Location: Buffalo,NY, USA
The Senior Treasury Analyst is responsible for assisting in the development of quantitative/analytic models and applications in support of the firm's interest rate and liquidity risk management efforts. In addition, the individual supports securities, foreign exchange, interest rate swap, and borrowings transactions and reporting. The Senior Treasury Analyst will also be responsible for managing any and all Internal Audit, External Regulatory requests.
Essential Functions
* Develop quantitative / analytic models and applications in support of the firm's interest rate and liquidity risk management efforts
* Lead the preparation and reporting of asset liability scenarios and models, as well as cash flow models and liquidity and capital stress tests
* Participate and manage administrative items related to Foreign Exchange, Interest Rate Swaps, Securities, and Borrowing transactions
* Lead Model Risk Management Model and Tool documentation activities as well as remediate findings in a timely manner
* Manage Regulatory, Audit, and Compliance requests
* Ensure compliance with third party vendor management practices and procedures, and document and data integrity
* Ensure compliance with Northwest's risk appetite
* Participate in the budget process particularly for the generation of net interest income
* Prepare management reports
* Prepare various footnotes and schedules for required quarterly and annual reports
* Assist in the Finance Transformation Initiative utilizing Workday ERP
* Recommend profitability increasing alternatives, and improvements to procedures
* Minimize departmental non-payroll costs
* Develop customer service levels
* Seek continuing education opportunities
* Maximize technology tools available
* Manage personal workload/workflow
Additional Essential Functions
* Ensure compliance with Northwest's policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations
* Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency
* Work as part of a team
* Work with on-site equipment
Additional Responsibilities
* Complete special projects as they are assigned
Safety and Health for those without supervisory duties
* Abide by the rules of the safety and loss prevention program
* Perform work tasks in a safe manner
* Report any and all injuries to supervisor
* Know what to do in case of an emergency
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
Bachelor's Degree Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or Banking
Work Experience
6 - 8 years Related risk analytical experience in the financial services industry
6 - 8 years Fixed income securities, derivatives or stress testing experience
General Employee Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
* Ability to establish effective working relationships among team members and participate in solving problems and making decisions
* Ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written
* Ability to actively listen to what others are saying to achieve understanding, sharing information with others and facilitating the open exchange of ideas and information
* Ability to establish courses of action for self to accomplish specific goals, develop and use tracking systems for monitoring own work progress, and effectively use resources such as time and information
* Ability to make right decisions based on perceptive and analytical processes, practicing good judgment in gray areas
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to identify existing and potential problems, obtain and evaluate relevant information, identify possible causes of the problems, and suggest an alternative course of action including innovative or creative approaches
Ability to allocate and effectively use information, personnel, time, and other resources necessary for implementation of Northwest's strategic plans
Ability to make decisions, render judgments, and take action on tasks within the scope of given authority in a timely fashion
Ability to develop, evaluate, and implement alternative courses of action, based on correct assumptions concerning resources and guidelines, and support decisions or recommendations with data or reasoning
Ability to present and express ideas and information effectively and concisely in an oral and/or written mode in a manner appropriate for the audience
Ability to listen and comprehend what others are saying and facilitate the open exchange of ideas and information
Ability to motivate and provide direction in the activities of others, appropriately assigning work and authority, in the accomplishment of goals; providing advice and assistance as required
Ability to understand and appropriately apply procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies; maintain credibility with others on specialty matters
Knowledge of interest rate curves and the impact of economic and Central Bank activity on Northwest, and experience with interest rate derivatives