Senior Specialist, Risk Modeling
Vodafone
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: 🇲🇿 Mozambique
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About the role
- This role plays a crucial part in the organization by managing and mitigating financial risks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting the overall risk management framework.
- The primary purpose is to identify, assess, and manage financial risks, including market risk (interest rate and exchange rate), credit risk and liquidity risk.
- Identify, assess, and monitor financial risks faced by the institution (exchange rate, credit, liquidity, interest rate), ensuring resilience and alignment with the risk appetite.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve financial risk management policies, procedures, and frameworks, ensuring compliance with local regulations and international standards.
- Conduct independent financial risk assessments, as well as stress testing, and ICAAP to evaluate exposure and impact of adverse scenarios.
- Monitor and analyze financial risk indicators (risk-weighted assets, capital adequacy ratios, liquidity ratios), delivering timely and actionable reports to senior management and governance committees.
- Provide independent economic and market insights to senior leadership and governance committees, enabling informed decision-making and long-term resilience while maintaining strict risk oversight independence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or related field;
- Master’s degree or certifications such as FRM, PRM, CFA are highly desirable.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in financial risk management or related fields within financial services or fintech.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks Central Bank Guidelines, (Basel, IFRS) and market discipline principles.
- Proven expertise in risk modeling, stress testing, ICAAP, and liquidity risk management.
- In-depth understanding of regulatory requirements and guidelines related to financial risk management in Mozambique, complemented by knowledge of international standards (e.g., Basel, IFRS).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design and implement practical risk mitigation strategies.
- Excellent knowledge of financial products, markets, instruments, and risk models, as well as proficiency in financial management and risk analytics tools.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver results under pressure in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial risk managementrisk modelingstress testingICAAPliquidity risk managementregulatory compliancefinancial analysisrisk mitigation strategiescapital adequacy ratiosrisk-weighted assets
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsinterpersonal skillscollaboration skillsindependenceprioritizationresults-orientedinfluenceadaptability
Certifications
FRMPRMCFA