Financial Services Advisory: FSA (Credit Risk): Consultant/Senior Consultant at Deloitte

Job Description

To support FS Advisory Credit Risk Team in delivery of services to / at client premises on delegated engagements and projects. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required:     

• Undergraduate degree specializing in one or more of the following disciplines: Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Actuarial Science, Engineering, Economics or Econometrics
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in banking, financial services consulting, or similar environment
• Fundamental credit risk modelling capabilities including predictive modelling techniques
• Basic understanding of the credit lifecycle, model risk management, Basel III regulations and the IFRS 9 standard
• Computer literacy:  MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Coding skills: SAS, SAS (Enterprise Guide), R, and/or Python
• Personal aptitudes: Reliable, diligent, accountable, teachable, collaborative, attentive to detail

Roles & Responsibilities

• Development and calibration of credit risk models
• Model validation, monitoring, and testing
• Benchmarking credit metrics amongst peers in a market
• Derivation of portfolio credit analytics
• Review of client deliverables to ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness
• Communication of project challenges and outcomes with clients and team members
• Drafting of project reports
• Sharing of knowledge and skills with colleagues

Additional Information

Leadership Capabilities:

• Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make
• Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities
• Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
• Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people
• Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction

Technical Competencies:

• Understanding of the audit and advisory businesses, and their interaction with wider firm locally and globally, strategy and challenges
• Notable experience on providing Strategic Insights to Partners
• Project management experience
• Excellent industry and business knowledge
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to interpret, communicate and implement strategy
• Demonstrated execution of complex projects within time frames and cost
• Experienced in development and delivery of professional presentations
• Excellent report writing skills
• Solid financial knowledge

Behavioural Competencies:

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal with all levels of staff & leadership
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client delivery focus
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Exceptional business acumen