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About the role

The FX Trader is responsible for managing the FX margins and rates for our B2B Cross - Border Payments Trades. Responsible for positive positions and high net trade margins

The ideal candidate must bring a sound understanding and previous experience with Fintechs, treasury management, FX rates, and currency risk management tools. 

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and match large block trades within the market
• Developing and contributing OTC sales strategies then guiding and driving the team on how to approach those strategies
• Familiarity with deliverable FX market regulations and compliance (preferred)
• Knowledge of the foreign exchange markets and trading platforms (preferred)
• Providing internal stakeholders with daily market/pricing information.
• Working closely with the Sales teams or clients and internal stakeholders to ensure accurate trade capture, manage risks and deliver excellent client servicing.
• Booking of trades and ensuring accuracy of positions.
• Ensuring all trades are booked correctly and liaising with the sales team or clients to address any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Reconciling present value of trades between the sales team and treasury middle office at the end of each day and accounting for all daily outstanding and unprocessed trades.
• Ensuring compliance with and enhancing control processes around trade booking, verification and reconciliation.
• Focus efforts to generate scalable, repeatable and predictable volume, net revenue and gross profit.
• Reporting: Analyze and present data to key internal stakeholders in order to inform impactful business decisions and help adapt tactics that drive profitable growth within the region.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of treasury management, FX rates, and currency risk management tools.
• Track record of successfully scaling revenue and managing large-scale client relationships.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales performance metrics.
• Strategic thinker with a focus on innovation and sustainable growth.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and influence stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

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About the role

Weekly/Monthly Liquidity report.

1. Generate weekly and monthly liquidity reports to assess the availability of funds for investment activities.
2. Ensures funding of NIP -Zenith settlement and regularizes before COB.

Monthly Analysis of Deposit Maturities.

1. Conduct a monthly analysis of deposit maturities to track the timing and amount of deposits reaching maturity.
2. Evaluate the impact of maturing deposits on cash inflows and investment opportunities.
3. Collaborate with wealth managers to ensure timely renewal or rollover of maturing deposits.

Weekly/Monthly Deposit Schedule Reconciliation

1. Perform monthly reconciliation of deposit schedules with bank statements, deposit schedule and NetSuite records.
2. Identify and investigate any discrepancies or irregularities in deposit transactions.
3. Liaise with banking partners and internal stakeholders to resolve reconciliation issues and ensure accuracy of deposit records.
4. The reconciliation report for a month needs to be  made ready on the 1st business day of the following month.

Monthly Computation of Withholding Tax (WHT) on Bank Interest 

1. Calculate withholding tax (WHT) on bank interest remittances in accordance with regulatory requirements and tax laws.
2. Validate interest income data from bank statements and reconcile with Netsuite records.
3. Prepare accurate WHT computations and ensure timely remittance to tax authorities.

Wealth Management OKRs

1. Ensure liquidations and all payments are treated timely and processed error free. Liquidation requests received before 12pm must be treated latest 12:30pm and those after 12pm, must be treated latest 4pm. Ensure follow-ups on every transaction till it's closed.
2. Ensure every booking instruction received is treated within 24hrs.
3. Respond to, and acknowledge inquries within 25mins of receipt.
4. Escalate issues surrounding Liquidations, Bookings etc. and being proactive to resolve such issues raised by either customers, RMs or finance.
5. Timely collation and submission of reports as requested. This includes incentives, and maturity reports.
6. Effective communication with team members and other department.
7. Collaborates with others in the wealth management team and across the organization, offering assistance and actively being helpful where needed.

Requirements

1. High level of accuracy, attention to details and Good analytical skills.
2. Aptitude for numbers and attention to details.
3. Have a good Microsoft Excel Skills.
4. Be an effective team player with a positive attitude.
5. A track record of constantly looking for ways to do things better.
6. Bachelors in accounting or numerate discipline degree; studying towards obtaining a chartered accountant.
7. Be Smart and agile
8. Focused on timelines and milestones; extremely organised
9. Experienced in financial institution, especially Fintech (ie large base of transactions), would be an advantage.
10. Need for an enthusiasm and interest in the role ie accounting, reporting, cost control.