
Currency Management - Analyst
- Hong Kong
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Working with Investment and Product teams to manage FX exposure within Fidelity funds and products through generation of FX orders; spot, forward and NDF, to fund foreign currency transactions, to manage cash balances and to ensure compliance with any applicable FX exposure requirements.
- Work effectively and professionally with the business partners of the Currency Management team including Investment Management, FX trading, Global Product, Investment Compliance and Risk teams.
- Daily monitoring and review of funds’ securities holdings, cash and portfolio instruments in Fixed Income, Equity, Multi Asset and fund-of-funds structures, in order to manage cash requirements and to ensure that FX exposures meet all relevant regulatory tests and internal guidelines.
- FX order generation to align fund cash balances and FX exposures with target FX profiles.
- Liaising closely with Portfolio Management teams, Institutional Support Services and Investment Directors in defining and implementing FX exposure management requirements.
- Contributing to ongoing strategic initiatives and foundational programmes from a Currency Management perspective as well as participating in fund launches, closures and other varied projects.
- Monitoring hedged product performance, investigating and explaining deviations from expected outcomes.
- Continuous process improvement, examining existing FX processes and suggesting improvements with a view to mitigating operational risk.
- Prepare and analyse Management Information on a periodic basis, identify trends and anomalies. Present MI to senior management.
- 3+ years experience in an Investment Operations/Middle Office role
- Experience in a FX/ risk management environment is desirable.
- Demonstrable understanding of global asset and foreign exchange markets
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts for a senior audience.
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills. High integrity, diligent, conscientious and accurate, with a solid aptitude for risk management
- Experience with Charles River would be an advantage
- Bank holiday cover will be required.
- Language: English fluency.