Senior Manager, Wrb Stress Testing Fp&A

Job Summary This is a stress testing role that sits within Group FP&A. Stress testing is a comprehensive process that evaluates the capital adequacy and liquidity position of a bank under a severe but plausible stress scenario. This role would focus primarily at SCB Singapore entity, with need to get involved in other entities’ stress tests when required. Stress testing at SCB Singapore entity covers important regulatory exercises annually such as ICAAP, IWST, Recovery Plan Stress Test, Pillar 1 Stress tests, Climate Stress tests as well as adhoc management stress tests. The scope for this role is Wealth and Retail Banking (“WRB”) and the coverage is on credit risk. Key Responsibilities • Support WRB on Enterprise Stress Testing and scenario analysis • Engagement with Product Heads and CRO team to review stress test results and provide advisory on the impact of stress for the respective products and WRB collectively • Product coverage includes mortgage loans, credit cards, personal loans, business banking loans and wealth secured lending • Drive credit risk projections on EAD, PD, LGD, ECL, LI and RWA • Socialise results with stakeholders through a robust review and challenge process • Analyse and present results for forums and committees. • Support data providers on data quality issues and enhancement of data granularity • Support model owner(s) on model life cycle activities (change management, development, testing, validation, monitoring, etc) Risk Management • Develop a keen awareness and understanding of the Group’s business strategy and model to support Stress Testing. • Support the definition and roll out of enhanced stress testing operating model, governance and system solutions • Maintain awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates • Identify, within stress testing activities, operational risk issues and areas of non-compliance with internal or external regulations and requirements and propose solutions and escalate appropriately to ensure appropriate control framework is in place. • Ensure adequate model risk governance is followed in adopting stress testing models. Assess fundamental assumptions underlying global models; assess whether model overlays are appropriate given business and regulatory contexts, and are appropriately applied into central stress testing platform Governance • Ensure regulatory stress testing governance requirements are fulfilled, particularly with respect to industry wide stress tests, ICAAP and Recovery Plan exercises. • Interpret requirements, expectations, and observations from regulator in relation to stress testing exercises. • Direct comprehensive analysis throughout the year to identify areas for improvement. • Participate in and provide ongoing support to audit and regulatory reviews and inquiries in relation to Stress Testing. Regulatory and Business Conduct • Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. • Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct. • Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters. Our Ideal Candidate • 10+ years’ experience in Banking industry; • Degree in a numerate discipline (e.g. statistics, economics, mathematics or financial engineering) • CFA, FRM and PRM will be considered favourably • Understands complex interactions between economic and operational factors and their resulting impact to product, business line and financial results and position of the Bank; • Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with various cross functional teams at all levels. Confidence in communication with senior management and in senior committees on Stress Test matters; • Demonstrated ability for problem solving, working independently and attention to detail; Ability to use discretion and independent judgments; Ability to understand impacts of adverse economic and market scenarios; • Ability to facilitate discussions and conduct working group meetings; • Dedicated to information integrity and to producing high quality and insightful output and hitting deadlines where applicable; …