Funding Desk Analyst - Sandton - Johannesburg at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Purpose

• To optimize the funding with Global Markets, ensuring greater return for the business as a whole.

Experience and Qualifications

• Problem Solving
• Analysis and Attention to Detail
• Excellence/Quality Orientation
• Time and Self-Management

Responsibilities

• Analyse all funding trades for consistency in funding rates ensuring that the trades have been funded  in line with FTP principles.
• Design appropriate models to ascertain the behavioral funding principles for set typologies.
• Ascertain the appropriate placement of funds to ensure the best return for the global markets and  where necessary call on funding from internal desks. 
• All aspects of calling for funds and placement should be in line with FRM principles and limits.
• Attribute appropriate value to funding and balance sheet utilization through setting the clearing price  for liquidity.
• Propose appropriate liquidity limits for respective desks that utilize funding.
• Ensure market information is communicated between GM Desks, BRM and GTSY in a seamless manner and is appropriate for decision making.
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent  abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes.
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure  stakeholders’ requirements are delivered.
• Preserves relationships despite airing conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing  conflicts.
• Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continual feedback.
• Act speedily to resolve problems, queries and complaints.
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences.
• Demonstrates pride in the organization’s brand, services and products by consistently delivering on  the brands promise.
• Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on  objectives within agreed timeframes and according to quality standards.
• Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new development.
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others.
• Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities.
• Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner, including highlighting unethical p ractices.
• Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s.
• Flag and debate issues constructively.
• Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals.
• Be sensitive to other feelings, needs, values, views and attitudes and be courteous and diplomatic  when dealing with difficulties and problems others may be experiencing (EQ).