Senior Manager Credit, Group Portfolio Manager - IFRS 9 Modelling & Reporting

Academic Qualifications & Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics and/ or a related quantitative field.
  
• Professional qualifications in Actuarial Science or progress towards certification (highly preferred).
  
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in banking, with at least 3 years in IFRS 9 modelling or credit risk analytics.
  
• Strong understanding of IFRS 9 standards, impairment frameworks, and regulatory expectations.
  
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
  
• Proven experience in addressing audit and regulatory findings.
  

IFRS 9 Governance & Compliance:

• Ensure IFRS 9 operationalization, review, and continuous improvement of IFRS 9 policies and methodologies across the Group.
  
• Ensure full compliance with IFRS 9 requirements, Central Bank regulations, and internal risk frameworks.
  
• Develop, manage, and validate end-to-end ECL models for various banking segments, ensuring accurate impairment estimation.
  
• Maintain robust documentation of models, assumptions, and methodologies.
  
• Custodian of Group IFRS 9 Models and FLI Models. Generating ECL/impairment numbers for reporting. Credit Risk Modeling - updating model assumptions; Probability of Default, Cure Rates, Recovery Rates and Loss Given Default.
  
• Coordinating all External and Internal Audits pertaining to Credit Department and address audit findings related to IFRS 9, including remediation plans and stakeholder engagement.
  

ECL Modelling & Methodology:

• Develop, validate, and enhance ECL models (PD, LGD, EAD) as and when required.
  
• Provide support qualitative and quantitative analysis of ECL estimation for the Group.
  
• Ensure valid staging criteria (Stage 1, 2, 3) and Significant Increase in Credit Risk (SICR) assessments.
  
• Ensure forward-looking macroeconomic overlays are appropriately incorporated.
  
• Perform monthly ECL reviews, including variance, attribution and scenario analysis.
  
• Conduct back-testing, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing of models.
  

Data, Analytics & Reporting:

• Executed IFRS 9 Models for the Bank and Subsidiaries, generate impairment numbers for reporting.
  
• Manage data quality with other team including IT, maintain credit loss forecasts for planning, and drive process automation. Ensure data integrity, completeness, and appropriateness for IFRS 9 calculations.
  
• Perform detailed portfolio analytics to support provisioning decisions.
  
• IFRS 9 ECL and CBK provisions reconciliation.
  
• Provide timely and accurate IFRS 9 impairment reports for management, Board, and regulators.
  
• Interpret model outputs and provide actionable insights to senior management.
  
• Providing analytical support and analysis through daily and monthly credit reporting to stakeholders. Presentation of all required MIS – Analytics and Dashboards.
  

Audit & Stakeholder Management:

• Act as the primary contact for internal and external auditors on IFRS 9 matters.
  
• Provide technical explanations and defend modelling assumptions and outputs.
  
• Collaborate with Risk, Finance, Credit, and IT teams to ensure alignment and data availability.
  
• Support regulatory inspections and reviews.
  

Model Risk Management:

• Establish and maintain a strong model governance framework.
  
• Coordinate independent model validation and periodic reviews.
  
• Monitor model performance and recommend recalibration where necessary.
  

Systems & Process Improvement:

• Drive automation and efficiency in IFRS 9 computation processes.
  
• Work closely with IT to enhance modelling tools and reporting systems (e.g., core banking, data warehouses).
  
• Leverage advanced Excel and statistical tools for modelling and analysis.
  
• Supporting any Bank project relating to credit reporting aspects.
  
• Supporting in the Credit Department Budgetary process.