Senior Financial Analyst – Liquidity Management

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst – Liquidity Management  

Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President / Vice President

Location: Dublin

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Overlooking the spectacular Iveagh Gardens with access to all amenities in the beating heart of central Dublin is our Park Place office. Travel options include the LUAS, Dublin Bus networks as well as the Dublin Bikes station, positioned just outside our front doors. As part of our commitment to supporting staff travel to and from work in the most sustainable way possible, we also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award-winning benefits package which means getting to work has never been easier.

The Team:

The successful candidate will be a member of the Global Liquidity Management (GLM), a division of Corporate Treasury. GLM have over 100 professionals across global financial centres and are part of the first line of defence for liquidity risk across Bank of America.

The individual will be for responsible for managing and monitoring the liquidity requirements in concert with the local Treasury teams for Bank of America’s European-based subsidiaries and branches. The position will give the candidate a chance to work alongside colleagues across global regions to drive GLM’s wider strategic initiatives. The role requires facing off to senior Treasury, Risk, Global Markets and Global Banking teams across several locations (Dublin, London, Paris, New York, Charlotte) amongst others.

Role Description:

The role requires a practical capability to interpret guidelines, frameworks and policies (both internal and external) and apply them to entity’s in scope.  Intellectual curiosity and task-orientation are keys for a successful candidate in this role. 

The team will support your knowledge on internal infrastructures and technical requirements but you will be aided by existing knowledge of both types.  Of the latter, expect to be engaged in determining/understanding liquidity risks, underlying drivers, cash flow forecasting, scenario analysis and/or stress testing.  While the role is in Corporate Treasury, there is significant engagement with front line units.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor liquidity risks relating to the firm’s business activities; i.e. produce key liquidity dashboards and forecasts to manage day to day funding and liquidity

• Engage with the Lines of Business to understand funding and liquidity drivers and provide guidance

• Analyse new business initiatives and products to assess their liquidity and funding risks

• Interpret and respond to new regulations impacting liquidity

• Support dialogue with senior managers and regulators

• Support other ad hoc projects within International Global Liquidity Management (GLM)

• Support management reporting processes

• Develop and implement global and regional liquidity management policies

• Support annual documentation and governance processes (e.g. ILAAP)

• Support GLstrategic initiatives

What we are looking for:

• Experience working in financial services, banking or a large consulting firm (Big 4 / Top 10)

• Background in process improvement, operational excellent and project management

• Experience with liquidity / treasury would be beneficial

• Large data management skills (i.e. Excel, other tools) to enable effective problem solving and data analysis

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting or other related field

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

Ireland

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services through our private health care plan

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status,  socio-economic background, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.