Financial Risk Manager (Liquidity)

Broad roles and responsibilities

This role requires deep understanding of best practice and regulatory expectations of a second line of defense risk function. The Financial Risk function provides oversight over all treasury first line activities, including the risk appetite framework, stress testing and controls relating to compliance with Company Policy and local regulatory Requirements

• Meeting and communicating with the various stakeholders across locations on an ongoing basis to understand the risks associated with the business and making timely recommendations on risk appetite
• Execute a comprehensive and granular programme of capital and liquidity second line of defence.
• Support the build out of an effective capital and liquidity risk management second line function.
• To analyze and update on an on-going compliance with necessary regulatory requirement(s)
• Analyze and review investments & monitor changes to structural liquidity data
• Peer comparison of borrowing mix & asset mix
• Review ALM mismatch, VaR & stress testing (once we have ERM software, etc.)
• Engage with external vendors such as fintechs, regtechs, risk consulting firms, research agencies, etc. to evaluate new products, services, projects, etc. available in the retail asset finance space
• Development and implementation of effective processes systems supporting risk strategy
• Development of efficient and streamlined capital & liquidity processes

Required Skills

• Have strong business understanding of the retail lending business in India and understanding of the regulatory landscape
• Have understanding of processes, controls, etc.
• Proficiency in MS Excel - analytical/technical skills in order to infer meaningful insights from the information obtained
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Qualifications &

• Post Graduate Diploma or Degree in Business Management / MBA / CA
• Preference to be given to candidates with a Degree/ Certification in Data Science / who may have worked on statistical models
• 2-5 years of experience in the areas of Risk Management in the areas of Financial Risk
• Practical experience of managing Capital and Liquidity Risk, either in a first or second line role
• Practical experience of capital and/or liquidity stress testing
• Good working knowledge of Global and Regional Liquidity and Capital Regulations