Lead Treasury Specialist - Trade Operations

Job Description SummaryResponsible for trade execution, trade operation, trade valuation and trade support activities across multiple product categories working cross functionally in collaboration with various other Treasury and GE Business teams. Provide product expertise in structuring efficient banking and hedging processes and solutions for businesses.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing company-wide asset and liability FX exposure and executing appropriate offsetting transactions to mitigate risk, in collaboration with the Treasurer responsible for the Business.
• Conducts analytical work to identify FX, interest rate, and other risks within GE balance sheet exposures, using advanced analytics to support effective hedging strategies.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies, and evolving regulatory guidelines.
• Manages open foreign currency exposures, including the identification, monitoring, and reconciliation of actual and forecast FX positions.
• Partners closely with the Business to request, collect, and align exposure data in a timely and accurate manner to support hedge decision-making.
• Manage existing hedges to ensure continued alignment with the underlying exposure profile and the company’s risk management objectives.
• Supports the definition of optimal hedging strategies based on exposure movements, hedge effectiveness, and funding needs.
• Performs regular reconciliation between actual and forecast exposures, identifying variances and coordinating necessary adjustments with relevant stakeholders.
• Oversees funding requirements for foreign currency accounts, ensuring alignment with company cash policies and liquidity guidelines.
• Responsible for month-end clearing activities, including the review and resolution of outstanding balances in foreign currency accounts.
• Maintains close and ongoing alignment with the direct manager and the responsible Treasurer to ensure timely escalation, decision-making, and execution of treasury actions.
• Develops in-depth knowledge of discipline and applies prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy and strategy.
• Operates as an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills, communicating effectively with direct colleagues and the business on coordination and service matters.
• Provides informal guidance to new team members and explains complex information in a clear and practical manner.
• Impacts projects, processes, and procedures within own field, working with a degree of autonomy while relying on standard functional practices. activities that require professional judgment may require more senior levels of guidance.
• Leverages technical expertise and analytical thinking to solve problems, drawing on multiple internal sources as needed to support decision-making.

 

Required Qualifications

• Advanced experience in Finance, Treasury, FX Exposure Management, or a related discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• Proven experience in FX exposure management, hedge administration, treasury operations, or related finance functions.
• Strong understanding of foreign exchange risk management principles, including exposure identification, hedge execution, hedge monitoring, and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of treasury processes related to foreign currency accounts, funding requirements, and month-end account clearing.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and translate insights into practical treasury actions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate across Finance, Business, and Treasury teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of accuracy, autonomy, and professional judgment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other financial analysis tools.
• Accounting skills are a plus.

 

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. 
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

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