Mykola Kichka

Experience

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  MTB BANK

  May 1999 - May 2017

  Functions:- general management and control of treasury activities: FX, MM, capital market, cash market- fulfilment of regulatory requirements, fulfilment of reserve requirements of NBU- providing of momentary (day to day) liquidity of the bank in each operational currency- сash flows management (control, planning)- subordinated debt- currency position management- nostro position management- setting of rates for cash currency exchange, rates for cards' exchange transactions- opening of correspondent accounts in foreign banks- customers' consalting on hedging products/strategies (IRS, NDF etc.)- participation in the Board (when necessary), ALCO committee meetings (on weekly basis), in meetings with customers and counterparties- during 2005-2008 - ALCO member, Tariff committee member- participation in tariff's policy, interest rates policy design- preparation of Department's manuals, instructions, etc.- participation in software implementation teams- department's annual budget preparation, control, deviation reasons analysis- team management (5-6 person): recruitment, adaptation, motivation, goals setting, performance evaluationResults:- implemented transferpricing system - centralized cash management function - implemented team motivation system- saved bank liquid during 2013 crisis - developed SWAPs transactions including preparation of agreements base as well as REPO transaction. As a result volume of transactions increased by an order of magnitude- moved Treasury's back-office from Treasury to Operations and back-office department- bank did not violate currency position ratios, obligatory reserve requirements, no penalties from NBU Show less Functions:-general control on Treasury trading activities: securities, money market, foreign exchange market- operative control for adherence of set up interbank limits- verification of SWIFT confirmations (MT 300, MT 320, MT 399)- conclusion with counterparties of General agreements on interbank operations- subordinated debt- current liquidity position calculation in section of currencies- cash flows management, control for branches funding- control of settlements on interbank deals- NOSTRO-position management - lead Treasury's back-office team- execution of responsibilities of head of Treasury in his absence- participation in bank's business processes standartisation - routings and manuals creating- setting tasks for the developers for management reporting automatization Results:- automated the process of creating agreements, payment orders, ect. on interbank deals- no penalties from NBU under every six months audits on subordinated debt- participated in development (description/task setting) and implementation into production of Treasury system Show less Functions:- general control on Treasury trading activities: securities, money market, foreign exchange market- verification of SWIFT confirmations (MT 300, MT 320, MT 399) - operative control for adherence of set up interbank limits - conclusion with counterparties of General agreements on interbank operations - subordinated debt - current liquidity position calculation in section of currencies - calculation of provisions for securities- lead the dealers' team- execution of responsibilities of head of Treasury in his absence Results- automated control for interbank limits utilisation Show less Functions:- operations with bills: offset arrangements, management of register of bills for issuers; management of bills circulation (expertise, prolongation, denomination)- opertions with NBU's deposit certificates on primary and secondary markets- operations with government securities on primary and secondary markets- depository storage of securities with NBU's depository- calculation of provisions for securities- attracting funding (refinancing) from National Bank of Ukraine- REPO operations- trading on money market and foreign exchange market- prepearing of analytical reports on treasury markets Results:- automated management of register of bills for issuers- automated calculation of provisions for securities Show less Functions:- acceptance and first authorisation of internal payment orders and customers' payment orders in national currency- investigations of payments in national currency- distribution of funds between budget accounts of different levels- monthly analysis and billing customers for banking services- service of SEP NBU (System of Electronical Payments of National Bank of Ukraine) Results:- automated the process of distribution of funds between budget accounts of different levels (set the task for the developers of software, tested and implemented the software into production) Show less

  • Treasury Manager

    Feb 2005 - May 2017

  • Deputy head of Treasury

    Jan 2003 - Feb 2005

  • Treasury head of dealing

    Oct 2002 - Jan 2003

  • Treasury dealer (securities, money market, foreign exchange market)

    Oct 1999 - Oct 2002

  • Operational Department officer

    May 1999 - Oct 1999
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  PrivatBank

  Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

  Deputy head of Market Risk Management Unit

  Functions:- assessment of liquidity risk (GAP-analysis\maturity ledger, concentrations analysis, monitoring of unencumbered securities, HQLA volume, LCR, NSFR, NBU's liquidity ratios)- assessment of IRRBB interest rate risk in the banking book (NII method)- assessment of currency risk (VaR method)- control of market risks limits and risk-appetite- stress-testing of market risks- forming of management reporting on market risks- development of internal documents on market risks management- participation in personnel recruitment and adaptation Show less

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  Альянс Expera-Suntronix

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2020

  Consultancy in Banking (Treasury and Capital Markets domain)

  Lead the stream of Treasury and Capital Markets within the Consultancy Project - “Implementation of modern Bank mechanisms and practices, optimization of business processes and implementation of an integrated risk management system” in one of TOP-3 banks of the Republic of Uzbekistan.Scope of the project:- Analyzing and documenting of client’s requirements;- Preparing and agreeing of road map for the project with specific outputs and deadlines according to terms of reference with the Customer;- Providing domain expertise in Banking: • governance structure, organizational structure, • ALCO functioning and decision-making process, ALM, • B/S management, liquidity management, cash management, • Treasury and Capital Market operations: FX trading (SPOT, Forward), MM, SWAPs, REPOs, arbitrage, securities investments and trading, bonds issuance structuring;- Providing regulatory and best practice compliance analysis;- Conducting of business processes analysis and modeling;- Consulting on accounting issues and principles;- Consulting on FTP related issues;- Consulting on Treasury b/o related issues (like SWIFT confirmations, payments, etc.);- Advisory on liquidity risk-management, market risk-management, IRRBB assessment and tools together with risk-management team (VaR, GAP-analysis);- Analyzing of existing Treasury IT-systems functionality (including core banking system);- Advisory on any related issues ad-hoc;- Delivering outputs to the Customer in the form of analytical reports, revised procedures, trainings. Show less

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  Private consultancy practice

  Oct 2020 - Jun 2021

  Management Consultant

  Consulting services for banks (mainly post-Soviet countries) on corporate governance, risk-management, ALM issues and related software.

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  Adenza

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2024

  Senior Business Analyst (SME), Global Liquidity Risk Product Management, Regulatory Solutions

  Liquidity regulatory reporting for banking institutions covering:- LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio)- NSFR (Net Stable Funding Ratio)- LMT (Liquidity Monitoring Tools)/ALMM (Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics)- AE (Assets Encumbrance)- IRRBB (Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book)

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  Nasdaq AxiomSL

  Sept 2024 - Mar 2025

  Product Management Specialist (SME), Global Liquidity Risk Product Management, Regulatory Solutions

  Liquidity regulatory reporting for banking institutions covering:- LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio)- NSFR (Net Stable Funding Ratio)- LMT (Liquidity Monitoring Tools)/ALMM (Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics)- AE (Assets Encumbrance)

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  Nasdaq

  Apr 2025 - now

  Product Management Senior Specialist (SME), Liquidity Risk Product, Regulatory Solutions, AxiomSL

  Liquidity regulatory reporting for banking institutions covering:- LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio)- NSFR (Net Stable Funding Ratio)- LMT (Liquidity Monitoring Tools)/ALMM (Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics)- AE (Assets Encumbrance)