Associate Director, Treasury Risk - Standard Chartered Bank

We, Standard Chartered Bank are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit.  It’s about showing how you embody our valued behaviours – do the right thing, better together and never settle – as well as our brand promise, Here for good.

We’re committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture – one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.

The Role Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Manager in the overall management of Treasury Risk in West Africa.
• Control and supervision of the management of liquidity risk and IRRBB in West Africa.
• Develop proactive engagement with business and key stakeholders in pursuit of balanced risk / return positions via discussions on liquidity and IRRBB exposures and limits, and FTP issues.
• Provide analysis of risk exposures, market commentaries, and analysis of variances to senior Treasury management and Country management as and when required.

• Implementation of the Treasury liquidity risk, IRRBB and FTP policies in West Africa.
• Support ALCOs in their balance sheet management across the region.
• Contribute towards development of the Group’s strategic enterprise risk management capability and risk/return assessments and benchmarks.
• Establish and maintain control framework to ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, Group/local regulatory requirements, code of conducts, and applicable external laws and regulations.
• Maintain appropriate relationships with Regulators and liaise with internal / external auditors.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Professional qualification in risk management, accounting and / or finance.
• [5] years+ experience in the financial services industry, preferably in Accounting, Treasury or Finance
• Good knowledge of balance sheet management and other risk management concepts.
• Excellent analytical skills and sound judgement in a rapidly changing and often stressful environment.
• Good business acumen and multicultural sensitivity.
• Possess strong leadership qualities.
• Must have an in-depth knowledge of:
  • Liquidity risk, IRRBB and FTP models and methodologies
  • Liquidity risk, IRRBB and FTP regulations and guidelines
  • Workings of financial markets
  • Risk management system platforms
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills.