Senior Treasury Specialist - Financial Risk Management

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Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Treasury Specialist - Finance Risk Management located in Midland, MI.

About you and this role

As a Senior Treasury Specialist, you will assist the Financial Risk Management Team (FRMT) with analysis, hedging, management and monitoring of a $40+ billion portfolio of financial risks of exposures derived from foreign currencies, interest rates, commodities and investments. You will learn and apply your analytical skills and financial market understanding to contribute to the key deliverables of the FRMT.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively seeks to monitor exposures and markets, and gather pertinent information from internal sources and Bloomberg, economic research and banking counterparty contacts
• Completes analysis to evaluate the macroeconomic conditions, market dynamics, and price action of the various markets to estimate their potential impact on earnings, cash flow, value changes, etc.
• Evaluates the available market for derivatives and other hedging instruments and their relative costs, benefits, credit exposure and regulatory requirements
• Evaluates the accounting treatment available for the hedging instruments relative to that of the exposures
• Assists Financial Risk Directors and Financial Risk Managers in determining a market view and hedging strategies
• Takes positions in the financial markets to earn positive profits for the company
• Facilitates orderly execution and monitoring of the FRMT's risk management strategies such as performing all activities to negotiate, transact, monitor and manage the hedging instruments and investments; trading various instruments with counterparties, book the transactions, complete hedge accounting documentation and monitor derivatives etc; evaluating and reporting the financial performance of the company's exposures and implemented hedges as compared to the range of possible outcomes; generating various reports and analyses to effectively convey the performance and sensitivity of risk management strategies to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 ranking or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant
• A minimum of 6 years of total experience with a focus in financial/capital markets-oriented positions, and/or other relevant experience
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Skills

• A degree discipline in in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Finance and/or Economics
• Master's degree (MBA with a finance focus preferred)
• CFA Charterholder
• Prior experience in Treasury Financial Operations and Financial Planning is desirable. Understanding of financial operations, planning and accounting principles with an understanding of the principals of hedge accounting, a regulatory and control environment, and business/financial law.
• In depth understanding of and interest in technology and financial systems
• Demonstrated competence and interest in mathematical modeling and statistical methods
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Additional notes

• This position does not offer relocation assistance.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you needwhen you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
  • Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.