Associate, Treasury Liquidity Risk

About BII

British International Investment is the UK’s development finance institution, owned by the UK Government. With a mission to solve the biggest global development challenges, we aim to create a virtuous circle of investment and impact. Your contribution will be essential. 

It won’t be easy: we do the hardest work in the most complex markets. Be prepared to test your skills, get creative and say your piece as you take on high-profile work as part of a diverse team of exceptionally smart, passionate people. 

In return, you can take your career to all-new places in a culture that rewards curiosity and collaboration, and balances high performance with wellbeing.

BII at a glance

75 years supporting sustainable business growth in developing and emerging markets

£8.1 billion in net assets

1,400+ businesses invested in

950,000 workers in the businesses we support

£9 billion in new investments planned in the next 5 years

600+ people in our diverse global team

3 key development objectives: Productive | Sustainable | Inclusive

The pitch

• The Treasury team is responsible for the effective and efficient cash management of approximately £800 million spread over various currencies and countries. BII invests through Direct Equity, Debt and Trade Finance as well as through 3rd Party Fund Managers and had an asset portfolio in excess of £8 billion and an annual target pace for new investments of over £1.5 billion.
• The Treasury team facilitates the management of over £2.5 billion of foreign exchange currency exposure and provides counsel on a growing portfolio of local currency loans.
• The Treasury team is responsible for maintaining relationships with a syndicate of banks to support our asset portfolio across South-East Asia and Africa as well as the $600m stand-by borrowing facility.
• The Head of Treasury reports to the CFO and the team has 5 additional members (Treasurer, Treasury Business Partner, Treasury & Cash Operations Executive, Cash and Treasury Operations Associate and Treasury Cashflow Modeller)
  
  

About the role

• Managing in-house long-term liquidity and cashflow modelling and assessments of future cashflows, liquidity performance and treasury risks.
• Evolving cashflow model to reflect business developments, drawing on direct inputs from investment portfolio systems.
• Working with the wider Treasury team to design and carry out data analysis for use by the Executive Committee and the Board in overseeing BII’s Treasury activities.
• Analysing impact of risks and contributing to risk mitigation and management strategies
• Supporting and contributing to the production of both regular and ad hoc reports on various aspects of BII’s portfolio
• Liaising with deal teams on the collection and integration of cashflow data into cashflow forecast model.
• Contributing to Treasury strategic planning as required.
  
  

About you

• Strong interest in overseas investment and in the use of analytics to support investment decisions
• Must have suitable professional experience gathering, validating, and applying information in the investment process and/or in strategic planning experience of process review, design and implementation of best-in-class processes.
• Part-qualified accountant or treasury qualification would be an advantage but not essential.
• Excellent analytical skills and a proven ability to research and collate data  
• Demonstrable ability to draw conclusions and present ideas 
• Very strong financial modelling and systems skills, including Excel.
• An analytical mind with the ability to proactively identify and address issues.
• The ability to take the initiative, to enjoy new challenges and see tasks through to completion.
• Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII’s development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity.
  
  

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

• Impact-led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

BII is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation or educational background. 

How to apply

Please provide a cover letter with your application.

All Applications will be carefully reviewed by our hiring team. Shortlisted candidates will undergo a vetting process, which may include reference checks, background checks and other relevant assessments.