Senior Credit Risk Officer

Background

Our client is one of Asia’s largest Financial Services Groups.

They provide services across Brokerage, Research, Capital Market & Private Wealth Management for various clientele.



How the role sits within the organization

The role will be responsible on managing Credit Risk exposure of Retail, Institutional and Private Wealth Management clientele.



Candidates with less experience will be considered as Credit Risk Officer or Assistant Credit Risk Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Manage client side, firmwide, counterparties and product level risk exposure

Carry out ongoing monitoring of credit risk level on all retail, wealth management and institutional clientele

Establish product LTV ratio and conduct risk monitoring on different asset classes (Equities, Futures & Options, Fixed Income, Mutual Funds & OTC Structured Products)

Formulate Structured Loan proposals and carry out ongoing monitoring through the life-cycle of the loan

Provide an extra layer of Risk Control via monitoring the firm’s daily operations across client fund disbursement, block trades, IPOs & placements and Middle Office

Collaborate with Compliance in handling enquiries from regulators

Traits of an Ideal Candidate

A qualified accountant would be preferable

Experienced in Credit Control, Risk Management, Operations or Audit with a sell-side organization in Financial Industry

Well versed with Hong Kong Listed Equities & Derivatives

Strong communication & interpersonal skills

Analytical and able to work independently

Knowledge with Data Analytics tools (e.g. SAS) &/or Programming Languages (e.g. VBA) would be advantageous

Immediate Availability is highly preferable