Product Implementation Functional Consultant - Asset Liability Management

Acies; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentives

Medical insurance

Global mobility

Job summary

Acies is seeking a seasoned ALM and liquidity risk expert to lead medium to large-scale global implementations for banks, NBFCs, insurance companies and corporates.

You will research regulations across geographies, act as a subject-matter specialist, mentor a team of associates, manage client accounts and P&L, and drive cross-sell opportunities while ensuring delivery against timelines. Strong analytical and presentation skills, and fluency in English are required.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in ALM / liquidity risk / IRRBB and risk consulting
• Strong Python knowledge or experience with ALM tools (preferred)
• Ability to write and speak fluently in English

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and execute medium to large-scale system implementations in ALM, liquidity risk, interest rate risk and balance sheet management for banks, NBFCs, insurance companies and corporates across the globe.
• Research regulations across geographies in ALM, IRRBB and Balance Sheet management and coordinate with product teams for regulatory adoption.
• Represent the firm as subject matter specialist while engaging with client teams to understand methodologies and requirements.
• Understand client processes and design to-be-state post automation to finalize business requirements.
• Develop testing strategies and ensure alignment with client expectations and requirement coverage.
• Conduct client trainings on product usage and assist during user acceptance testing.
• Independently lead and mentor a team of associates on a day-to-day basis.
• Manage client accounts to originate new leads for cross sell and upsell opportunities.
• Independently manage project P&L and report to senior management.

Job description

• Number of years of experience expected: 3-7 years
• Areas of past experience preferred: Asset-liability management (ALM) / Liquidity risk / IRRBB / Risk consulting
• Additional certifications required: Actuarial science (Cleared more than 9 actuarial papers) / FRM / Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) / Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Preferred geography of previous work experience: India / Europe / APAC / US
• Language requirements: Ability to write and speak fluently in English
• Technology proficiency preferred: Python / Experience with any ALM

Key responsibility areas:

• Lead, manage and execute medium to large-scale system implementations in areas related to ALM, liquidity risk, interest rate risk and balance sheet management for banks, NBFCs, insurance companies and corporates across the globe.
• Research regulations across geographies in the area of ALM, IRRBB and Balance Sheet management and engage with product teams to ensure adoption of new regulations by product team prior to rollout of the same by regulators.
• Represent the firm as subject matter specialist in the above domains while engaging with client teams to understand client methodologies adopted.
• Understand client processes and design to-be-state post automation to finalize business requirements.
• Develop testing strategies and ensure alignment client expectations and requirement coverage.
• Conduct client trainings on product usage and handhold during user acceptance testing.
• Independently lead and mentor a team of associates on a day-to-day basis.
• Manage client accounts to originate new leads for cross sell and upsell opportunities.
• Independently manage project P&L and report to senior management team.

Key performance metrics:

• Adherence to client delivery, internal development and testing timelines.
• Adherence to the firm’s standards for processes and quality
• Adherence to internal KRAs and KPIs
• Client feedback
• Feedback from counselor and other team members

Other expectations:

• An “ownership attitude” whose passion for solving strategic issues and objectives along with leading a team has grown from their previous engagements in the role
• Strong analytical and presentation skills
• Strong business writing and oral communication skills
• Collaborative and partnership-oriented and ready to work as a team member/ leader
• Demonstrated ownership over deliverables and project engagementAbility to handle highly challenging and time-bound projects with a positive mindset

Other important information:

• Work permit requirements: Either Indian Citizen or having valid work permit to work in India
• Period of engagement: Full-time position
• Compensation: Compensation varies depending on the skill, fitment and role played by the person. Compensation discussions will take place post the selection process.
• Performance incentives: Typically, all roles at Acies have a performance incentive. Specific aspects will be discussed during the compensation discussion
• Leave: 22 working days a year. Additional leaves for national holidays, sick leaves, maternity and paternity, bereavement and studies vary based on the city and country of engagement.
• Other benefits: Other employment benefits including medical insurance will be informed during the compensation discussion.
• Career growth for full-time roles: Acies believes in a transparent and data-based performance evaluation system. You are encouraged to clarify any questions you have with respect to career growth with Acies personnel you interact with during the selection process.
• Career opportunities for part-time roles: Conversion of part-time roles to full-time roles depends on both performance of the individual and business needs. You are encouraged to ask about the prospects as you interact with Acies personnel during the selection process.
• Global mobility: Acies encourages mobility across our offices. Such mobility is, however, subject to business needs and regulations governing immigration and employment in various countries.

Selection process:

We seek to be transparent during the selection process. While the actual process may vary from the process indicated below, the key steps involved are as follows:

• Interview: There are expected to be at least 3-4 rounds of interviews. The number of interview rounds may increase depending on the criticality and seniority of the role involved.
• Final discussion on career and compensation: Post final selection, a separate discussion will be set up to discuss compensation and career growth. You are encouraged to seek any clarifications you have during this discussion.

Preparation required:

It is recommended that you prepare on the following aspects before the selection process:

• Strong knowledge of unit level profitability, profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, ratios used across banks, fund transfer pricing, budgeting methods
• Basic / intermediate knowledge of Pythonand / or SQL
• Basic / intermediate functional understanding of banking products (Retail and Wholesale loans, Deposit profiles)
• Good proficiency in excel and PowerPoint

For any additional queries you may have, you can send a LinkedIn InMail to us, connect with us at https://www.acies.consulting/contact-us.php or e-mail us at [e-mail].