Assistant Manager, Stress Testing

Job Summary

The Capital Stress testing team forms an integral part of the capital adequacy assessment process. The team conducts balance sheet and income statement analysis to come up with projections for Equity, CET1 and other levels of capital, thereby helping to determine the capital cushion under various scenarios including economically stress ones. At a PLC level, stress testing exercises are conducted for RPST, BoE, ICAAP. Stress testing exercise is also carried out or supported for markets where the Bank has considerable footprint.

The position is for an Individual contributor role who would be able to understand concepts well, analyze, come up with findings and present the same to the leadership team to arrive at valuable insights, in addition to performing model execution and data extraction. 

Below further outline tasks and responsibilities that could be expected: 

•    Deliver on the, Balance Sheet & Income Statement projections for the Enterprise-wide Stress Testing (EWST) exercises and accordingly come up with Equity movements and model CET1 projections
•    Carry out the movement analysis & narratives for CET1, Tier 1, Total capital metrics
•    Carry out analysis on Capital numbers including CET1, Total capital and compare against Basel and reg requirements
•    Ensure compliance to EWST procedures, methodologies, and controls.
•    Manage all governance related aspects of the execution of stress testing
•    Drive process improvements and best practices for more efficiency and productivity
•    Support development and maintenance of underlying models to enhance stress testing methodology.
•    Deliver adequate documentation on stress testing methodology subject to management, model validation, audit & regulatory scrutiny.
•    Deliver on the operational risk framework for the stress test process.

Key Responsibilities

•    Risk Management: Ensure all activity adheres to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, relevant policies, and standards, with a specific focus on ensuring an effective framework for the management of operational risks as they pertain to the role.
•    Processes: The role holder will need to support the establishment and documentation of all processes and effective controls for the hub team in accordance with the broader stress testing team
•    Governance: Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which SCB operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
•    Deliver ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge colleagues effectively or escalate appropriately; and willingness to work in an open and cooperative manner with all.
•    Regulatory & Business Conduct: Display exemplary conduct and live by the SCB’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

Business
•    Stress Testing, as part of Finance, is an independent group function responsible for projecting the financials and capital/liquidity ratios of the entity in question given certain assumptions about Bank’s policies and economic variables. The function plays a critical role in strategic business, regulatory and infrastructure initiatives which forms the Bank’s future.
•    Internal Stress Tests: Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP), Management Stress Tests (MST) etc.
•    Regulatory Stress Tests: HKMA SDST, MAS Stress Test, BOE Stress Test, BOT Stress Test, Reverse Stress Tests etc.
•    Climate Risk Stress Tests: A new area of analysis focussing on the impact of climate change on Banking industry
•    Driving ‘Digitisation’: Responsible for designing, prototyping, and implementing strategic change initiatives to increase business efficiency of stress testing processes.

The unit is Performance Driven with an aptitude to meet the expectations of Senior Management & Regulators by living the values of the organization in Doing the Right Thing and Better Together. The Never Settle attitude makes this unit unique in its approach to always be a Future-Fit organization

Processes
•    The role holder will need to support the establishment and documentation of all processes and effective controls for the hub in accordance with the broader stress testing team 

Risk Management
•    Ensure all activity adheres to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, relevant policies and standards, with a specific focus on ensuring an effective framework for the management of operational risks as they pertain to the role.  

Governance
•    Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role. Deliver ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge colleagues effectively, or escalate appropriately; and willingness to work in an open and cooperative manner with all. 

Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    Stress Testing Team
•    Group Treasury 
•    2nd line of defence
•    Business leadership
•    Stress Testing Transformation Programme Team
•    Key operations and technology partners / vendors

Skills and Experience

•    Exceptional written / verbal communication skills – In this role you are expected to communicate with stakeholders across different levels of seniority.
•    Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations independently.
•    Display a methodical & meticulous approach to problem solving and root cause analysis 
•    Be a team player and able to work collaboratively with others

Desired skills

•    Knowledge of Python or equivalent software packages for data analysis
•    Knowledge of data visualization tools like Tableau / Power BI
•    Knowledge of IFRS9 Regulation
•    Financial Analysis
•    External Reporting
•    Effective Communications
•    Project Management
•    Process Management

Qualifications

•    CA or Graduate + MBA (Finance) from a reputed institution. 
•    Good understanding of Balance Sheet/Income Statement accounting and/or Credit Risk concepts.
•    Knowledge of Basel standards and IFRS9
•    Inquisitive and strong inclination towards learning more about Stress Testing / Regulatory reporting.
•    Knowledge of MS Excel ( Advance)
•    Understanding of AGILE 

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.