Role overview:
A successful Forex Analyst is responsible for analyzing currency markets, executing trades,
monitoring FX rates and margins, formulating strategies to optimize profits, managing risks, and
staying updated on financial market trends and geopolitical events.
How you will create impact:
▪ FX Trading Execution: Execute FX trades based on organizational and client requirements and
analyze market trends and align trades with defined objectives.
▪ Post-Trade Processes and Reconciliation: Secure all post-trade execution processes, ensuring
accurate settlement and manage trade vouchers and update financial ledgers promptly.
▪ FX Rate Management: Update FX rates for all currencies and partners in internal systems and
monitor real-time data to ensure accuracy and consistency.
▪ FX Margin Monitoring: Monitor and manage FX margins across all currencies and partner
relationships and implement pricing strategies to maintain competitiveness and margins.
▪ Strategy Formulation: Develop and implement strategies to improve FX margins and leverage
analytics and automation to optimize trading outcomes.
▪ Operational Risk Management: Examine operational risks in FX trading and post-trade processes
and implement controls to mitigate financial and reputational risks.
▪ Market Intelligence: Stay updated on financial market events, central bank decisions, and
economic indicators and monitor currency news and geopolitical developments impacting FX
markets.
Essential qualifications:
▪ Enthusiastic freshers with a degree in B.Com/BBA/M.Com/MBA.
▪ Possessing robust mathematical aptitude and advanced problem-solving capabilities.
▪ Strong analytical skills and proficient in fundamental and technical analysis.
▪ Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
▪ Experience in FX trading/ treasury preferred.
▪ Strong team player with positive attitude, good communication and interpersonal skills.
▪ Good knowledge of statistical packages, Reuters and Bloomberg preferred.
Interview rounds & assessments:
▪ Table for Two:
A brief chat with one of our Recruiters to assess your foundational competencies and provide an
overview of TerraPay.
▪ Beyond the Bio:
A discussion with an SME or the RM to evaluate your role-specific knowledge, problem-solving
abilities, and gain a deeper understanding of the company and team dynamics.
▪ Manager Meetup:
A comprehensive discussion about the role and responsibilities, expectations, and mapping out
potential career growth.
Why TerraPay:
TerraPay is a global money movement player on a mission to build a borderless financial world. We believe payments should be instant, reliable, transparent, seamless, and fully compliant. Registered and regulated across 31 global markets, we are a leading payments partner for banks, mobile wallets, money transfer operators, merchants, and financial institutions. We are proud to be a twice-certified Great Place to Work and were featured in the 2023 CB Insights Fintech 100 and the 2024 Financial Times 1000 lists.
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Our culture & core values:
At TerraPay, we don’t just talk about our values—we live by them. Humility, ownership & responsibility, entrepreneurship, global citizenship, and trusting empowerment are the principles that guide everything we do. If you’re looking for a career that offers abundant opportunities for innovation and a culture of excellence, TerraPay is the place to be. With comprehensive healthcare benefits, cab facilities for our India-based employees, and a generous leave policy, we’ve got you covered. Join us in one of our 10 offices worldwide and collaborate with a diverse team representing 40+ nationalities.
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At TerraPay, we believe payments should be borderless, seamless, and compliant above all. Registered and regulated across 30 global markets, we are a leading payments partner for banks, mobile wallets, money transfer operators, merchants, and financial institutions. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, TerraPay believes that the smallest payment deserves a borderless journey as safe as the largest. The group has been building an ever-expanding payments highway that empowers businesses to create transparent customer experiences with an uninterrupted, secure, and real-time global passage for every payment, however small or large. Registered and regulated across 29 global markets, TerraPay is one of the leading global partners to banks, mobile wallets, money transfer operators, merchants, and financial institutions, creating a more expansive and inclusive international financial ecosystem. With access to an extensive network of 7.5Bn+ bank accounts, 2.1Bn+ mobile wallets, across 121 receive countries and 212 send countries, TerraPay enables its partners to become beacons of the promise of global financial inclusion.Our mission revolves around YOU. We are dedicated to providing a dynamic and inclusive environment that fosters your professional growth and personal development. Our commitment is to empower you with meaningful opportunities, cutting-edge experiences, and a culture that thrives on innovation and collaboration. Join us on a mission where your skills, aspirations, and passions are not just recognized but celebrated. At TerraPay, your success is our mission.
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