Financial Risk Specialist | ALM @ING Bank

ING; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank is seeking an experienced professional to manage and monitor balance sheet structures, interest rate risks, and liquidity risks. Responsibilities include executing risk transfer processes and reporting on risk metrics. Ideal candidates have at least 3 years of banking experience and a Master's in Economics or Finance. The offered position includes impactful work in a collaborative hybrid environment, growth opportunities, and additional benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working schedule

Growth opportunities

Corporate events

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in banking required.
• Knowledge of interest rate and liquidity risk management preferred.
• Good understanding of bank balance sheet structure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor balance sheet structure and dynamics.
• Execute interest rate and liquidity risk transfers.
• Report on risk metrics and warning indicators.

Skills

Monitoring banking risks

Partnership building

Analytical skills

Knowledge of banking products

Education

Master's degree in Economics or Finance

Tools

MS Excel

SQL

Job description

Discover ING Bank

ING believes in a world where everyone has the right to grow and progress in their own way. We express this in our global tagline, “do your thing”. Perhaps more than in any other large company, we extend our belief in the power of autonomy to our own people. But there’s a catch. In return for great freedom, we expect people to do great things for our customers, our stakeholders, and ING at large.

To work here is to be surrounded by people who are energetic, ambitious, friendly and respectful: talented specialists who take responsibility and autonomy to make great things happen. We stay curious, thrive on change, and seek new and better ways to make it happen. Active in Romania for more than 30 years, ING Bank pioneered and challenged the local banking industry. Technology and innovation are at the core of what we do, making our products relevant for our customers’ lives and businesses.

ING Bank Romania is the only bank with an organic growth within the top 10 local banks by assets, without acquisitions of client portfolios or other banks. ING Bank Romania is an universal bank with more than 1.8 million customers from three business segments: individuals (retail), SME and Mid-Corporate companies and Wholesale Banking.

Join us!

Mission

You will manage and monitor the bank's balance sheet structure, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk by transferring commercial positions to treasury, applying client behavior models, including reporting on applicable financial risk metrics and warning indicators. You'll also participate in product reviews and update policies and procedures in line with local and group standards.

Your Day to Day

• Monitoring of the balance sheet structure and dynamic.
• Manage and execute interest rate risk and liquidity risk position transfer process from commercial lines to treasury.
• Apply client behavior models in line with banking book portfolios characteristics.
• Monitoring and reporting of the interest rate risk and liquidity risk metrics within banking book.
• Monitoring and reporting of liquidity risk warning indicators.
• Participate in the product approval and review process for banking book products.
• Write and update of policies and procedures regarding banking book interest rate risk and liquidity risk management, in line with local and group policies.

What you bring to the team

• 3 years of relevant experience in the banking area
• Master degree in Economics or Finance (Econometrics, Quantitative Finance, basic Programming is a plus)
• Knowledge of bank products and inherent risks (interest rate risk, liquidity risk); methods of measurement and monitoring of such risks is a plus;
• Good knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Excel (VBA programming, SQL, Access is a plus)
• Good understanding of the bank balance sheet structure and assets & liabilities management;
• Good analytical, technical and reporting skills;
• The ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives, finding ways to add value to the team.

What we offer

• Impactful work in a fun and collaborative environment.
• Open-concept offices designed for both teamwork and relaxation.
• Corporate events and social gatherings.
• Hybrid way of working with flexible working schedule and short week options.
• Monthly budget on Benefit platform.
• Extra annual leave days depending on the total length of working experience.
• Growth opportunities through upskilling/ reskilling programs and a variety of learning and development platforms: ING Learning Centre, Udemy, Bookster, as well as through trainings and certifications.
• Possibility to access Internal roles, International Short-Term Assignments or Long-Term Assignments.
• Context to make an impact through Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility projects.