Senior Manager, Stress Testing

Job Description

• Create an effective process for collating historical information on P&L, Balance sheet, RWA, Exposure measure and key Pillar 2 risk items for key products and businesses that form the baseline of periodic or annual stress testing
• Implement appropriate evidenced based controls on data used for stress testing
• Embed an effective challenge process for inputs received from various teams and stakeholders for stress testing
Insights & Strategic Focus
• Develop an agile operating rhythm to adapt processes to support country and regional initiatives around key strategic themes and optimisation
• Create transparency and clarity around key business risks that emerge from stress tests and detailed reviews of baseline data to feed into management decisions on effective management of these risks
• Deploy scenario analysis to create appropriate business insights
• Development and adaptation of best practices and excellence in primary focus area
Governance & Risk Management
• Embed an appropriate governance framework (balance sheet manual, process notes, approvals) in areas such as Structural FX ( SFX ) and stress testing
• Governance committee updates (ALCO/RALCO, ERC, BRC, AC, Board, Group committees)
• Ensure adherence to all internal policies and external regulations and establish a robust governance process to evidence compliance.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk and compliance matters.
Strategic Projects
• Other critical responsibilities and adhoc deliverables assigned by Finance or Treasury leadership
• Effective contribution to tactical and strategic projects that may be assigned
Team Engagement & Conduct
• Contribute to work climate that promotes team engagement, alignment with group/country strategic deliverables and compliance with Group code of conduct
• Provide an effective oversight over the GFS support team and collaborate with them to make target operating model successful
• Contribute to an agile and growth mindset within the team
Stakeholder Management
• Effective collaboration with other teams (e.g. Risk, Finance, Compliance, Treasury) to meet common team objectives
• Translate complex technical subjects into simple overviews for business and other stakeholder updates (e.g. training, ALCO/Board updates, business updates, etc)
• Optimal outcomes from Internal and external audit engagements
• Optimal outcomes from regulatory engagements
Key Stakeholders Internal
• Risk & Other risk owners collaborate to embed an effective stress testing framework
• Business Finance and Subsidiary teams alignment on inputs for stress testing
• GFS collaborate to run stress testing models for periodic stress testing
• Compliance regulatory compliance and interpretation
• GIA Internal audit engagement
• Group Treasury Teams Policy alignment and sharing of best practices
External
• Statutory auditors - to ensure that audits are finalized smoothly
• Ratings agency S&P, Fitch, Moody s
• Others regulatory requests
Our Ideal Candidate
• Strong experience in balance sheet management and/or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Should possess good knowledge of banking products and key risks that affect capital and liquidity capacity
• Degree or professional certification in banking or business-related fields an advantage
• Strong Analytical mindset and capability to identify trends and insights from large amounts of information
• Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills a must
• 8 + years of experience including experience in leading
Role Specific Technical Competencies
• Sound judgement is required in identifying implementation and systems issues and suggesting measures to plug them.
• Judgement and complexity in the job arise when dealing with other stakeholders in the project team. Working with FOT, ITO, GFS and risk functions in a collaborative manner and implementing the appropriate solutions.
• Judgement & complexity arises in interpretation of regulatory matters and how they translate into a computation, systems and reporting solution.
• Development of the Capital and liquidity MIS and reporting
• Development of regional stress testing capabilities
• Development of recovery and resolution capabilities
• Overall success of strategic projects or enhancements
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Keyskills :
financesalesltdmisaccountancybalance sheetinternal auditexternal auditstress testingbanking productsmanagement skills