Operational Control & Analytics Expert Saudi Arabia

Operational Control (First Line of Defence)

• Perform daily trade-capture control deal verification valuation checks and end-of-day position reconciliations.
• Monitor first-line adherence to operational and policy limits (position counterparty portfolio) and escalate breaches.
• Ensure adherence to policies procedures and the delegation of authority; investigate and clear breaks within agreed timelines.

Analytics & Modelling (Owner of the Analytics Engine)

• Build run and maintain the liquidity forecasting model and the ALM analytics suite: NII EVE VaR repricing gap duration and interest-rate / FX sensitivity.
• Produce disbursement forecasting and Net Cash Requirement inputs for the Front Office.
• Conduct stress testing and scenario / what-if analysis on the balance sheet.
• Maintain model assumptions documentation and the analytics lifecycle for audit and independent validation.

Data Systems & Reporting

• Manage Treasury market-data feeds (curves fixings volatility surfaces) and system parameterization.
• Own data governance and quality across Treasury systems; act as key interface with IT for system enhancements (SAP TRM; target Capital Markets System).
• Produce operational-control dashboards and the ALCO reporting pack (templates and KPIs across liquidity funding ALM and investment).

Coordination

• Interface with the Front Office (first-line execution) Risk (second-line independent review and challenge) Finance (valuation and reconciliation) and Audit (third line of defence).

• Bachelor’s degree in finance Economics Financial or Risk Engineering Mathematics or a related quantitative field a master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in middle office treasury operational control product control or ALM / quantitative analytics within a major bank or MDB.
• Deep familiarity with middle-office control frameworks limit monitoring trade-lifecycle mechanics and TMS integration.
• Strong ALM analytics (NII / EVE / gap / duration) stress testing and P&L / position control; SQL / Python data modelling.
• FRM or CFA certification is a strong asset.
• Proficiency in English is a must in addition to Arabic and/or French; proficiency in both is preferred
• Quantitative & Analytical Ability: builds and interprets balance-sheet risk metrics and forecasts.
• Control Mindset & Attention to Detail: precision in P&L reconciliation and limit monitoring.
• Integrity and Independence: objective first-line control feeding the three lines of defence.
• Data & Systems Fluency: data governance TMS and market-data feeds SQL / Python.
• Communication and Teamwork: effective collaboration across Front Office Risk Finance and Audit.
• Rigour: disciplined documentation and model validation.
• Accuracy and timeliness of P&L position control and reconciliations.
• No unescalated limit breaches.
• Reliability and independent-validation status of ALM analytics and models.
• Data integrity across Treasury systems and market-data feeds.
• Quality and timeliness of the ALCO reporting pack.

• Willing and able to relocate to Saudi Arabia for the opportunity.