Risk Analyst Job at SBM Bank… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at SBM Bank.
Descriptions;
SBM, a growing international financial institution in Africa, provides a wide range of corporate and commercial banking solutions to its clients. Kenya will operate as a gateway to Africa for SBM. SBM Bank (Kenya) Limited shall focus its activities on products and services for corporates and SMEs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in validating that risk management is effective in all functional areas and that all significant risks are being recognized and effectively managed on a timely manner
- Assist the Board and Senior Management with the identification of risk appetite tolerance levels
- Work with operating units to facilitate risk and control self-assessment exercises and mitigate identified control weaknesses through the creation of appropriate action plans
- Proactively identify and address risk issues and weaknesses in existing policies and processes and recommend improvements
- Develop and monitor Key Risk Indicators
- Provide adequate support in the preparation of reports, presentations, and forums
- Write minutes of meetings within set timeframe
- Monitor business incidents to ensure they are appropriately recorded with a comprehensive root cause analysis and monitor action tracking until closure
- Compile risk registers for all functional areas at operational level
- Assist in the implementation of appropriate systems and controls to measure and report against those tolerance levels
- Assist in communicating the risk framework and methodology to all management levels and to employees
- Conduct training in respect of effective and sustainable processes of risk identification, quantification, and monitoring to management
- Periodical report to Senior Management and the Board Risk Management Committee
- Contribute to any of the different areas of the team namely: Portfolio & Credit Risk, Market Risk and carry out any other cognate duties
Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in the field of Finance, Accounting, IT, Risk Management or any other related areas/professional qualifications
- At least 5 years’ experience within a Risk Management function in a Financial Institution
- Good mastery of Microsoft Office tools
- Strong research and analytical capabilities, with a quantitative bias and a focus on quality
- Ability to appropriately produce reports in relevant formats
- Ability to deliver under tight deadlines
- Excellent team player and interpersonal skills
