Risk Manager

Location Malta
Discipline: Compliance, Regulatory
Job type: Full-time
Contact name: Besart Kondi

Contact email: [email protected]
Job ref: 16067
Published: about 1 month ago
We seek a skilled and motivated Risk Manager to join our clients dynamic Risk and Compliance team.
 
Duties:
•    Preparation of the regulatory suite of documents, including the ICAAP, ILAAP and recovery plan, and relevant policies and procedures;
•    Planning, designing, and implementing risk management processes, tools, and systems to identify, assess, measure, manage, monitor and report risks, including maintaining a rolling risk register;
•    Supporting the development and strengthening of the organization internal control systems and overarching risk management framework;
•    Preparation of the financial risk management section found in the annual report;
•    Ownership of the Risk Monitoring Committee, including development and monitoring of key risk indicators (KRIs);
•    Attending and presenting reports to the Audit and Risk Committee and other relevant committees on request;
•    Reviewing new products available to the public;
•    Attending various off-site information seminars to keep up-to-date with industry-relevant developments and emerging risks and ensuring dissemination of relevant knowledge across the organization;
•    Protecting the independence of the second line of defence and fostering a healthy risk-aware culture across the bank;
•    IFRS 9 Expected Credit Loss (ECL) exercise;
•    Performing 2nd line checks on the 1st line of defence;
•    Writing of procedures and policies;
•    Participation and monitoring of data protection duties; and
•    Participating in ad hoc projects and internal review exercises.

Requirements:
•    Graduate education in Banking and Finance, Accounting, Business, Maths and Statistics, or equivalent;
•    A solid understanding of the banking industry;
•    Experience in quantitative risk assessment;
•    A minimum of 3 years experience working in industry.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication;
•    A strong sense of integrity, ethics and independence, with the courage to speak out;
•    An analytical / inquisitive mindset;
•    An ability to work independently;
•    A can-do attitude;
•    Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly, MS Word and Excel.