CUSO Treasury Operations Analyst

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $72,000.00 and $85,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

This role provides hands on analytical and operational support for Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP), Interest Rate Risk (IRR), Cashflow Forecasting (CFF) and aligned liquidity metrics within the Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) platform. The position supports daily Treasury production processes, operational controls, and reporting accuracy while contributing to process improvement, documentation and regulatory readiness.

The role is well suited for an Analyst with strong technical and analytical skills who can operate in a control-driven, production environment.

Role Objectives: Delivery

• Execute daily and monthly Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) and Cashflow Forecasting (CFF) processes for NY Branch,
• Cayman, and Nikko within the QRM platform, ensuring accurate internal funding, liquidity transfer pricing, and forecast outputs.
• Analyze, validate, and reconcile FTP, IRR, CFF, and related P&L results to ensure alignment with approved methodologies, assumptions, and prevailing market conditions.
• Support QRM production operations, including job monitoring, data loads, validation checks, BAU release testing, and Day 1 validation to ensure stable and timely Treasury processing.
• Identify, investigate, and assist in resolving data quality issues, variances, and recurring production exceptions impacting Treasury outputs.
• Use QRM models and analytical tools to support liquidity, cashflow, balance sheet, and forecasting analysis, including maintenance and enhancement of forecasting pipelines aligned with ILST and CJA.
• Maintain documentation, EUC records, control evidence, and audit materials to support regulatory compliance and internal control requirements.
• Partner with Liquidity, Capital, ALM, Modeling, Risk, Finance, and Technology teams to support system changes, entity onboarding, methodology updates, and ongoing process improvements.
• Contribute to process automation and workflow improvements by leveraging Python, SQL, and Excel based tools to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability of BAU operations.

Role Objectives: Interpersonal

• Build strong working relationships with Treasury, Finance, Risk, and Liquidity teams to ensure clear communication of assumptions, inputs, and outputs supporting FTP, IRR, and cashflow forecasting processes.
• Partner closely with Risk Management and Modeling teams to support alignment on methodologies, data definitions, and controls, and to improve transparency and traceability across QRM based processes.
• Collaborate with Finance and Controllers to improve information flow, reduce downstream reconciliations, and support accurate and timely reporting.
• Work with Technology and data teams to support QRM production stability, troubleshoot system or data issues, and improve workflows through automation and process enhancements.
• Support cross functional coordination on BAU releases, testing activities, and operational changes to ensure smooth adoption and minimal disruption to daily Treasury processes.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and cross training within the team to strengthen coverage, reduce key person dependencies, and support operational resilience.

Role Objectives: Expertise

• Build strong working relationships with Treasury, Finance, Risk, and Liquidity teams to ensure clear communication of assumptions, inputs, and outputs supporting FTP, IRR, and cashflow forecasting processes.
• Partner closely with Risk Management and Modeling teams to support alignment on methodologies, data definitions, and controls, and to improve transparency and traceability across QRM based processes.
• Collaborate with Finance and Controllers to improve information flow, reduce downstream reconciliations, and support accurate and timely reporting.
• Work with Technology and data teams to support QRM production stability, troubleshoot system or data issues, and improve workflows through automation and process enhancements.
• Support cross functional coordination on BAU releases, testing activities, and operational changes to ensure smooth adoption and minimal disruption to daily Treasury processes.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and cross training within the team to strengthen coverage, reduce key person dependencies, and support operational resilience.

Qualifications and Skills

• 1+ years’ experience in Treasury Operations, ALM, FTP, Liquidity, or Risk recommended.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or related field.
• Preferred Technical Skills: Python, SQL, and advanced Excel for analysis, reconciliation, and automation.
• Hands on exposure to QRM or similar ALM / Treasury platform in a production or reporting context strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical, data-handling and problem solving skills.
• QRM: CFF, FTP and ALM production, model execution, output validation, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of FTP, liquidity transfer pricing, and interest rate risk concepts.
• Ability to work within regulated, control driven environments.
• Ability to clearly explain analysis and issues with cross functional stakeholders.

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].