Title: Director, Treasury Risk
Job Location: One M&T Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14203. Position requires in-office work four (4) days every week.
Job Description: Manage all interactions with Corporate Treasury (first line of defense), internal audit, and primary regulators. Develop, review and maintain risk management processes and procedures for governance and oversight of the Firm’s asset/liability risk management practice. Review interest rate risk management strategies that position the balance sheet to benefit from movements in interest rates whenever appropriate risk/return opportunities are present taking into consideration the impact of earning stability. Periodically evaluate the Bank’s market risk position and communicate in a timely fashion on any change in trends or emerging risks Actively participate and serve on the Corporation’s Asset/Liability Committee. Provide leadership and oversight to the Treasury Risk Management Oversight (“TRMO”) group. Ensure processes and procedures for governance are appropriate and regulatory and reputation risks are minimized. Provide insight, recommendations, and deliver timely information and reporting on Interest Rate, Liquidity Risk and Market Risk topics to the CRO and the Risk Committee of the Board. Oversee and ensure successful integration of acquisitions from a TRMO perspective. Ensure appropriate processes are in place to measure and report risk position. Oversee development of the annual plan for TRMO and ensure results meet or exceed plan, while fully complying with Bank standards. Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management. Represent the Bank in the community, including membership on external boards, committees and industry associations, as well as with government and regulatory bodies. Exercise usual authority of a manager concerning staffing, performance appraisals, promotions, salary recommendations, performance management and terminations. Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
Minimum requirements: Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering or a related STEM or technical field plus seven (7) years of experience in the job offered or as Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Head of Liquidity & Funding, Head of Market Risk, or related occupation. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering or a related STEM or technical field plus thirteen (13) years of experience in the job offered or as Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Head of Liquidity & Funding, Head of Market Risk, or related occupation. Must have CPA or CFA license.
Requires four (4) years of experience with Liquidity Risk Management, including four (4) years of experience with each of the following:
Requires four (4) years of experience with Recovery and Resolution Planning, including four (4) years of experience with each of the following:
Requires four (4) years of experience with Interest Rate Risk Management, including four (4) years of experience with each of the following:
Salary: $285,000.00 – $295,000.00 per year
Buffalo, New York, United States of America
Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve. Founded in 1856 in Buffalo, NY we are now a top 11 full-service US-based commercial bank with a retail footprint across the east coast and wealth services available nationwide and abroad. As a bank, we offer advice, guidance, expertise, and solutions across the entire financial spectrum that combines M&T’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. We are a community-minded organization with more than 167 years of experience. We serve customers, community, and colleagues whether they be across the street, across the state or across the country.
As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year. Our core values drive the work we do – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, candor and we seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.
M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.
