Market Risk Specialist

2 days ago

Singapore Cathay United Bank Full time

**Job purpose**

The Specialist, Risk Management (Market Risk) is responsible for the monitoring of the Branch’s level of market risk in Treasury’s business activities and ensuring there is sound risk management practices.

**Responsibilities / Projects**
- Monitor Treasury’s trading activities and portfolio risk profiles to ensure that they are operating within risk limits (Stop-Loss, DV01, FX Delta and Off Market/Exception)
- Ensure high level of integrity and accuracy in preparation of risk information/reporting
- Highlight and escalate breaches/exceptions/issues to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner
- Reporting risk profile trends and issues to Treasury/HOD and make recommendations on portfolio actions (where necessary)
- Responsible for bond definition and limits set up in the Trading System for Treasury and Corporate Banking
- Conduct market stress testing to determine the ability of the Branch to withstand plausible severe adverse conditions, documenting the outcome and sharing results/recommendations with relevant stakeholders
- Develop and review/update internal risk related guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Enhance and automate risk management reports and controls for improved quality and productivity efficiency
- Participate in ad-hoc risk related UATs/projects

**Requirements**:

- Minimum a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or a relevant discipline
- Minimum 2 years’ related working experience within the Banking industry, Market Risk Management space
- Good understanding of financial products
- Proficient in spoken and written English/Chinese to liaise with Head Office counterparts
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel capabilities (VBA preferred)
- Good team player with ability to build strong professional relationships
- Effective communication skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills

**Key Performance Indicators**

**Core Values**
- Integrity - to adhere strictly to ethical behavior and comply with the regulations
- Accountability & One Bank - to take ownership of key responsibilities and adhere to the strong risk management and risk culture of the Branch/Bank
- Innovation - to enhance and challenge the status quo for better, faster and efficient risk management of the Branch

**Internal Controls & Risk Governance**
- Ensure that the Branch’s risk management set-up is aligned with Head Office and local regulatory requirements
- No adverse audit findings (both internal & external) on risk management function at Branch’s level

**Treasury’s Trading, Investment and TMU Sales Performance Monitoring**
- To provide oversight to ensure that the Trading Book, Banking Book and TMU Sales are operating within the approved risk metrics
- To work on enhancement in terms of risk monitoring of the financial market portfolios

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