Senior Finance Analyst - Stress Testing & Model Validation

PPNR / CCAR exp candidates + Stress Testing

About the Role -

We are seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to focus on balance sheet and net interest income forecasting, reporting, and analytics across baseline forecasts, stress tests, resolution and recovery planning, and other financial management processes for the Corporate and Investment Banking business. This role will report to the CIB Finance Markets FPA Manager based in India. The role itself will be in Hyderabad.

Responsibilities:

- Execute balance sheet and net interest income (inclusive of yields and cost of funds) forecasts, reporting, and analytics related to deposits, loans, or other products

- Contribute to wide reaching Stress Test and Resolution Planning process and related documentation including partnership with Business Finance, Corporate FP&A, Corporate Enterprise Risk Group, and Risk Modeling Group

- Support the development and implementation of trading related models to assess balance sheet valuation and revenue changes under baseline and stress testing conditions

- Build deep understanding of dynamics and assumptions related to model assumptions, including management judgement, and other drivers used to build balance sheet and net interest income projections

- Produce complex reporting and analytics to provide management with meaningful insight into underlying drivers impacts balances and income forecasts

- Ensure accurate recurring deliverables are completed timely, establish controlled processes, and support ongoing strategic initiatives such as forecast transformation efforts, process improvements, forecasting model built-out and enhancement, etc.

- Responsible for compliance with forecast governance and oversight requirements and ensuring that model KPIs are properly tracked, model risks are appropriately managed and mitigated

- Constantly look for opportunities to improve processes, enhance controls, and build advanced analytics

- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to meet deadlines, resolve issues and achieve goals

- Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements

Essential Qualifications:

- CA / CMA / MBA Graduate with about 7-12 years of financial or banking sectors experience

- Progressive track record of management reporting experience with familiarity of running and or working in a geographically diverse team

- Strong Financial analysis and experience in providing timely and relevant recommendations to drive business decisions and outcomes

- Demonstrable change management skills, particularly those involving process re-engineering and systems change

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to give presentations and briefings to senior management

- Creative and strategic thinking skills, including the ability to analyze business transactions and identify key Finance risks/mitigating controls,

- Ability to work under pressure and maintain high energy levels

- Must be able to work independently with positive collaboration within a fast paced, team environment

Desired Qualifications:

- Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills

- Exposure to key accounting tools like Oracle Financials, Essbase etc.

- High integrity and do what is right, fair and respectful

- Innovative problem solver

- Relationship building skills

- Attention to detail - Recognizes the importance of detail to ensure data integrity

- Comfortable to work in Rotational shifts

- Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) skills and exposure to tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx would be an added advantage