Senior Vice President (Risk Management) - Foreign Bank

Job Responsibilities:

1. Overall supervision of Credit, Liquidity, Market and Operational (Operational, Business Continuity, Third party and New Product).
2. Review and develop Branch's Risk Management policy, update operation manual to ensure compliance with laws and regulations including MAS and H.O. policy.
3. Supervise the smooth running of both credit risk management and loans related credit administration functions of the Branch.
4. Provide independent comments on new credit application submitted by Corporate Banking, Trade Finance and Treasury Departments, Private Banking and FI Departments to the Credit Committee / Credit Approval Sub-Committee / Head Office for approval.
5. Ensure all approval, limits, documentation and collaterals are complete and in good order before a loan drawdown or security purchase is made.
6. Act as liaising person with Head Office to clarify queries on policies / procedures as and when required, as well as with the Originating Branches for Loan Booking related matters.
7. Assist to handle enquiries & inspections from Head Office departments, internal/external/ Head office auditors & / or local regulator.
8. Provide recommendations (where appropriate) on the classification of loans and / or securities given by Corporate Banking, Trade Finance and Treasury Departments in their existing portfolios and comment on adequacy of current provisions if required to protect the quality of assets.
9. Monitoring of daily risk control reports & limits ensuring that there is no unaccounted breach or excesses.
10. Review regular and ad-hoc reports concerning risk management to Management / Head Office / MAS as required.
11. Member of Management Committee, Compliance & Internal Control Committee, ALCO, Credit Committee, Credit Approval Sub-Committee, and Investment Banking Committee.
12. Perform any duties as may be assigned by the Management.
13. Prepare and provide regular and ad-hoc reports concerning risk management to Head Office and Management as required.

Key Requirements:

1. Bachelor degree in Accounting/ Business/ Finance or higher qualification.
2. At least 5 years of relevant experience heading the Risk Management department in medium sized bank.
3. Demonstrated leadership and strong people engagement skill.

Interested candidates please email resume in MS Word format to [HIDDEN TEXT].

Please state your last drawn and expected package, relevant skill sets and the position you are applying for.

Resumes collected will be kept in strict confidence and used for recruitment purposes only.

Skills: liquidity risk, Leadership, Credit Risk Management, Market Risk, Risk Assessment, Business Continuity, Risk Control, Liquidity Management, Risk Management, Transaction Banking, business continuity management, Liquidity, Regulatory Requirements, Credit Risk.

Experience: 5.00-7.00 Years.