Executive Director, Strategic Finance - Balance Sheet Optimisation

About the role

A leading financial institution with a significant and complex balance sheet across Asia is looking for an experienced Executive Director to lead Balance Sheet Optimisation and support senior management in driving sustainable financial performance. The role sits within a Capital Markets environment and works closely with senior Finance, Treasury and business leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Drive optimisation of a large, complex balance sheet, providing financial insight and challenge on balance sheet deployment, funding, capital utilisation, liquidity and returns
• Partner with Treasury and Capital Markets stakeholders on deploying financial resources across products and businesses, including excess liquidity, secured and unsecured funding, repos, loans and investment instruments, funds transfer pricing (FTP), funding costs and margin optimisation
• Assess balance sheet capacity, capital and liquidity implications and relative returns to influence how financial resources are allocated
• Provide analysis and recommendations to executive management on business performance, product economics, pricing and balance sheet strategy, balancing commercial objectives against capital, liquidity, regulatory and risk considerations
• Contribute to strategic planning, forecasting, performance management and senior management reporting where appropriate

Required profile

• Finance or Treasury leader with extensive Balance Sheet Optimisation experience in Capital Markets, Financial Markets, Treasury or a closely related function at a major global or universal bank
• Experience with a sizeable, complex balance sheet and strong practical understanding of funding, liquidity deployment, capital and RWA efficiency, FTP, repos, financial instruments, product economics and margin management
• Experience influencing product pricing and financial resource allocation
• At least four to five years at Director or Executive Director level, with the seniority to influence Finance and Treasury leadership

To apply, send your resume to the Kerry Consulting recruiter quoting the reference number given in the advert; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.