Forex Analyst

Role overview:

A successful Forex Analyst is responsible for analyzing currency markets, executing trades, monitoring FX rates and margins, formulating strategies to optimize profits, managing risks, and staying updated on financial market trends and geopolitical events.

How you will create impact:

▪ FX Trading Execution: Execute FX trades based on organizational and client requirements and analyze market trends and align trades with defined objectives.

▪ Post-Trade Processes and Reconciliation: Secure all post-trade execution processes, ensuring accurate settlement and manage trade vouchers and update financial ledgers promptly.

▪ FX Rate Management: Update FX rates for all currencies and partners in internal systems and monitor real-time data to ensure accuracy and consistency.

▪ FX Margin Monitoring: Monitor and manage FX margins across all currencies and partner relationships and implement pricing strategies to maintain competitiveness and margins.

▪ Strategy Formulation: Develop and implement strategies to improve FX margins and leverage analytics and automation to optimize trading outcomes.

▪ Operational Risk Management: Examine operational risks in FX trading and post-trade processes and implement controls to mitigate financial and reputational risks.

▪ Market Intelligence: Stay updated on financial market events, central bank decisions, and economic indicators and monitor currency news and geopolitical developments impacting FX markets.

Essential qualifications:

▪ Enthusiastic freshers with a degree in B.Com/BBA/M.Com/MBA.

▪ Possessing robust mathematical aptitude and advanced problem-solving capabilities.

▪ Strong analytical skills and proficient in fundamental and technical analysis.

▪ Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.

▪ Experience in FX trading/ treasury preferred.

▪ Strong team player with positive attitude, good communication and interpersonal skills.

▪ Good knowledge of statistical packages, Reuters and Bloomberg preferred.

Interview rounds & assessments:

▪ Table for Two:

A brief chat with one of our Recruiters to assess your foundational competencies and provide an overview of TerraPay.

▪ Beyond the Bio:

A discussion with an SME or the RM to evaluate your role-specific knowledge, problem-solving abilities, and gain a deeper understanding of the company and team dynamics.

▪ Manager Meetup:

A comprehensive discussion about the role and responsibilities, expectations, and mapping out potential career growth.

Why TerraPay:

TerraPay is a global money movement player on a mission to build a borderless financial world. We believe payments should be instant, reliable, transparent, seamless, and fully compliant. Registered and regulated across 31 global markets, we are a leading payments partner for banks, mobile wallets, money transfer operators, merchants, and financial institutions. We are proud to be a twice-certified Great Place to Work and were featured in the 2023 CB Insights Fintech 100 and the 2024 Financial Times 1000 lists.

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Our culture & core values:

At TerraPay, we don’t just talk about our values—we live by them. Humility, ownership & responsibility, entrepreneurship, global citizenship, and trusting empowerment are the principles that guide everything we do. If you’re looking for a career that offers abundant opportunities for innovation and a culture of excellence, TerraPay is the place to be. With comprehensive healthcare benefits, cab facilities for our India-based employees, and a generous leave policy, we’ve got you covered. Join us in one of our 10 offices worldwide and collaborate with a diverse team representing 40+ nationalities.

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