Our client is an established brokerage and investment bank operating across ASEAN, the UK, and the US, offering corporate finance/advisory, capital markets, derivatives, brokerage & research, and prime brokerage services.
This position reports to the Chief Risk Officer.
Responsibilities:
- Perform in-depth credit assessments of counterparties, corporate borrowers, and trading clients draft credit submissions and propose credit limits for approval by the Credit Underwriting Committee.
- Review equities, fixed income, and other instruments to set suitable margin requirements and risk parameters for CFD and Share Financing products.
- Analyse liquidity, volatility, concentration exposure, and name-specific (idiosyncratic) risks across proposed collateral and client portfolios.
- Track daily exposures, margin usage, and concentration metrics ensure margin calls are triggered and issued promptly in line with established thresholds.
- Conduct regular client and portfolio reviews to confirm collateral sufficiency and ongoing risk appropriateness.
- Identify and escalate limit overruns and risk exceptions quickly, supported by clear recommendations and next steps.
- Produce and refine risk reporting for Management, the Board, and relevant committees-ensuring reports are accurate, transparent, and value-adding.
- Lead enhancements to reporting workflows, data integrity, and system processes to improve risk oversight effectiveness.
- Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of credit risk frameworks, policies, and methodologies.
- Provide ad-hoc risk and market analysis across equities, bonds, derivatives, and other products as needed.
- Support departmental initiatives, including strategic projects and system upgrades within Risk Management.
- Assist with preparation of presentation materials for senior management discussions and cross-functional working sessions.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/accounting/engineering or other quantitative discipline.
- 6-10 years experience in Credit Risk, Securities Financing, Prime Brokerage, or related areas.
- Strong credit analysis skills (financial statements, counterparty assessment, credit evaluation).
- Familiar with margin financing/CFDs, collateral assessment, and risk tools (e.g., VaR, stress testing).
- Proficient in Excel VBA is a plus.
- Meticulous, proactive, and able to manage stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Merries Employment LLP
EA Licence No: 14C7362
Posting Personnel: Kong Fong Ting
EA Personnel Registration No: R1987853
