Role Objective
The ALM Officer will assist in measuring and reporting on liquidity situations covering local currency and foreign currency placements or borrowings. The incumbent will assist in liquidity analysis such as duration gap analysis, value at risk analysis and present value per basis point as well as any new tools to measure liquidity jointly with Risk department. The Job holder will support in maintaining and managing Fund Transfer Pricing mechanism (FTP) jointly with the Finance and Risk departments.
Detailed Roles and Responsibilities
- Perform all activities, as assigned by the Section Head – ALM, in compliance with applicable regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
- Provide operational and/or analytical support in efficient management of intra-group funding and liquidity position, through proper allocation of funds.
- Ensure adherence with the group’s structural liquidity risk guidelines. Assist in capability assessment of the Contingency Funding Plans and factoring these valuations into liquidity stress testing, to ensure accuracy and relevance of caution indicators.
- Provide operational and/or analytical support in efficient management of the Group’s asset/liability profile with a focus to reduce funding cost. Assist in proactive administration of short-term fund deviations to capitalize on arbitrage opportunities available in the market to reduce costs.
- Provide operational and/or analytical support in managing the Group’s structural interest rate position in the banking book, to maximize Net Interest Income (NII) while remaining within limits.
- Provide operational and/or analytical support in proper identification, measurement and reporting of Bank’s financial positions and short term and long term risk exposures, and, recommend on limits for interest rate, liquidity and market risks exposures.
- Provide operational and/or analytical support in measuring effective administration of asset liability management process and related procedures within different operational regimes.
- Adhere to/ follow audit, compliance and procedural control measures set by the management with respect to Asset-liability management activities.
- Maintain highest standards of confidentiality, professional conduct, ethics and integrity in the provision of services in the section.
Qualifications & Experience
- University graduate with a degree in Business or Banking or Finance or Economics or any other related discipline.
- Master’s degree in Management any other related discipline will be an added advantage.
- 05-08 years of total experience in financial services/banking industry, entailing responsibilities pertaining to the specific area of discipline.
- Experience in banks or corporate financial institutions, pref. in Treasury or ALM role
