Position Summary
KPMG Financial Risk Management wish to recruit a Credit Risk Advisor to support
with the delivery of credit risk related engagements for our financial services
clients.
Key roles and responsibilities
The Credit Advisor will have the following
responsibilities:
Assist in the development of a work plan, budget and
quality plan to ensure efficiency, high performance and high-quality work on
engagements.
Maintaining a progress tracker of engagement
milestones, tasks and deliverables. profit objectives and deliver designated
engagement deliverables.
Perform engagement recovery, quality risk management
and administrative analysis. Undertake tasks as directed by engagement
Manager.
Assisting in preparation of technical and commercial
value propositions.
Build an understanding of client business and markets to assist in the development of client relationships and developing a commercial mindset on how work performed impacts profitability at the engagement and practice levels.
Manage pipeline and revenue as required, maintain a
cross-selling value, meet individual targets and ensure proper billing and
timely follow up.
Supervise staff level engagement teams.
Build industry knowledge through involvement in
internal and external events, documenting and circulating articles and thought
leadership.
Any other duties and responsibilities as may be
assigned from time to time.
Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Actuarial, Financial
engineering, Business, Engineering, Economics, Statistics, or related relevant
degree course
Must have 4 – 6 years of experience working in
Financial Risk Management with a focus on Credit Risk.
Must have at least 3 years of experience working
within and / or consulting for clients in the financial services sector
(Banking & Insurance).
Demonstrated experience in reviewing and/ or
developing financial and credit risk models (IFRS 9 models, credit scorecards,
stress testing models, operational models, etc.)
Good understanding of banking regulations across East
Africa with a keen focus on regulatory capital regimes, capital and liquidity
assessment programs, Basel guidelines, etc.
Must have a relevant professional qualification such
as FRM, ERM, ACCA, CFA, CPA .
Certifications in Stress Testing, ESG and climate
risk would be an added advantage.
Technical competencies and Personal attributes:
Exhibits commercial, technical and social awareness.
Client focused delivery that is effective and
efficient.
Demonstrates creativity, agile performance and
innovation in the way they work.
Successful delivery of the risk initiatives as they
arise.
Ability to train and mentor team members on different
tasks.
Possess strong written, verbal and research skills
with the ability to work well both autonomously and collaboratively.
Resilience and Tenacity: must be able to always
sustain motivation and commitment and can contain and absorb stressful moments
and issues.
Multicultural Skills: must be able to operate and
interact in a multicultural environment and uphold cultural diversity; and
Pragmatic Problem-Solving Skills: ability to handle
and resolve unstructured problems and provide effective solutions or avenues
for the solutions to come from other team members.
We offer:
An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on
cutting edge clients across Africa.
Continuous learning and development.
Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
How To Apply
If your career aspirations match this exciting
opportunity, please use the link below to apply: Filling the application form
is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke quoting ‘Credit
Risk Advisor (FRM)’ by 29 June 2024.
Mulberry Growers is an equal opportunity employer and
values diversity in its workforce. We thank all applicants for their interest,
but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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