Financial Risk Specialist

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact.  Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. True. Blue. Transition. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably.  Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

As a Financial Risk Management Specialist, your mission is to safeguard the organization against a wide range of financial risks, including liquidity, foreign exchange (FX), interest, commodity, and credit risks. You will analyze these risks and other stakeholders, execute transactions, and ensure effective cash management. Your role is crucial in optimizing the balance sheet and profit and loss (P&L) outcomes, while also contributing to the development and implementation of risk mitigation strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Risk Management: 

 Manage company-wide liquidity, foreign exchange (FX), interest, commodity, and credit risks. 

 Define optimal risk mitigation strategies to enhance hedging efficiency.

 Advise on risk assessment for tendering, commercial bidding, loans, investments, and other treasury-related risks. 

 Execute best practices in dealing with financial instruments (spot, forward, swaps) for SBM’s global activities.

Prepare and explain FX impact reports for stakeholders and the CFO. 

Support updates to the company’s Financial Risk & Investment Policies. 

Assist in cash planning, long-term forecasting, and administration of the cash planning IT system.

Accounting and Controlling: 

Assist in monitoring and accounting for FX derivatives and financial income/expense results. 

Manage and enhance hedge accounting practices. 

 Validate hedging strategies’ effectiveness on a monthly basis.

Other: 

Contribute to the expansion of our Treasury Management System (TMS) and ERP system, focusing on automation, FX management, and treasury control.

Collaborate cross-functionally to improve efficiency and reduce risk in global procure-to-pay and order-to-cash processes.

Proactively engage with internal and external business partners. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field. Advanced degrees (such as Master’s in Finance or relevant certifications) are advantageous. Minimum 4 years of experience in financial risk management, treasury, or related roles. 

Proven track record in managing liquidity, FX, interest, commodity, and credit risks across a company. 

Expertise in defining and implementing risk mitigation strategies, including hedging techniques.

Hands-on experience in trading of financial instruments (spot, forward, swaps) on a global scale through specific platforms (Bloomberg, FXAll, 360T). 

Ability to prepare and communicate FX impact reports to stakeholders and senior management.

Familiarity with cash planning, long-term forecasting, and IT systems administration.

Exposure to hedge accounting practices and internal controls.

Knowledge of ERP systems and Treasury Management Systems (TMS).

Collaborative mindset for cross-functional process improvement.

Proficient knowledge of Excel and VBA is a must. PowerBI / SQL knowledge a plus 

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.