Group Treasury Front Office Analyst

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Group Treasury Front Office Analyst to support our Group Treasury Team.

This Zurich-based role within our Global Treasury Operations team offers a dynamic experience. You'll contribute to a variety of international treasury functions, leveraging your analytical and communication skills in a collaborative and culturally diverse environment.

You as a Group Treasury Front Office Analyst, will be part of Hitachi Energy’s business and reporting to the Head of Group Treasury Front Office, you are responsible for executing and supporting Liquidity and Risk Management (FX and Commodities) activities within Treasury in line with defined strategies, policies, and procedures.

Your responsibilities

• Using the global treasury management system in order to ensure smooth execution of Liquidity and Risk Management activities

• Execution and support of cash management activities to ensure sufficient liquidity for all legal entities

• Supporting the Front Office specialists and manager on FX and COM hedging, in their management of external trades as well as on the execution of the daily FX and COM hedging activities

• Interact with Back Office for related trade activity (pricing, confirmations, settlements etc.)

• Interact with the Treasury Clusters to coordinate and ensure smooth execution of all Treasury related activities (Risk and Cash Management)

• Managing intercompany loans and deposits in the treasury management system and their relevant Risk Management

• Be involved in projects for further development of Global Treasury Operations

• Be up to date with respect to market developments in the areas of FX and cash management

• Advise subsidiaries about best practices and services offered by the Global Treasury Operations team

• Advise and Support internal Stakeholders by providing guidance on Risk Management topics and increasing their understanding and adoption of best Treasury practices

• Maintain relationships with banks, both for Transactional Services as well as for FX, Commodities and Cash Management

• Ensuring efficient design and operation of key controls and adhere to GTO policies and procedures (lending and trading limits, proper audit trail and segregation)

Your background

• Higher education ( Busines administration, Treasury; or Finance related bachelor’s degree)

• Up to 3 years of experience in Corporate Treasury (cash management and/or hedging)

• Fluent English (additional languages – German / French / Italian etc. welcome)

• Affinity with financial markets and IT applications (e.g. Bloomberg, FX All, Treasury Management System etc.)

• Good organization and prioritization skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Resilient with good negotiation skills

• Ability to disseminate knowledge to other department members

• Ability to foster excellent working relationships with internal and external counterparts at all levels