Risk Analyst Job at ARM Life Plc

ARM is a leading group of companies situated in Nigeria with branches scattered across the country. Arm Life is the insurance subsidiary of Asset & Resource Management Company Ltd (ARM). Its parent company, ARM is one of the largest non bank financial services firms in Nigeria with a focus on asset management of quoted equities and fixed income securities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below.

Job Position: Risk Analyst
Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Summary

• Assisting in identifying, analyzing, managing and preventing risks in the Firm’s existing and new businesses, products, operating models and developing/enhancing controls to prevent risk.
• Assisting in managing enterprise-wide risks through the design and implementation of business-specific frameworks and best practice policies and procedures.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage in day-to-day identification, measurement and reporting of risk positions.
• Continuous identification of likely risk areas and recommending remedial actions to address such exposures.
• From time to time, work with the Internal Audit team to assess compliance of the business unit with corporate policies, internal procedures, and key regulations governing unit's activities.
• Review audit reports to identify risk areas across the organisation.
• Assist businesses in defining relevant business practices, both at the strategic and operational levels, that would assist businesses in carrying out their operations in a manner that supports them staying within defined risk appetite.
• Ensure prompt reporting of risk exposures/positions and provide advice on possible resolution of critical issues.
• Prepare monthly asset and liability management reports and periodic ALCO related report and data analysis from time to time.
• Monitor credit risk exposures and provide periodic credit risk reports.
• Generate and disseminate market & investment risk position reports including compliance exception reports.
• Carry out operational risk management analysis and resolution, as may be required from time to time.
• Facilitate strategic risk assessment sessions with key business units and compile risk register and risk matrix for dissemination to attendees.
• Design and review risk policies and framework.
• Ensure smooth implementation of defined risk policies.
• Ensure continuous improvement to risk policies, procedures and methodologies.
• Engage in risk management training, workshops, town hall meetings and other form of risk awareness sessions for staff members.
• Prepare necessary risk disclosure reports, such as IFRS 7 reports, as well as other reports that might be required by key stakeholders from time to time.
• Prepare risk reports for individual risk areas as well as aggregated position for internal stakeholders, such as Senior Management and Unit Heads.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• Between One (1) to three (3) years of relevant experience in the financial services sector.
• First degree in Business, Accounting or other Finance related discipline.
• A professional qualification or a master’s degree would be an added advantage.

Competency and Skills Requirements:

• Knowledge of the local and global financial service industry dynamics including regulations, legislations and operating environment.
• Understanding of risk and return, indicators and risk management techniques as well as trading and pricing derivatives.
• Ability to apply technical aspects of financial services regulation to practical business scenarios.
• Knowledge of market risk concepts; knowledge of financial, systems and process audit.
• Good financial accounting and budgeting skills.
• Understanding of non-bank financial service operations, policies and procedures.
• Problem solving and analytical abilities inclusive of statistics, data analysis and technical skills
• Experience with automated financial systems, including a general ledger and financial reporting software (such as Oracle, Bloomberg, Hi-port etc)
• Good knowledge of MS Excel as an analytical tool and other MS Office Applications, including macro driven processes
• Integrity and good decision-making ability.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Good communication, interpersonal, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Self motivated with a strong drive, and commitment to achieving agreed objectives.