Treasury Risk Officer

Researcher at Compliance Professionals / Saxton Leigh

We are working on a role with a financial institution looking to strengthen its Treasury Risk capabilities. The position sits within the 2nd Line, supporting risk oversight across Treasury, ALM, Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk.

Location: Basildon, England, United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities

• Embedding and enhancing the organisation’s Treasury Risk Management Framework
• Strengthening governance and controls within a Three Lines of Defence model
• Improving controls and supporting the development of the Treasury Target Operating Model
• Supporting management of IRRBB, Liquidity Risk (LCR/NSFR), FX Risk and capital considerations
• Building and validating Treasury/ALM models (e.g., IRRBB, liquidity, cashflow forecasting, FTP)
• Automating processes and improving efficiency through coding and analytical tools
• Producing high-quality MI and reports for senior committees and external stakeholders
• Providing oversight of Treasury models, macros and spreadsheets
• Partnering with Treasury and wider teams to enable business activity within risk appetite
• Contributing to key regulatory documents such as ICAAP, ILAAP, RAS and Recovery Planning
• Creating new analytical tools and insights for Treasury, Risk and Finance

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Monitoring Treasury’s performance against the risk framework
• Enhancing preventative and detective controls
• Escalating issues, breaches or concerns where required
• Providing forecasts and insights for decision‑making
• Maintaining risk registers and tracking actions
• Staying up to date with regulatory and industry developments affecting Treasury Risk

What We’re Looking For

• 5 years’ experience in Risk, ALM or related roles within financial services
• Strong understanding of interest rate and liquidity risk modelling
• Experience producing regulatory MI and working with prudential frameworks
• Exposure to stress testing (ICAAP/ILAAP)
• Advanced Excel; familiarity with Access/SQL a bonus
• Ability to automate/optimize processes (Python/R desirable)
• Strong communication skills and ability to present technical concepts clearly

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Finance

Industries

Financial Services and Investment Banking