Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or its equivalent.
Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or its equivalent
Professional qualification in Accounting, Financial Analysis
ACI Certification
Experience
Minimum experience 5 years post National Service experience.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure periodic review of Market Risk Framework of the Bank
Accountable for the identification and evaluation of market risks exposures inherrent in the business including emerging risks and outlier stress events and scenarios.
Communicate with trading desks at a senior level, challenging assumptions and risk taking as appropriate as well as collectively working towards solutions for improved risk management.
Evaluate risk associated with Treasury products, build tools to analyse market data, portfolio risks and individual trades.
Monitor risk-taking activities and other Market Risk exposures to ensure they are in line with the board-approved risk appetite, risk limits and corresponding capital or liquidity needs (ie capital planning)
Ensuring limits are properly set with respect to risk taking and risk appetite. Contribute to the development or production of metrics used to satisfy regulatory requirements and stress testing processes.
Review and validate assumptions in pricing models used by underlying business unit(s) and analyse the impact of model changes
Conduct stress testing periodically to identify potential liquidity challenges to help identify shortfalls in the Bank’s Contingency Funding Plan.
Review new business proposals including risk limits setting and monitoring and ensuring risks can be fully captured within the firm's systems.
Submission of periodic reports to Board Risk Committe, Group ALCO, Country ALCO, Country Risk Management Committee and Chief Risk Officer on market risk exposures