Market Risk Manager

About EY-Parthenon; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking a Market Risk Manager to work in Johannesburg or Cape Town, South Africa. The ideal candidate must have a relevant honours or master's degree, a minimum of 5 years of experience, and proficiency in VBA, R, or Python. You will provide client solutions in market risk valuations and contribute to team leadership and development. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Support and coaching from experienced colleagues

Opportunities for developing new skills

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team to provide market risk valuations.
• Participate in and lead client engagements.
• Manage the build and delivery of client solutions.

Skills

Proficiency in VBA

Proficiency in R

Proficiency in Python

Education

Relevant Honours or Masters level degree

Professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA)

Job description

The opportunity

Market Risk Manager Johannesburg or Cape Town South Africa

Overview

We are looking to expand our Financial Services Risk Management Quantitative Advisory Services (QAS) team. QAS focuses on providing credit risk, market risk and data science solutions to banking, insurance and other corporate clients. Our services cover statutory, regulatory and other quantitative areas from both a consulting and an assurance perspective. The role will focus on market risk valuations.

Your key technical responsibilities

The successful applicant will work within a team which offers our clients advice and hands-on assistance with issues such as :

• IFRS 13 fair value measurement focusing on the valuation of exotic derivatives across a range of underlying asset classes and the valuation of fixed income and money market instruments
• IFRS 2 share-based payment and BEE deal valuation
• xVA modelling (credit and debit valuation adjustment, funding valuation adjustment etc.)
• IRRBB and FRTB regulatory compliance
• Alternative reference rate transition

Your client and business responsibilities

• Participate in and lead client engagements
• Manage the build and delivery of client solutions based on knowledge of clients' agendas
• Develop informed views for clients on the implications of current and anticipated industry issues
• Assist with new business sales through proactively managing accounts, identifying new client opportunities and playing a role in developing and driving sales campaigns
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop your own personal skills
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all junior levels of staff
• Provide learning and growth opportunities to staff and encourage the potential within all staff to take on challenging opportunities
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for junior levels of staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training QAS professionals

To qualify for the role you must have

• Qualifications: Relevant Honours or Masters (MCom / MSc / MPhil) level degree
• Professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA) a plus
• A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience
• Proficiency in VBA, R or Python

What working at EY offers

As one of our valued employees in EY you get to work on inspiring, meaningful and challenging projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. At EY we value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating addition to these you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that encourages high quality and knowledge exchange. Furthermore we offer excellent working conditions in a stimulating, inclusive and enjoyable environment. We offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transaction services we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1