Senior Manager-Forex Risk Analyst/Consulting

Role & responsibilities

• Deliver high quality advisory services on FX markets to clients, helping them manage FX risk
• Analyse the business and risk profile of corporate clients and articulate strategies for managing their FX risk; use this understanding to provide recommendations and support of the clients risk management team.
• Client-facing involving considerable interaction with each clients treasury team, CFO and other stake holders.
• Selling our services .
• Client acquisition requires in-depth understanding of market risk and its implication on business cash flows and profitability, and, of course, high intensity communication and follow-up
• Undertake cross-selling of all our services, including Advisory Support, Risk Management Policy formulation, Policy review, Online MIS service, Mecklai Risk Manager (MRM, a treasury tech solution), Trade Finance services, Currency futures, Derivative Valuation and Hedge Accounting, etc.

Preferred candidate profile

• MBA in Finance/CFA/FRM.
• Minimum 5 to 12 years of experience.
• Strong relationship skills; ability to build sustainable bridges with clients; ability to manage currently small staff in South India (3 people) and to recruit and manage more staff as the business grows
• Practical domain expertise in currency markets; knowledge of financial products like forwards, options, swaps, etc.
• Ability to focus on and understand each clients business looking at several issues, including, sales cycles, pricing issues, working capital constraints, business margins, etc.

Perks and benefits

Salary + Incentive + bonus + Variable pay + Insurance + Mediclaim