▷ [15h Left] Senior Financial Market Specialist (Foreign Exchange Markets)

6 days ago

Pretoria, South Africa Jobted ZA C2 Full time

Detailed description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following key performance areas:

- Lead and oversee the companys foreign exchange trading operations, which include execution of FX transactions (spot, forwards and FX swaps) as well as cash management.
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis into FX movements, trends, patterns with systemic impact across financial markets.
- Leads team engagements to interrogate and reconcile data, and findings, insights, explanations, from research and analysis on foreign exchange markets.
- Prepare periodic reports to enable managers/senior managers to provide oversight function on the deliverables of the South African Foreign Exchange Committee (SAFXC) and Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC).
- Provide thought leadership and contribute to discussion papers, presentations and documentation for various FX committees and other related bodies/forums.
- Lead the design and review of internal controls, enhance operating procedures and implement governance frameworks that relate to Codes of conduct in the FX market
- Contribute to the development and execution of strategic initiatives of the unit and the Financial Markets Department (FMD), including through involvement in strategic projects.
- Collaborate with other specialists within the company (business analysts, data management specialists and IT specialist) by providing subject-matter expertise to enable the design and implementation of IT infrastructure for the FX operations business.
- Provide analysis on FX operations and insights for presentations to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and Financial Stability Committee (FSC).
- Represent the Financial Markets Department on internal and external committees/forums and make presentations.
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders such as, but not limited to, local analysts, fund managers, strategists, and dealers for the gathering of market intelligence.
- Perform ad hoc tasks as required.

Job requirements:
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

- A minimum of Honours degree (NQF8) in economics or finance or an equivalent combination of education and job-related experience.
- A minimum of eight to ten years experience in a specialist role in financial markets and market analysis.

The following will be an added advantage:

- CFA qualification.
- Sound knowledge of exchange rate policy and monetary policy implementation frameworks and instruments; and Sound knowledge of financial market regulations
- ACI Dealing certificate.

Additional requirements include:

- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Research methodology skills.
- Planning and organising skills.
- Decision-making skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Being a team player.
- Knowledge of financial mathematics.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft (MS) Office suite, with a thorough knowledge of MS Excel; and Knowledge of Bloomberg and Reuters.

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