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Santam is looking for a passionate and energetic individual for a position as Technical Support: Geographical Information Systems & Risk Analysis who will be based in Tygervalley, Bellville. This exciting opportunity is available within Santam Group Underwriting.

This role will provide support to the technical specialist in the Risk Management Team, positioned in the Underwriting Risk Management department. This will include:

• Assist with the management of certain project deliverables (e.g. geocoding, thatch accumulation, etc.).
• Assist with the management of ESRI’s cloud solution, ArcGIS Online.
• Data management: collection, cleaning, analysing, and visualisation of non-spatial/spatial data.
• Daily duties on the FloodQueries (flood) mailbox and the MyLocation (geocoding) mailbox.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assist with the management and execution of the project deliverables.
• Underwriting Viewer support: Provide administrative and data management support to the ArcGIS Online Viewer application.
• Data collection, cleaning, and analysis: Perform daily GIS tasks relating to data collection, cleaning and analysis for both spatial and non-spatial data.
• Geocoding of Santam policy data: Perform the cleaning of address data, followed by geocoding and reverse geocoding.
• GIS analysis.
• Report writing (presenting research or analysis results).
• LITool updates on the Viewers and PolicyCenter (PC).
• Application development, support, and updates.
• ArcGIS Online management and support.
• Conduct training sessions (e.g. geocoding, viewers overview).
• FloodQueries mailbox management: Be responsible for e-mail queries relating to flood reviews one day per week.
• MyLocation mailbox management: Be responsible for e-mail queries relating to geocoding enquiries one day per week.

• BSc/Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics/Geoinformatics or relevant specialist degree.
• 10 - 15 years’ experience as a GIS Technologist/Professional.

• Basic knowledge of disaster risk (floods, fire, etc.).
• Must be proficient in the ESRI software suite (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online).
• GIS data capture, data preparation and analytics.
• Python scripting skills for customisation and automation will be a benefit.
• Geocoding capabilities.
• Spatial analytics.
• Coordinate Systems and Map Projections.
• Research and report writing.
• Advance knowledge in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Good communication, presentation, and networking skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Teamwork.
• Analytical thinking.
• Problem solving.
• Time management.
• Client focus.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Drives results.
• Cultivates innovation.
• Plans and aligns.
• Balances stakeholders.

Pay Competitive

Location Johannesburg / Gauteng

Employment type Full-Time

Req# : The opportunity

We are looking to expand our Quantitative Advisory Services (QAS) team by recruiting suitably qualified and experienced individuals.

QAS focuses on providing credit risk, market risk and data science solutions to banking, insurance and other corporate clients.

Our services cover statutory, regulatory and other quantitative areas from both a consulting and an assurance perspective.

The successful applicant will work within a team which offers our clients advice and hands-on assistance with issues such as:

1. IFRS 13 fair value measurement focusing on the valuation of exotic derivatives across a range of underlying asset classes and the valuation of fixed income and money market instruments
2. IFRS 2 share-based payment and BEE deal valuation
3. xVA modelling (credit and debit valuation adjustment, funding valuation adjustment, etc.)
4. IRRBB and FRTB regulatory compliance
5. Alternative reference rate transition

1. Participate in and lead client engagements
2. Manage the build and delivery of client solutions, based on knowledge of clients' agendas
3. Develop informed views for clients on the implications of current and anticipated industry issues
4. Assist with new business sales through proactively managing accounts, identifying new client opportunities and playing a role in developing and driving sales campaigns
5. Maintain an educational program to continually develop your own personal skills
6. Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all junior levels of staff
7. Provide learning and growth opportunities to staff and encourage the potential within all staff to take on challenging opportunities
8. Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for junior levels of staff
9. Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training QAS professionals

Qualifications:

1. Relevant Honours or Masters (MCom / MSc / MPhil) level degree
2. Professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA) a plus
3. A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience
4. Proficiency in VBA, R or Python

As one of our valued employees in EY, you get to work on inspiring, meaningful and challenging projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development.

At EY we value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments.

In addition to these, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that encourages high quality and knowledge exchange. Furthermore, we offer excellent working conditions, in a stimulating, inclusive and enjoyable environment.

1. Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
2. Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
3. The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

As a global leader in assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transaction services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better.

So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now.

EY provides consulting, assurance, tax and transaction services that help solve our client's toughest challenges and build a better working world for all.

