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Job Description
Credit Risk Control Business Change (CRC
BC) is responsible for providing the combination
of process and resource to facilitate and
support effective business change.
A role exists for a senior business analyst
within the team to support and lead business
changes within the area of Portfolio, Control
& Reporting. This is a leadership role
to support the achievement of CRC’s
business goals.
The analyst’s activities follow a
formal development life cycle from inception
through analysis, specification, user-acceptance
testing and delivery of detailed user documentation.
It is very important that the candidate
has experience and knowledge of a formal
project life cycle. This is vital for the
role.
Key tasks include:
– Participate in group sessions to
capture and verify requirements
– Write comprehensive Business Requirements
Documents, communicating the needs of the
business to users and to the Risk IT development
teams
– Participate in sessions to identifying
potential solutions and assess them for
both technical and business suitability
– Producing Project Feasibility Reports
– Participate in sessions to translate
the business requirements into functional
solutions
– Write comprehensive Functional Specification
Documents, communicating the needs of the
solution to users and to the Risk IT development
teams
– Working closely with Risk IT developers
and a variety of end users to ensure technical
compatibility and user satisfaction
– Participate in user acceptance testing
planning and execution
– Planning and working flexibly to
a deadline
The individual must be practically minded
and have a logical, systematic approach
to work. The ability to meet deadlines in
a challenging environment is a pre-requisite.
The successful candidate will join a global
team and gain significant exposure to all
aspects of Credit Risk Control. They will
work within a diverse environment incorporating
credit officers, trading / sales, quants,
IT professionals and project managers. The
wider responsibility of the group is developing
the bank’s credit risk exposure measurement
systems and controls.
A recruit that demonstrates potential will
have opportunities to extend into other
areas of expertise.
CLIENT
– Ensure client relationships and
interaction are conducted professionally.
– Develop effective working relationships
with key stakeholders where required.
– Understand stakeholders' strategic
requirements and how that impacts the strategy.
– Provide guidance on current and
ongoing progress to stakeholders in the
organization as appropriate.
– It is critical that the candidate
is able to communicate well (oral and written).
The candidate should be able to explain
technical issues to a non-technical audience.
PEOPLE
– Strong management and communication
skills are essential.
– Able to work effectively in a team,
drawing on resources within the team (and
across the bank) to deliver results efficiently,
adhering to deadlines.
– Organised, detail oriented, self-motivated
and respond well under pressure.
– Cooperative, enthusiastic and adaptable.
ECONOMIC
– Good broad knowledge of OTC derivative
and Security Financing products and risk
control will help to ensure that analysis
(theory) can be implemented in practise.
– Aptitude for generating innovative
ideas and developing solutions to problems
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
– Numerical, science or engineering
degree pre-requisite.
– Higher degree in financial mathematics.
– Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA,
ACCA) desirable
– Experience in structured analysis,
process design, writing specifications and
user acceptance testing (UAT) is a pre-requisite.
The candidate will need to show that he/she
understands the full project cycle.
– A methodical, logical and structured
approach to assigned work is vital.
– The successful candidate will have
an understanding of credit (counterparty)
risk, investment products and associated
Credit Officer processes. The candidate
requires an understanding of the end-to-end
process and control environment through
Trading, Risk Management and Risk Control.
– A background that includes production/development
of management / regulatory reporting will
be viewed positively.
– A control focus is vital.
– Competent at handling and analysing
data models.
– Good broad knowledge of OTC derivative
and Security Financing products.
– Proficient with Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Visio and Access.
– A background that includes some
IT technical experience will be viewed positively.
– Broad familiarisation with project
management methodologies and tools.
– A background that includes production/development
of management reporting will be viewed positively.
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