Bank Treasury / Money Markets & Funding – Associate

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services. They are seeking an Associate to support daily funding operations, manage liquidity, and develop analytical tools related to money market activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of daily funding operations, including UST and MBS Agency repo transactions and short-term funding initiatives such as CD/CP issuance
• Assist in managing the bank’s liquidity and collateral positions through money market transactions, FX swaps, and interoffice dealings
• Process and reconcile intercompany funding transactions under the supervision of senior team members
• Develop dashboards and analytical tools to visualize money market and funding activities, enhancing transparency of transaction flows, positions, and cost metrics
• Conduct cost–return and profitability analyses to support optimization of funding allocation, pricing decisions, and performance assessment
• Support the onboarding of new clients while ensuring full adherence to internal risk management and control policies
• Contribute to the evaluation, preparation, and implementation of new funding tools or funding-related initiatives
• Perform market surveillance and provide analytical support for trade ideas across treasury securities, bills, asset swaps, FX swaps, and rates markets
• Communicate with money market participants—including MMFs, external counterparties, and brokers—to ensure proper execution and timely settlement of money market and treasury transactions
• Collaborate with Treasury Back Office, Risk Management, and Audit teams to address operational matters and support ongoing process enhancements
• Respond to inquiries from business users and assist in routine system and application maintenance as required
• Prepare documentation and analysis for regulatory examinations and support the remediation of findings identified by second and third line control functions
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen risk management practices across daily processes

Skills

• Foundational knowledge or demonstrated interest in money markets, repo products, or short-term funding instruments (direct fixed income market experience not required)
• Proficiency in Bloomberg, Excel, and other trading and analytics platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related discipline preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Clear, concise, and professional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical capabilities; familiarity with VBA, Python, or SQL is considered advantageous
• Ability to prepare accurate, high-quality reporting and analysis for internal stakeholders and senior management

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• 401K plans

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