We are currently seeking a talented Market Risk Analyst to join our clients Risk Department. This independent role is crucial in overseeing and controlling frontline trading activities. The team plays a vital part in helping senior management fully comprehend the riskreward dynamics of trading books while ensuring precise valuation of physical exposures such as oil cargoes electricity generation and gas deliveries. The Market Risk Analyst will be responsible for monitoring the embedded risks within the companys portfolio and ensuring alignment with the companys risk tolerance.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities :

• Identify assess and monitor risks across assigned portfolios.
• Create and update risk reports to track key risks adjusting them based on changing market conditions.
• Take the lead in coordinating implementing evolving and communicating risk reports.
• Work closely with traders and the team to understand market positioning and prevailing conditions.
• Develop and execute customized stress tests for various market scenarios sharing findings with senior management and commercial teams.
• Define and track predictive risk scenarios to help management and traders understand the portfolios positioning as market conditions evolve.
• Utilize Python programming and data visualization tools (such as Tableau / PowerBI) to display key metrics on daily dashboards.
• Evaluate a broad spectrum of transactions providing modeling and analytical insights where needed.
• Clearly communicate findings and insights to traders and senior management.

Qualifications :

• A Bachelors degree in a related field (Masters degree preferred particularly in Finance or Risk Management).
• Postgraduate qualifications in Finance or Risk Management are a plus.

Experience & Skills :

• Proven experience in Market Risk analysis.
• Experience in commodities especially oil or gas is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong proficiency in Python coding.
• Excellent analytical and problemsolving abilities with a focus on numerical analysis.
• Ability to challenge proposals constructively while maintaining effective working relationships.
• A collaborative teamoriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Capable of working independently and meeting tight deadlines while delivering practical business solutions.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV to .

If you dont hear back from us within two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.

Package & Remuneration

Market related

Required Experience :

Key Skills

Cruise,Law Enforcement,Attorney At Law,Business Sales,AC Maintenance,Architecture

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Pay Competitive

Location Johannesburg/Gauteng

Employment type Full-Time

Req#: 1430906

The opportunity

We are looking to expand our Quantitative Advisory Services (QAS) team by recruiting suitably qualified and experienced individuals. QAS focusses on providing credit risk, market risk and data science solutions to banking, insurance and other corporate clients. Our services cover statutory, regulatory and other quantitative areas from both a consulting and an assurance perspective.

Your key technical responsibilities

The successful applicant will work within a team which offers our clients advice and hands-on assistance with issues such as:

• IFRS 13 fair value measurement focussing on the valuation of exotic derivatives across a range of underlying asset classes and the valuation of fixed income and money market instruments
• IFRS 2 share-based payment and BEE deal valuation
• xVA modelling (credit and debit valuation adjustment, funding valuation adjustment, etc.)
• IRRBB and FRTB regulatory compliance
• Alternative reference rate transition

Your client and business responsibilities

• Participate in and lead client engagements
• Manage the build and delivery of client solutions, based on knowledge of clients’ agendas
• Develop informed views for clients on the implications of current and anticipated industry issues
• Assist with new business sales through proactively managing accounts, identifying new client opportunities and playing a role in developing and driving sales campaigns
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop your own personal skills
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all junior levels of staff
• Provide learning and growth opportunities to staff and encourage the potential within all staff to take on challenging opportunities
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for junior levels of staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training QAS professionals

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Qualifications: Relevant Honours or Masters (MCom / MSc /MPhil) level degree
• Professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA) a plus
• A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience
• Proficiency in VBA, R or Python

What working at EY offers

As one of our valued employees in EY, you get to work on inspiring, meaningful and challenging projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. At EY we value our employees and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. In addition to these, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that encourages high quality and knowledge exchange. Furthermore, we offer excellent working conditions, in a stimulating, inclusive and enjoyable environment. We offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transaction services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.

EY provides consulting, assurance, tax and transaction services that help solve our client’s toughest challenges and build a better working world for all.

