Assistant Manager, Treasury Risk Controls, Group Market Risk Management

Affin Bank Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Affin Bank Berhad is seeking a Market Risk professional to oversee and manage the bank's market risk function across the Group. This role supports the Head of Group Market Risk in treasury risk control, model development, and risk governance, with emphasis on reporting, limit monitoring, and regulatory liaison.

You will work closely with front office traders, IT, and finance teams to enhance risk monitoring tools and ensure timely risk assessments, while developing and mentoring staff within the

Qualifications

• Degree with major in Risk Management, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance/Economics, Actuarial, Statistics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Ideally 2+ years of experience in market risk or trading risk management.
• Knowledge of treasury product pricing, market risk methodology and trading risk attribution.
• Strong quantitative skills and IT savvy with good analytical mindset and communication.
• Self-starter who can work independently and in a team.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and deliver.
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills.
• Familiar with treasury systems is preferred.
• Assertive with ability to communicate across all levels.
• Ability to deliver projects on time and manage multiple tasks.
• Dynamic, analytical, meticulous with strong analytical skills.
• Good project management & negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Generate trading and investment risk reports timely and accurately.
• Daily analysis of market risk exposures and sensitivities; monitor limits for treasury products.
• Manage risk limit excesses and produce VaR and backtesting reports.
• Prepare monthly reports such as Enterprise Risk Deck and ALCO report.
• Assist in development and maintenance of market risk models and controls.
• Collaborate with front office, IT, Group Finance and Back Office on risk issues.
• Develop and enhance market risk monitoring tools and reports.
• Participate in projects, UAT, and new product testing.
• Review market risk limits, policies and governance processes to ensure compliance.

Skills

Market risk

Quantitative analysis

Treasury risk

Reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Risk Management / Financial Engineering / Quantitative Finance / Economics / Actuarial / Statistics / Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Treasury system

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Job Purpose

• Ensure that there is an effective and efficient management of the bank’s market risk across the Group.
• Support the Head of Group Market Risk in overseeing and managing department’s treasury risk control and market risk functions.
• Provide a comprehensive market risk analysis and assessment that can assist in decision making and controls setup.

Job Accountabilities

• Generate trading and investment risk reports timely and accurately.
• Daily analysis of market risk exposures and sensitivities, as well as limit monitoring for all treasury products.
• Management of risk limit excesses.
• Generate VaR and backtesting report.
• Monthly reporting, e.g. Enterprise Risk Deck, ALCO report, market risk capital charge report and other management executive summary for trading and investment book.
• New products assessment and controls.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of sophisticated market risk models (if any) to accurately measure and manage the bank’s market risk exposures.
• Work with front office traders/dealers, business management support, IT, Group Finance and Back Office on issues related to market risk.
• Develop and enhance market risk monitoring tools and reports.
• Participate in projects, process change, treasury system UAT and new product testing.
• Assist in timely review of market risk limits, policies, guidelines and risk governance process to ensure adherence to market risk framework.
• Rates Verification & Maintenance.
• Ensure projects are aligned with the bank’s overall risk management strategy.
• Maintain Treasury system requirements where relevant to Market Risk Management.
• Coaching and career building of Market Risk management staff.
• Represent the bank's market risk exposures to the regulators through submissions, etc.
• Formulate the strategic direction for market risk development in the Bank through GALCO/GBRMC.

Job Requirements

• Degree with major in Risk Management, Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance/Economics, Actuarial, Statistics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Ideally someone with more than 2 years of experience within market risk or trading risk management.
• Knowledge of treasury product pricing, market risk methodology and trading risk attribution.
• Strong quantitative skills, IT savvy with good technical/analytic mindset, possession of good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently and a dynamic team player.
• Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure with commitment to deliver.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English with strong presentation skills.
• Familiar with various treasury system is preferred.
• Assertive and demonstrate capacity to communicate effectively across all levels.
• Able to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast‑paced business environment.
• Dynamic, analytical and meticulous.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good project management skills and negotiation skills.
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to deliver projects on time.
• Self‑motivated and hands‑on leader and a good team player.