Liquidity Management Associate

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE : SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network. The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $90,000.00 and $135,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Job Summary

This role will be in the Liquidity Management Function, which is part of the Corporate Treasury within the SMBC Americas Division. The candidate will be part of an ongoing Treasury transformation, and drive efforts related to Liquidity Strategy across the Combined U.S. Operations (CUSO). Reporting to the head of Liquidity Strategy, the candidate will be expected to support identifying strategies to manage the firm's liquidity positions, conduct analyses related to funding and liquidity management and risk, determine liquidity considerations for Funds Transfer Pricing and New Product Approval, and collaborate with Markets Treasury, Operations, Technology, Risk, and Business lines. The candidate will become a core member of the group and operate in an exciting, fast-paced team environment.

Scope

The Liquidity Management function sits in the Treasury Function of the New York Branch within the SMBC Americas division. The incumbent will support the team as an independent, critical thinker and participate in various initiatives. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive change, and conduct activity with a risk-owner mindset.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the team to monitor liquidity metrics, trends, and driver attribution and collaborate with business lines to understand liquidity drivers. Escalate to the team leader metric breaches set forth in the policies and procedures.
• Perform quantitative analyses needed for introduction or recalibration of liquidity management and risk practices.
• Produce underlying analyses and meeting materials for senior management committees and regulatory communications on spot and forward-looking strategies
• Develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders to adequately understand the firm's liquidity position, identify trends / risks, and provide advice on new product approval
• Support the team in any regulatory exams and addressing internal findings issued by 2nd or 3rd line of defense.
• Comply with the firm's code of conduct and adhere to proper controls, policies, and procedures which are applicable.

Critical Job Knowledge and Core Competencies / Skills

Requirements

Additional Requirements

SMBC's employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.