The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.
Manage Engagements
- Supporting with the organization and execution of multiple financial risk management engagements (including projects relating to regulatory, credit risk management / modelling, market risk / valuations, etc.).
- Supporting with other strategic engagements to assist clients with enhancing their financial risk management capabilities.
- Developing a client account plan and engaging with a vast client-base within the financial services industry, including banks, development finance institutions, micro-lenders and retailers.
Business Development
- Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers at key clients
- Contribute to proposal development efforts
- Manage engagement risk and project budget
- Report to Africa USAID account lead partner on key performance metrics – Pipeline & assignments
Team Development
- Support the development of strong delivery teams, from recruitment, mentoring, on the job development and retention
- Day-to-day management of staff to deliver on assignments and project, as well as perform administrate task over the team management (such as planning, operational matters and budgeting)
- Mentor /coach senior staff with career growth.
Personal Development
- Involvement in community and office initiatives
- Contribute to thought leadership via at least three activities e.g. articles and speaking at events
- National / local training instructor
- Ensure continuous learning through compliance to 40 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours
Risk Management
- Ensure 100% compliance to Quality and Risk Management Policies, Standards and Procedures.
- Any other tasks that will be assigned to you.
Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:
- Must have a Master's degree in accounting, business, actuarial science, or related relevant degree course
- Must have a minimum 10 years of experience in a quantitative credit risk-based role.
- FRM (GARP) is an added advantage
- Coding experience is an added advantage.
- Relevant experience within a quantitative credit risk-based role would be desired.
- Well versed in contemporary mathematical / statistical techniques and practices in financial risk management areas (e.g. credit risk modelling, etc.).
- Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, with the ability to proactively engage and consult with others across all levels.
- Must demonstrate strategic insights on client management and engagements.
- Experience of leading teams, coaching and mentoring staff.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Drive market opportunities and engage with clients.
- Strong business writing, report writing, presentation and research skills.
- A high aptitude for learning new approaches and innovation.
- Proven experience in formulating business strategy and growth.
- Diligent and committed to excellence.
- Excellent coordination and planning skills.
- Resilience and Tenacity: must be able to always sustain motivation and commitment and can contain and absorb stressful moments and issues.
- Willingness to travel within and outside the region on a need basis.
- 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.
- Opportunity for international travel.
If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply: Financial Risk Management Lead – Candidate’s Summary. Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke quoting ‘Financial Risk Management Lead’. This position shall be shortlisted on a rolling basis.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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