Manager / Senior Manager – RWA & Capital Management recruitment

The Role

- Reviewing and validate counterparty risk exposure methodologies and associated fair value adjustments (CVA / DVA / FVA / RWA)

- Management and report on CVA/DVA and RWA calculation (Basel II and Basel III) and/or corresponding Pillar II and Pillar III reporting in respect to Counterparty Credit Risk

- Providing advice on business improvement initiatives in the areas of revenue, risk, capital, balance sheet, RWA, economic capital and costs. This can be at business, desk, trader or book levels.

- Performing model validation for credit risk models across different asset classes

- Reviewing and validating market credit risk methodologies

- Developing and validating models to be used for calculation of economic capital and pillar II and Pillar 3 regulatory capital.

- Reviewing and designing RWA model governance processes and see them through to full implementation and use by the business users.

- Reviewing of stress testing methodologies including aggregation for market and credit risk

The Candidate

- Quantitative Degree (essential) Industry Qualifications FRM, CFA, PRMIA (desirable).

- A track record in RWA risk quantification modelling for a number of asset classes Fixed Income, Equities, Rates and FX, Commodities or Credit

- Knowledge of credit risk processes/metrics e.g. LGD, PD and RWA and sound knowledge of Basel II and Basel III requirements

- Strong knowledge and practical understanding of the Credit Valuation Adjustment CVA, from a regulatory, accounting and business perspective.

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to convert complex terminology into lehman terms

If you would like more information, please contact Jamie Brimage on 0207 970 9615 or e-mail Jamie.brimage@psdgroup.com