Liquidity Analyst Macclesfield, England
Job description
Job Title: Liquidity Analyst
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Alderley Edge
Closing date: 16th March 2023
At Royal London we believe your difference is our strength and our organisation benefits from the different perspectives that diversity brings. Studies have shown that people from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience isn't a perfect fit with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
About the role
We are looking for a Liquidity Analyst to join the Treasury team on a permanent basis in Alderley Edge. The successful candidate needs demonstrable experience of data analysis and reporting wit a strong awareness of internal controls.
You will report into the Head of Liquidity Management and support by taking responsibility for key functions within the Liquidity Management Team within Group Treasury, which sets and implements the liquidity strategy for the Group.
With the recent and on-going developments in creating an automated solution to reporting and managing liquidity risk, there is an increased requirement to focus on the management and control of liquidity risk, modelling stress scenarios, and providing value add solutions to the stakeholders.
This will be a varied role with ever increasing interaction with business partners such as RLAM, Risk, and the Investment Office, combining BAU reporting responsibilities with providing timely value add analyses, project involvement and the exploration of potential actions to mitigate fast moving risks.
Key responsibilities
Preparation and reporting of internal and external liquidity reporting. As a team, manage and monitor the liquidity framework, policy, and processes, ensuring liquidity risks are identified, measured, managed, monitored, and accurately reported This includes ownership of the liquidity warning indicators process, ensuring all issues are escalated in line with set procedures. Maintaining the liquidity reporting / management database ensuring mapping tables, calibrations are up-to-date, exceptions are investigated and cleared, manual adjustments are documented and kept to a minimum. Development and construction of liquidity modelling for stress and scenario testing incorporating requirements for the Capital Management Committee, ORSA reporting and the Recovery Plan. Identifying, measuring, managing, monitoring, and reporting collateral management risk, and FX exposure risk. Supporting business partners and subsidiaries in the management and reporting of liquidity / collateral management / FX exposure risks.
Criteria
Proven experience of data analysis and reporting within a finance environment with a strong awareness of internal controls. Experience gained in financial services preferably either in Treasury or Operations. Detailed knowledge of MS Excel and working knowledge of other relevant MS Office packages, such as Word, PowerPoint.
What we offer
We've always been proud to reward our employees by offering a number of great benefits including:
A generous group pension scheme (up to 14% matching employer contribution)
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days
Annual company and performance-based bonus
Life assurance (up to 8 x annual salary)
Enhanced parental leave policies
Private medical insurance
Employee Assistance Programme - Access 24/7 to confidential health, legal & financial advice
Full details can be found on our benefits page
About Royal London
Royal London is the largest mutual life insurance, pensions, and investment company in the UK. Since its foundation 160 years ago, Royal London has supported millions of people to protect and provide for themselves and their families.
At Royal London, our People Promise is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This promise has been at the heart of our approach to hybrid working, ensuing a balance of time working in our offices, supporting the culture of collaboration and inclusion and some working time from home, so we can all continue to benefit from the flexibility this brings. Our hybrid working approach is built around our mutual mindset, thinking about what is good for us as individuals (the ‘me’) and in the context of what is right for our customers, our colleagues, and The Royal London group (the ‘we’). Together we belong- collaborate – learn and perform.
Our expectation is that colleagues working in hybrid roles will come into the office for 50% of their time, and the rest from home. We want to be as consistent as we can with our approach, but we also appreciate some colleagues need adjustments based on personal circumstances. (e.g., to support a disability, or caring responsibility) and / or may wish to formally seek a flexible working pattern in line with our flexible working policy.
We appreciate the world of work continues to evolve and we will continue to listen to our colleagues’ views on this whilst ensuring our on-going approach is right for our business and customers
We are an equal opportunities employer. We work hard to attract the best talent for our award-winning team. We believe that embracing difference makes us stronger. Our diverse people bring us different skills – whatever their educational background, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.
Our Alderley Park office is situated in 400 acres of natural parkland, based 2.2 miles south of Alderley Edge and 6.5 miles from Macclesfield in our newly refurbished site. We offer a shuttle service to and from the office from Wilmslow train station and offer free on-site parking with electric car charging points.
