Citibank Nigeria Limited, the leading global financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services.
Treasury Risk Management is the team in charge of ensuring that Citi stays within the appropriate Risk Appetite levels of Liquidity, Interest Rate, and Investments Risk. TRM is part of the 2nd line, and provides effective and credible challenge to the 1st line.
Job Purpose
Regional TRM Support
As part of a new team, this person will help to ensure a sound and robust second line oversight, a consistent implementation of policies and procedures across a designated region, an optimization of the use of resources, and facilitating effective communication:
Will provide support to the regions with focus on Liquidity (with some dedication to IRRBB and Investments)
Will work with other TRMs so that all processes and their controls are supported by the required documentation and evidence (including credible and effective challenges)
Will liaise with the global and regional teams to facilitate consistency, standardization and completeness of controls and challenges
Will assist in providing deliverables in internal audits and regulatory exams.
Key Responsibilities
Liquidity:
Work with local TRM teams to complete the annual Liquidity assessments, and manage the supporting documentation
Coordinate the annual assessments presentation and discuss the reviews with the regional/global teams
Review the Liquidity & Funding Plans and the Contingency Funding Plans
Participate in the reviews of Assumptions and New Product proposals
Review the Cash Flow projections, Intraday Liquidity and Collateral monitoring for effectiveness of controls
Review Treasury Risk reports, exposures, limits and escalate any issues identified
Review compliance of Markets Treasury units with local regulatory requirements
Review the Transfer Pricing process, residual risk and New Products proposals
Work in the assessment of Interest Rate Risk.
Investments:
Review the Risk Appetite and Risk Assessments
Review the New Products proposals.
Treasury Risk Controls:
Coordinate the design, test and update of the regional TRM controls
Gather and review the evidence tested
Review and update the matrix with the new regulatory requirements, new activities and process improvements
Provide independent risk challenge on the first line’s management of Treasury Risk
Assist in relevant audits, regulatory inspections and reviews.
Others:
Provide independent risk challenge on the first line’s management of Treasury Risk
Assist in relevant audits, regulatory inspections and reviews.
Qualifications
2-5 years relevant experience
Degree in a quantitative or financial discipline.
Knowledge of financial instruments, risk metrics and Market Risk Management
Proficient quantitative skills including mathematics involved in risk estimation and modelling
Knowledge of statistical concepts and experience in performing data analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
Ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization
Work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex organization
Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time
Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel/VBA, Word, PowerPoint) and SQL
Development Value:
The role will enable the successful candidate to demonstrate independent thought, task/project management skills, ability to implement changes, also meeting senior members of Country/Cluster business teams, Finance, Technology in addition to other areas of Risk Management.
Knowledge / Experience:
Minimum 7 years of post-qualification experience, ideally 7-10 years of experience within risk management, treasury or support functions with exposure to balance sheet, financial products, financial/risk analysis
General understanding of treasury products – securities, derivatives, and a broad mix of underlying asset classes
Knowledge of market risk/IRRBB/liquidity models and regulatory framework will be an advantage
Prior work experience in the regional markets
Knowledge of key regional languages would be preferred
Education:
Bachelor’s / University degree or equivalent experience.
Skills:
Strong analytical and technical skills
Attention to detail
Project management skills
Team player with proven ability to drive changes.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business or related fields
Postgraduate degree in a quantitative or financial discipline would be an added advantage.
Competencies:
Self-motivated and self-starter
Proactive approach to issue resolution
Ability to work in groups and flexibility in addressing a number of tasks simultaneously
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