, ALM and investment).

Coordination

• Interface with the Front Office (first-line execution), Risk (second-line independent review and challenge), Finance (valuation and reconciliation) and Audit (third line of defence).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Financial or Risk Engineering, Mathematics or a related quantitative field, a master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of eight (8) years' experience in middle office, treasury operational control, product control or ALM / quantitative analytics within a major bank or MDB.
• Deep familiarity with middle-office control frameworks, limit monitoring, trade-lifecycle mechanics and TMS integration.
• Strong ALM analytics (NII / EVE / gap / duration), stress testing and P&L / position control; SQL / Python data modelling.
• FRM or CFA certification is a strong asset.
• Proficiency in English is a must in addition to Arabic and/or French; proficiency in both is preferred.
• Quantitative & Analytical Ability: builds and interprets balance-sheet risk metrics and forecasts.
• Control Mindset & Attention to Detail: precision in P&L, reconciliation and limit monitoring.
• Integrity and Independence: objective first-line control feeding the three lines of defence.
• Data & Systems Fluency: data governance, TMS and market-data feeds, SQL / Python.
• Communication and Teamwork: effective collaboration across Front Office, Risk, Finance and Audit.
• Rigour: disciplined documentation and model validation.
• Accuracy and timeliness of P&L, position control and reconciliations.
• No unescalated limit breaches.
• Reliability and independent-validation status of ALM analytics and models.
• Data integrity across Treasury systems and market-data feeds.
• Quality and timeliness of the ALCO reporting pack.

Contractual Information

• Willing and able to relocate to Saudi Arabia for the opportunity.