Job Title:  Liquidity Management- Associate/Vice President

Job title:              Liquidity Management- Associate/Vice President 
Corporate Title:   Associate/Vice President
Department:        Finance        
Location:             Frankfurt am Main, Germany      

Company overview
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department overview:
Due to the strategic decision to manage the Global Markets and Investment Banking divisions within the EMEA region of Continental Europe from the Frankfurt location, increased demands are placed on the local branch. Liquidity management is an important part of corporate governance and plays a crucial role in ensuring the financial stability and proper functioning of the investment bank in continental Europe.
 
The Liquidity Management function is fully integrated into Group Treasury and fulfils local, regional, and global tasks, such as managing liquidity for the Continental Europe-based business and executing projects that affect the Group's entire treasury worldwide.

The Liquidity Manager reports directly to the Head of Liquidity Management and is responsible for fulfilling the liquidity management function of the investment bank. This includes a wide range of responsibilities in the areas of resource management, risk management, governance and reporting to internal and external stakeholders at various levels in close cooperation with international treasury teams.

Key objectives critical to success:

•    Ensuring compliance with liquidity risk limits and thresholds
•    Participation in the development and implementation of strategies for short- and long-term liquidity planning
•    Analysis of data to better understand and optimize the company's liquidity framework in relation to all liquidity sources and uses, including documentation
•    Conducting forecasts of liquidity needs, analysing cash flows, considering capital requirements and planning the use of financing instruments
•    Review and calibration of liquidity risk appetite, liquidity risk appetites and derived limits
•    Participation in the development and implementation of liquidity management strategies to improve efficiency and profitability of the liquidity position
•    Ensure correct reporting of liquidity metrics for internal and external reports delivered by other treasury teams
•    Forecasting the medium and long-term financing needs of the local investment bank
•    Review and improve the liquidity risk models used in the bank together with the treasury team at the Group's head office
•    Management of local requirements (MaRisk) in relation to the interpretation of regulatory requirements as well as implementation control of the requirements and assumption of communication with the supervisory authorities
•    Identification and assessment of liquidity risks and development of risk mitigation measures as well as preparation of contingency plans to ensure sufficient liquidity in a worst-case scenario
•    Supporting colleagues in risk management in fulfilling the risk function, monitoring liquidity risk
•    Working with the global treasury team to ensure that processes (regulatory reporting, risk management) are in line with general guidelines and strategic continuity is maintained, while complying with local regulations
•    Collaboration in regional and global projects

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:
•    A degree with a focus on economics, finance, mathematics, or a comparable field
•    Professional experience in the areas of treasury, liquidity management or liquidity risk management at a financial services company/consulting firm
•    The ability to identify short-term and long-term liquidity needs and to derive solutions for action from this is indispensable
•    Good knowledge of conducting analysis and interpreting financial data related to a bank's liquidity situation
•    Profound understanding of regulatory requirements related to liquidity management
•    Direct experience with financial risks
•    Accounting knowledge is an advantage
•    Ability to operate in an international matrix organization
•    Very good written and spoken English skills
•    Good user-related knowledge of common reporting and database query systems
•    Strong analytical skills with an eye for the essentials and thinks and works holistically with a conceptual overview. The consulting-intensive activity requires a high degree of social competence as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
•    Passion, perseverance, curiosity, resilience, the ability to work in a team and a structured way of working are further characteristics of personality
•    Flexible an enjoys working in a dynamic environment. 
•    A solution-oriented approach, enjoys a high degree of freedom for independent, responsible action and ensures transparency through unsolicited communication.
    
Nomura competencies
Trusted Partner
    Understand clients’ needs and issues, and respond with high-quality proposals 
    Acquire capabilities to perform one’s responsibilities and contribute to being a Trusted Partner 
Entrepreneurial leadership 
    Produce new ideas that might challenge the status-quo or oneself
Teamwork Collaboration
    Seek advice from senior colleagues and utilize it for improved results 
    Collaborate with members from relevant departments 
Influence
    Contribute to the success of the organization both quantitatively and qualitatively, and act with awareness of the impact on others
    Serve as role model and provide guidance to junior employees
Integrity 
    Have a good understanding of corporate philosophy, professional ethics, compliance, risk management, and code of conduct, and make decisions and take actions accordingly

Diversity Statement: 
Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation. If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer