Equity Bank Kenya Risk Analyst Jobs in Kenya

Equity Bank Kenya Risk Analyst Jobs in Kenya

Description

Reporting to the various heads of risk units, the ideal candidate’s key duties and responsibilities will include:

Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop, update and review risk policies & procedures.

Collect information and review documentation to ensure that risk scenarios are identified, evaluated, and linked to changes and expectations in the business operating environment.

Collaborate with other team members to effectively analyze data, summaries, presentations, and process documents to display results and develop risk reports for the regulator, financiers, and other external users.

Conduct research and identify economic and financial threats and vulnerabilities for business processes, associated data and supporting capabilities to assist in the evaluation of enterprise risk

Monitor internal and external data points that may affect the risk profile of the bank

Creating credit portfolio loss models and profitability modelling, forecast and monitor market trends

Analyze impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements

Create or administer training and awareness presentations or materials

Attend professional meetings, read literature, and participate in training or other educational offerings to keep abreast of new developments and technologies

Create contingency plans for emergency cases such as a market crash because of a pandemic situation, or government policy change, etc.

Conduct liquidity, forex, and interest rate stress tests

Work on ad hoc analysis to support business performance

Ensure improvement of risk management models as per the recommendations by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the CBK.

Participate in any other risk activities as may be directed by risk managers.

Qualifications

Behavioral Competencies

High intellectual curiosity

Ability to establish professional rapport with executives.

Education and Professional qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Finance, Financial Engineering, Actuarial Science or any other highly quantitative but business-related area.

Professional certification like FRM, FRR, SCR, CFA, CIFA or CPA is added advantage

3 years of experience in the bank

Candidates who can demonstrate a good knowledge and mastery of risk management will be considered.

Technical Skills/Competencies

Excellent Financial modelling skills.

Good understanding of international financial reporting standards.

Ethical Leadership skills, including the ability to manage risk, compliance, and control activities

At ease with Quantitative subjects such as Statistics, Mathematics, and Econometrics.

Candidates with a good comprehension of coding in Excel VBA, R or Python desirable.

IT literacy, Proficient with MS Office i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Power BI.

Excellent report writing skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Able to operate in a performance driven organization

Critical thinking and Problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex information to identify the key issue/action and drive resolution.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Equity Bank Kenya Risk Analyst Jobs in Kenya

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