The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is an international financial institution jointly owned by the governments of Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The Bank promotes sustainable growth of its member countries by providing long-term financing based on sound banking principles for projects that strengthen the competitiveness of the region and benefits the environment. The Bank finances investments in the corporate or public sector, as well as investments into small and medium-sized enterprises through financial intermediaries. The Bank´s role is also to assist its members in times of economic crises and to provide additional value compared to other financiers. NIB has some 230 employees and the outstanding lending portfolio amounts to some EUR 22 billion. The liquidity buffer portfolio amounts to EUR 14 billion, and the total balance sheet is approx. EUR 40 billion. The Bank has the highest possible credit rating, AAA/Aaa, from leading rating agencies. NIB has its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and the working language of the Bank is English.
The Treasury and Finance department is now seeking a new Head of the Asset & Liability Management unit reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Head of Treasury and Finance. The position is based at the Bank’s headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.
Director, Head of Asset & Liability Management
The Head of Asset & Liability Management (ALM) will be a member of the Treasury and Finance Leadership team. As Head of Asset & Liability Management, you will be responsible for managing NIB’s market risks on the balance sheet through use of cash and derivative financial instruments. You will also be responsible for NIB liquidity readiness on a daily basis. ALM also supports the Lending activities with transfer pricing, hedging, managing pre-payments and with updates on the latest developments in credit markets.
In addition, the role requires you to support the development of the ALM team, its ways of working, drive innovation and focus on ESG and sustainability. You will collaborate closely with other parts of the Treasury and Finance Department and other areas of the Bank as well as network with other International Financial Institutions within the field of Asset Liability Management.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong product knowledge of financial instruments as well as good understanding of liquidity and balance sheet management in banks from several year’s experience working with ALM
- Very solid understanding of market and liquidity risks and managing a liquidity buffer of assets
- A leadership profile, likely with background from the financial sector, possessing skills that can develop and engage other people
- A creative and innovative mindset
- Result focus on outperforming benchmarks
- Experience in dealing with financial counterparts
- Natural interest for macroeconomic and geopolitical developments
- Analytical mindset and capable of developing new tools together with the team
- A purpose-driven approach with good understanding of sustainability matters
- Collaborative skills to be able to activate people to cooperate between teams
- A proactive and open mindset towards change and in the interaction with other teams
- A Master’s degree in finance, economics or similar
- Knowledge of Bloomberg and Reuters systems – and familiarity with in-house trading and risk management system Summit is an advantage
- Knowledge of programming languages like Python
Applications, together with a CV, should be submitted in English. To apply for the position and for more information about NIB, please visit https://www.nib.int/who_we_are/our_people/jobs.
Further information about the position can also be obtained CFO, Kim Skov Jensen, at +358 50 473 4347 or kim.jensen@nib.int or from Acting Head of HR, Marcos Esteves, at +358 50 467 8488 or marcos.esteves@nib.int.
The deadline for submitting application is 10 September 2023, applications will be processed successively when received.
We warmly welcome expatriate employees and their families by supporting their relocation and integration to a lively Nordic capital with a modern atmosphere.
The vision of NIB is a prosperous and sustainable Nordic-Baltic region. Our employees are our strongest asset in realising this vision. Our core values are competence, commitment and cooperation.
In recruitment, NIB puts the main emphasis on personal and professional qualifications and experience and we promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
Excellent language skills in English are required, and skills in member countries languages will be highly meriting.
All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.
