Overview
To develop and implement funding strategies, ensuring all activities align with the company’s financial goals, reporting into the Head of Funding. Managing bond investor relationships to support future issuances, securing favourable terms with banks, and ensuring accurate credit ratings with agencies.
Client Details
Our client is a leading asset manager with a prominent presence in London. They are deeply committed to delivering exceptional services to a diverse client base while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in all their operations. Their focus is on creating value for members, customers, and society as a whole. They reinvest their profits to enhance their offerings for customers and financial advisers, strengthen their financial position, and support initiatives that drive positive social impact.
Description
Key responsibilities include:
- Work alongside the Head of Funding in setting and monitoring the Treasury funding strategy.
- Updating and monitoring the Treasury Funding Framework, providing regular reporting, analysis, and forecasts on key balance sheet metrics (e.g., debt capacity, leverage, and interest cover).
- Ensuring the impact of rating agency capital models on funding plans is understood.
- Contributing to the creation of forward-looking plans to manage funding risks and helping develop contingency and recovery plans.
- Managing relationships with rating agencies, preparing high-quality management information, and coordinating engagement activities.
- Supporting relationship management with banks and bond investors, working closely with internal teams to understand market conditions and opportunities.
- Producing management information and briefings for senior management relating to debt issuance and funding decisions.
- Assisting in managing funding-related risks, ensuring appropriate risk control frameworks are in place.
- Providing management information on funding risks and maintaining governance, ensuring adherence to risk policies.
- Ensuring smooth interactions with external counterparties and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, including banks and investors.
Profile
The ideal candidate will possess:
- A deep understanding of funding capital markets.
- Familiarity with rating agency capital models and regulatory capital frameworks such as Solvency II.
- Preferred qualifications include CFA, ACT, CertBalm, CII or equivalent (those studying or who have a willingness to study will also be considered)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex issues to various stakeholders.
- A proactive, reliable, and collaborative approach to work within a team environment.
Job Offer
- Up to 14% Pension contribution
- Travel season ticket loan
- 28 days’ annual leave – option to buy or sell additional days
- Income Protection
- Life cover – 8X salary
- Private Medical Insurance with option to cover your family
- Financial well being tools
- Online discounts
- City of London Office
