Specialist, Risk Management (Emiratized)

Job Purpose:

Candidate to Support the ICAAP / Stress Testing unit in the execution and ongoing improvement of the Bank’s enterprise-wide stress testing programme while developing practical knowledge of enterprise risk management.

Assist with data collection, preparation, validation and scenario execution for stress testing, risk appetite, ICAAP and related risk exercises under appropriate guidance and supervision.

Prepare accurate and timely analysis, working papers and presentation materials, and build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

Group-wide ICAAP & Internal Stress Testing Framework

Assist with recurring enterprise-wide and portfolio-level stress-testing activities, including data preparation, scenario application, consolidation and review of results under supervision.

Coordinate with Finance, Risk, Business, Treasury and other stakeholders to obtain complete, accurate and timely inputs in approved templates.

Perform data-quality checks, reconciliations, variance analysis and reasonableness reviews; maintain clear evidence of controls, assumptions and issue resolution.

Support the analysis of stress-test impacts on capital, profitability, credit quality and key risk indicators, and help investigate material movements and concentrations.

Prepare management information, dashboards, presentations and committee materials for the Stress Testing unit and relevant governance forums.

Provide analytical and administrative support for ICAAP, risk appetite monitoring, recovery planning and other regulatory or internal risk assessments.

Maintain organized process documentation, data dictionaries, working papers and records of submissions, reviews and approvals.

Maintain action trackers and follow up on agreed items arising from management review, audit or regulatory feedback.

Identify practical opportunities to simplify templates, improve data quality and make recurring reporting more efficient.

Undertake ad hoc risk-analysis assignments in support of the Stress Testing unit’s priorities.

Minimum Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Analytics or a related discipline.

Basic understanding of financial statements, banking or risk-management concepts, with a strong interest in developing expertise in stress testing and enterprise risk.

Good working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint; exposure to other financial tools and platforms is an advantage.

Good numerical and analytical ability, attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving.

Clear written and verbal communication and willingness to coordinate with colleagues across Risk, Finance and Business functions.

Curiosity, integrity, ownership and a strong willingness to learn through guidance, feedback and on-the-job training.