Manager, Liquidity

100 King Street West Toronto Ontario,M5X 1A1

Corporate Treasury finds the best ways for BMO to deploy its financial resources within regulatory guidelines and the Enterprise’s risk appetite. The Treasury function plays a key role in the management of the bank’s liquidity, funding, capital, and allocation of financial resources to align with the bank’s overall strategy and to ensure the bank is resilient in its ability to carry out its activities. Treasury teams are strategically focused, have a collaborative nature and possess strong problem-solving skills.

Liquidity and Funding Management within Corporate Treasury leverages big data platforms to measure, analyze and oversee the Bank’s internal and regulatory liquidity and funding risks that arise from global business activities; and make recommendations to improve the use of financial resources.

The Manager in Liquidity and Funding Management will support the build, management, and execution of an enterprise-wide liquidity and funding management framework to optimize risks and maximize risk-adjusted profitability. Provides expertise for the measurement, analysis, and oversight of the Bank’s global regulatory and internal funding risks arising from business/group business activities. In partnership with the assigned business/portfolio, develops a solid understanding of the business strategies and in-depth product, market, and regulatory knowledge across all retail, commercial, and trading products. Advises on liquidity and funding risk mitigation, product development, and optimization. Supports the development of liquidity Bank’s risk measurement and reporting processes for liquidity and funding management.
- Recommends and implements liquidity and funding solutions based on analysis of issues and implications for the business.
- Supports development and execution of Enterprise’s liquidity and funding risk management strategy for executive and Board approval in collaboration with Market Risk Management to recommend liquidity and funding-related risk appetite limits.
- Develops processes to identify, measure, and manage liquidity and funding risks in conjunction with Market Risk Management, businesses, and other Finance areas.
- Acts as a trusted advisor to assigned business/group on liquidity and funding matters including recovery and resolution planning.
- Develops and maintains the model and assumption framework used to measure liquidity and funding risk and recommends changes (e.g. regularly reviews liquidity objectives, positions and assumptions, including for new business transactions).
- Identifies emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making and understand risk drivers.
- Recommends and implements solutions based on risk assessments, analysis of issues, and implications for the business.
- Acts as liaison between stakeholders including industry specialty groups and regulators to align agendas, ensure a clear understanding of the business context, and advocate the Bank’s position on market or regulatory developments.
- Monitors performance of liquidity stress testing processes and addresses any issues (e.g. enterprise-wide stress testing, OSFI macro-stress testing, ad-hoc testing).
- Provides input into the planning and implementation of liquidity and funding risk modeling activities and programs.
- Integrates information from multiple sources to enable more efficient processes, enhanced analysis and/or streamlined reporting.
- Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
- Monitors and tracks balance sheet usage, and addresses any issues.
- Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
- Analyzes data and information to provide insights into business product pricing and funds transfer pricing processes.
- Supports development and execution of liquidity and funding-related strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
- Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
- Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
- Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.** Qualifications**:

- Typically 3+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Deep knowledge and technical proficiency gained through extensive education and business experience.
- Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
- Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
- Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
- Influence skills - In-depth.
- Data driven decision making - In-depth.

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