Treasury Risk Manager

Treasury Risk Manager, Financial Risk Management

About the job

KPMG South Africa is part of a global network providing extensive services across a wide range of industries and sectors. Our people collaborate, share their expertise and create innovation as we partner with clients to solve complex challenges, empower change, drive disruption and growth. We look for talented people with the potential to make an extraordinary difference for our clients, our firm and our communities.

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities.

KPMG’s Financial Risk Management – Treasury Risk Management supports the management of all financial activities that contribute to outcomes associated with performance and financial risk management objectives, including treasury framework and governance, financial risk, funding risk, liquidity and cash risk and treasury operational risk.  To that end, we need a diverse team which offers top-shelf capability in risk framework design and review, policies and process, hedging and managing interest rate risk, managing and measuring liquidity risk, as well as the review and implementation supports of treasury systems.

Your Opportunity

KPMG is currently seeking a Treasury Manager in Market Risk and Treasury for our Financial Risk Management practice.

•       You are a professional with a love of sharing your treasury risk, internal audit, internal controls, financial and regulatory reporting, or assurance insights, tailoring your communication appropriately for subject matter experts and clients who want to learn more;

•       You are a project management pro, with a love of big-picture thinking and the skills to see projects from beginning to end; such as establishing project details, performance measurement baselines, key milestones, work breakdown structures, and resource planning;

•       You are tuned in to business development opportunities, with confidence creating effective sales material including proposals, case studies, webinar preparation and other sector-specific material;

•       You are a self-aware leader with a passion for continually growing your leadership skills to get the best out of a diverse and multidisciplinary team

•       You will Lead the delivery of projects, gathering and documenting requirements, considering all stakeholders’ interests, regulatory constraints and any potential deficiencies in the current methods exposed by quality assurance and reviews;

•       You will support the growth of the Treasury team, initiating and driving business development opportunities and establishing a stronger market presence for the team.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

At KPMG, we believe diversity of thought, background and unique experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities.

To be considered for this opportunity, your qualifications, skills & experience could include:

·       Financial Services products and services, including Insurance, Asset Management, Retail/Commercial/Investment Banking;

·    Solid understanding of corporate treasury operations, processes and procedures developed while working in a consulting or a corporate environment.

·       Understanding of Macroeconomic and regulatory environment as they relate to financial institutions;

·    Understanding  of balance sheet management, asset liability management (ALM), funds transfer pricing (FTP), Liquidity Risk Management, capital management, financial performance management and hedging;

·   Understanding of liquidity management, including intraday liquidity management, cash management, cash flow forecasting, and funding planning;

·       Understanding or experience supporting implementation of post-implementation review and monitoring of Treasury systems; and, 

·    Knowledge of the regulatory frameworks that financial entities operate within e.g. FICA, Bank’s Act, Financial Markets Act;

·   At least 5 years’ experience and strong academic background, with a minimum of a B.Com Honours Finance/Commerce or similar degrees, CA(SA), CFA or other equivalent professional qualifications.