Overview:
The role involves a pro-active FX & Money Markets ("FX& MM") businessdevelopment, predominantly by targeting OECD based clients seeking to trade African currencies. The aim is to grow the franchise in the African currency space by increasing the client base,targeting NGOs, Corporates & banks with business links to Africa.Hence, superior communication and relationship building skills are essential.
This position also requires selling the bank liability product suite to attract medium to long term funding in G10 currencies.
This role further encompasses providingreal-time pricingto clients for FX & Money Marketsproducts and management of clients orders. In-depth knowledge of the international capital markets is required, which must include exposure to a wide range of relevant products and a proven ability to effectively price FX & Money Markets margins. A high level of numeracy is essential, together with a good knowledge of the UK regulatory environment.
Responsibilities:
* Business development & products marketing
* Funding & Cash Management & addressing day-to-day liquidity requirements
* Hedging counterparties onboarding & CDD review
* Pricing tools implementation (VBA, C++)
* Model implementation
* Economic data analysis
* Currencies rulebook maintenance
* Continuous market making of FX & Money Markets product suite
* Production & development of pertinent MI including PL reporting
* Production of the FX & Money markets daily trader note
* FX & MM Flow Trading in African currencies & G10 Client order Management
* Client on-boarding & KYC reviews
* Daily FX & MM Research/Sales note publishing PL & Trading volume reporting
* Work closely with other desks within the Treasury & Capital Markets department (Fixed Income, Equity Sales, etc. ) and serve as a backup when required
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills & Abilities:
* Excellent presentation and marketing skills
* Ideally good knowledge of the African business environment
* Good knowledge in financial analysis
* Excellent command of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint)
Qualifications & Experience: (Education background, level of experience)
* Excellent academic background from top university or business school
* Ideally FCA CF30 registered
* Knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters is desirable
* Fluency in both English and French would be a plus
* Minimum of five years’ experience in trading Emerging or Frontier currencies such as NGN, KES, EGP, ZAR, MUR, TRY, AED, etc.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* Excellent communications and mathematical skills
* Ability to write code in VBA or C++ would be a plus