Manager, Financial Risk Management- Market Risk at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• As part of the Quantitative valuation and market risk team, you will work alongside a team of capital market specialists and will be able to quickly build upon your existing industry skills to become an expert in your field. You will be expected to lead projects and contribute to developing and nurturing our existing talent pool.
• Focus on preparation, delivery, reporting and evaluation of the results in response to the needs of stakeholders and external regulators will be key for the successful candidate.

Key responsibilities:

• Ability to work within a project team and take responsibility for the delivery of quality project deliverables.
• Manage tracks of work in accordance with projected timelines, budgets and quality standards
• Gather and translate business requirements for treasury, trading and risk system solution design
• Liaise with the different business and technical stakeholders to ensure successful risk and treasury solution configuration
• Ability to define target business processes and ideally design target operating models
• Actively support business development activities and thought leadership projects
• Integrate with the KPMG community, both locally and internationally, to identify and convert opportunities for business growth.
• Inspire, teach and coach the junior staff reporting to you.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

Skills:

• Candidate must have a good understanding of quantitative methods and their application in the Financial Risk Management space
• Experience of trading and risk system (Murex, Calypso, Front Arena, Riskwatch, Adaptiv, Mysis Summit, Quantum, ...) in a business or technological role
• Between 4 to 8 years treasury, trading or risk management experience within a financial services environment
• Personal attributes:
• Solid business writing skills
• Attention to details
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team player

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

• At least 5 years’ experience in a top South African Bank or leading professional services firm