Director, Treasury

Clifford Capital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifford Capital Asset Management seeks an experienced ALM leader to design and oversee the asset-liability framework across funds. You will drive liquidity management, monitor matches between assets and liabilities, and assess balance-sheet impacts of new funds and funding transactions.

You will develop recommendations to balance liquidity, profitability, funding resilience and risk while working closely with fund managers to inform capital calls and with senior management on balance-sheet

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills, highly numerate, detailed oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead Clifford Capital Asset Management’s liquidity management.
• Monitor and manage structural mismatches between assets and liabilities for all funds.
• Assess balance-sheet impact of new funds, funding transactions and market changes.
• Develop recommendations to optimize liquidity, profitability, funding resilience and risk.
• Partner with fund managers to provide insights on capital calls.
• Provide senior management with clear balance-sheet trend analysis and proposed actions.
• Identify, measure, and manage interest-rate and FX exposures for funds.
• Establish hedging strategies and recommend instruments and execution methods.
• Monitor sensitivity measures and the impact of rate and currency changes.
• Ensure hedging activity aligns with fund policies and accounting requirements.
• Prepare management information on liquidity, funding, and market risk for funds.
• Maintain treasury policies and ensure regulatory and governance compliance.
• Collaborate with Risk, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations and Tech to maintain controls.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Integrity

Accountability

Education

CFA or FRM qualification

Job description

Reporting to the Head of Treasury, Asset and Liability Management, the incumbent will be responsible for leading Clifford Capital Asset Management’s asset and liability management framework.

Asset Liability Management

• Lead Clifford Capital Asset Management’s liquidity management.
• Monitor and manage structural mismatches between assets and liabilities for all the different funds, including maturity, repricing, currency and cash-flow mismatches.
• Assess the balance-sheet impact of new funds, funding transactions, investments and changes in market conditions.
• Develop recommendations to optimize the balance between liquidity, profitability, funding resilience and risk.
• Work with fund managers to give insights on capital calls.
• Provide senior management in Asset Management and the wider group with clear analysis of balance-sheet trends, key risks and proposed management actions.

Interest-Rate and Foreign-Exchange Risk

• Identify, measure, monitor and manage interest-rate and foreign-exchange exposures arising in the Asset Management’s funds.
• Establish appropriate hedging strategies and recommend suitable instruments, counterparties and execution approaches for the funds.
• Monitor sensitivity measures, including repricing gaps, duration, basis risk and foreign-exchange exposures.
• Assess the impact of changes in interest rates, yield curves, spreads, exchange rates and market liquidity.
• Ensure that hedging activity is consistent with approved fund policies, limits, documentation and accounting requirements.

Treasury Governance and Reporting

• Prepare management information and report on liquidity, funding, market risk, asset liability positions for funds of Asset Management.
• Maintain and review treasury policies, procedures, limits and delegated authorities, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal governance requirements.
• Partner with Risk, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations and Technology to maintain a robust control environment, including appropriate segregation of duties and data integrity.
• Support internal audit, external audit and regulatory reviews relating to treasury and balance-sheet management.

Business and Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with Asset Management and other business units to assess treasury and balance-sheet implications of transactions and strategic initiatives, including providing input on pricing, structuring, funding and approvals.
• Provide clear advice on balance-sheet, liquidity and market-risk considerations to senior stakeholders.
• Maintain effective relationships with banks, investors, counterparties, advisers and relevant market participants.
• Represent Treasury in relevant internal committees and cross-functional initiatives.

Knowledge/ Experience Requirements

• At least 10-15 years of relevant Asset Liability Management experience gained in an Asset management company or financial institution, preferably on the Money Market side.
• CharteredFinancialAnalyst(CFA)orFinancialRiskManager (FRM) qualifications strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, highly numerate, detailed oriented, meticulous, strong multi-tasking capability.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across functions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders effectively.
• Demonstrates high standards of integrity, accountability and professional judgement.
• Comfortable operating in a complex, fast-paced and dynamic environment.