Atlas Mara Zambia
Designation: Manager ALM & Risk Analysis
Reporting Line: Head of Financial Risk
Business Unit: Risk
Location : Lusaka
Job Purpose:
To support the Head of Financial Risk in ensuring that various risk types are accurately measured and quantified so as to enhance risk measurement techniques and improve data led decision making.
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KEY OUTPUT & RESPONSIBILITIES
❖ Strategy & Policy Implementation
- Strategy implementation and alignment
- Develop and/or use mathematical models to aid in the analysis of Market risk, Credit risk and Operational risk so that risks are appropriately quantified in order to attain sound decision making.
- Prepare and analyse forecasts and calculations used to set strategic direction in the areas of earnings, liquidity and capital in order to enhance business performance.
❖ Reporting and Modelling
- Model validation through statistical techniques, development of benchmark models and data analysis so that risk measurement techniques across the bank are enhanced.
- Works on constant improvement of reporting system and optimization of MIS Reports
- Implementation and adherence to the bank’s credit policy and statutory compliance in the department’s day to day operations so that credit risk is kept within the banks risk appetite limits.
- Create and maintain databases and documentation of factors used to create modelling assumptions so that integrity of information is not compromised.
- Perform tests and produce validation reports following the model validation guidelines to ensure enhanced integrity and accuracy models deployed across the bank.
❖ Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Coordinating and collaborating with business partners across Treasury, and Business Analysts to ensure continuous improvement of performance measurement techniques
- Effective teamwork, self-management and alignment with bank values
Qualifications & Experience
- Grade 12 School Certificate with 5 credits, English and Mathematics inclusive
- Demonstrated programming (SAS, SQL, R, Python etc.).
- Knowledge of tools like VBA preferable.
- Relevant Business Degree and a Business Intelligence Certification will be an added advantage
- Experience in a similar role
- 3+years’ Risk Analytics experience with exposure to having led a team and working in a banking environment.
- Knowledge of the system(s), products and processing activities
- Knowledge of financial analysis
- Strong character, able to challenge supervisors, dealers and staff in general
- Attention to detail and strong numeric ability
- Logical and open-minded strategic planner/thinker
Interested Applicants who meet the job requirements should email their CV’s to e-mail address jobszm@bancabc.co.zm Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Clearly state the position you are applying for in the subject field. Closing date: Friday, 24th March, 2023