Finance Risk Officer - Assistant Vice President

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Job Overview

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Participate in the design, development, delivery and maintenance of Treasury/Market Risk Management programs, policies and practices with focus on Liquidity Risk, Interest Rate Risk (IRRBB and FXRBB), Market Risk, Investments and Capital Risk to ensure adherence to Citi’s policies and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in review and approval of local Market and Liquidity risk limits, as well as monitor limits compliance.
• Conduct analysis and provide challenge and oversight for Risk Appetite Statements, ICAAP/ILAAP, Stress Testing, Recovery Plan and other ad-hoc regulatory or legal entity governance projects drawing in appropriate resources as required.
• Interact with other key risk managers across the clusters and globe (Credit Risk, Operational Risk) and relevant Finance and Reporting teams to improve accuracy of regulatory and management reporting.
• Work with Middle East and Africa Cluster Head as well as other clusters, global risk teams and seniors to ensure best in class risk activities.
• Interact with the local regulators on key Treasury/Market risk management matters to ensure responsible risk taking in line with internal risk appetite standards and prudential requirements.
• Liaise with the global and specialist teams to facilitate consistency, standardization and completeness of controls and challenges of identification so that all processes and their controls are supported by the required documentation and evidence (including credible and effective challenges).
• Drive projects to improve accuracy of Risk assessment and implementing these in the entity. 
• Serve as liaison with regulatory examiners, Internal Audit, and external auditors on Treasury/Market Risk issues and oversee the implementation of related remediation.
• Oversee and drive compliance with local regulatory requirements, escalate any issues with appropriate suggested mitigations
• Participate in new product approval reviews to ensure that novel offerings, business launches, and complex products are in line with standards outlined in Citi’s risk policies

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• Degree in Finance/Quantitative discipline. Postgraduate degree in a quantitative or financial discipline would be preferred
• 5+ years relevant experience within Market/Liquidity risk management, Treasury, or support functions with exposure to balance sheet, financial products, financial/risk analysis
• Prior work experience in the local material entities and/or regional markets
• Advanced knowledge and subject matter expertise in Treasury, Market risk, Liquidity management, and derivative products.
• Practical knowledge and implementation experience for Value-At-Risk, LCR, NSFR, NII and EVE concepts.
• Ability to interact with auditors / regulators and understanding of applicable best practice guidelines and regulations. Up-to-date working knowledge of regulatory requirements and change, specifically those from Basel and local regulatory authorities (desirable)
• Good analytical, technical, and quantitative skills
• Good communication skills and business acumen to interact with partners in Risk, Treasury, Markets, and other support Functions
• Highly developed presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel/VBA, Word, PowerPoint)
• Project management skills
• Ability to work in groups and flexibility in addressing several tasks simultaneously, to negotiate and resolve conflicts with proven ability to drive changes
• Self-driven and finds it natural to take initiative and set agenda
• Strong tenacity and resilience
• Highly motivated, attention to detail and organized

• Business level English proficiency

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Finance Risk

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Analytical Thinking, Credible Challenge, Financial Analysis, Governance, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Risk Management Lifecycle.

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Other Relevant Skills

Data Analysis, Laws and Regulations, Management Reporting, Policy and Procedure, Referral and Escalation, Risk Controls and Monitors, Risk Identification and Assessment, Risk Remediation.

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