Are you a financial expert with a deep understanding of market risks, particularly in the areas of counter-party credit and derivative pricing? If you're passionate about analysing complex financial instruments and ensuring the stability of financial systems, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Key Responsibilities:
As a Market Risk Specialist specialising in counter-party credit and derivative pricing, you will play a pivotal role in our organisation's risk management strategy.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Counter-party Credit Risk Analysis: Assessing and managing the counter-party credit risk exposure of our organisation, including evaluating the creditworthiness of counter-parties and mitigating potential risks.
• Derivative Pricing: Utilising your expertise to accurately price and value complex derivatives, ensuring that our portfolio remains competitive and compliant with regulatory standards.
• Risk Modeling: Developing and enhancing risk models to quantify and forecast market risk, helping us make informed decisions regarding our financial strategies.
• Portfolio Analysis: Conducting comprehensive analysis of our financial portfolios to identify potential risks and opportunities, and providing recommendations for optimising risk-return profiles.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring that our risk management practices align with industry regulations and standards, and participating in audits and compliance reporting.
• Communication: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including traders, quantitative analysts, and senior management, to convey risk assessments and insights effectively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years extensive experience in market risk management, with a focus on counter-party credit and derivative pricing.
• Proficiency in quantitative analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, derivatives, and risk management concepts.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks related to market risks.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us:
By joining our team as a Market Risk Specialist, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial strategies and contribute to the success and stability of our organisation. We offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional growth.
If you're ready to take your market risk expertise to the next level and make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply for this exciting role. Join us in shaping the future of financial risk management!

Annually

• Conduct risk identification, assessments, and monitoring across assigned portfolios.
• Design and adapt risk reports to track key risks and adjust as market conditions change.
• Take ownership of coordinating, implementing, evolving, and communicating risk reports.
• Collaborate effectively with the team and traders to understand market positioning and current conditions.
• Implement bespoke stress tests for various market scenarios and communicate findings to senior management and commercial teams.
• Define and monitor predictive risk scenarios to help management and traders understand portfolio positioning as the markets evolve.
• Utilize Python coding and data visualization software (Tableau/Power BI) to present metrics in daily dashboards.
• Assess a wide range of transactions, providing modeling and analysis as necessary.
• Communicate results clearly to traders and senior management.

• Bachelors Degree in Science required (Masters Degree preferred, ideally in Finance or Risk Management).
• Post-graduate qualifications in Finance or Risk Management are advantageous.

• Proven experience in market risk.
• Experience in commodities, especially oil or gas, is a plus but not required.
• High proficiency in Python coding.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on numerical analysis.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to constructively challenge proposals while maintaining strong working relationships.
• Collaborative team player with flexibility to manage various issues.
• Capable of working autonomously while meeting tight deadlines and delivering practical business solutions.

Are you a financial expert with a deep understanding of market risks, particularly in the areas of counter-party credit and derivative pricing? If you're passionate about analysing complex financial instruments and ensuring the stability of financial systems, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Counter-party Credit Risk Analysis: Assessing and managing the counter-party credit risk exposure of our organisation, including evaluating the creditworthiness of counter-parties and mitigating potential risks.
• Derivative Pricing: Utilising your expertise to accurately price and value complex derivatives, ensuring that our portfolio remains competitive and compliant with regulatory standards.
• Risk Modeling: Developing and enhancing risk models to quantify and forecast market risk, helping us make informed decisions regarding our financial strategies.
• Portfolio Analysis: Conducting comprehensive analysis of our financial portfolios to identify potential risks and opportunities, and providing recommendations for optimising risk-return profiles.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring that our risk management practices align with industry regulations and standards, and participating in audits and compliance reporting.
• Communication: Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including traders, quantitative analysts, and senior management, to convey risk assessments and insights effectively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years extensive experience in market risk management, with a focus on counter-party credit and derivative pricing.
• Proficiency in quantitative analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, derivatives, and risk management concepts.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks related to market risks.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us: By joining our team as a Market Risk Specialist, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial strategies and contribute to the success and stability of our organisation. We offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for professional growth. If you're ready to take your market risk expertise to the next level and make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply for this exciting role. Join us in shaping the future of financial risk management!

Annually

My client is looking for a Market Risk Senior Manager to join their Financial Risk Management practice in Johannesburg. This opportunity is with a global leader in audit, tax, and advisory services known for its collaborative culture and innovative approach. As part of the Financial Risk Management Market Risk team, you will play a key role in managing and mitigating financial risks for clients in the banking and financial services sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work closely with partners and associate directors to provide high-quality reporting on market risk issues including counterparty credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, and more.
2. Lead quantitative financial risk management engagements related to foreign exchange, interest rate, credit, and commodity risks along with associated controls.
3. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of capital markets processes such as trading limits, risk management, credit, settlement, and operations.
4. Serve as a subject matter expert in areas like quantitative risk management, IFRS2 Share-based Payment, IFRS9 / IAS39 Hedge Accounting, and exotic derivative modelling.
5. Lead staff on advisory engagements and audit assist assignments.
6. Collaborate locally and internationally to identify and convert opportunities for business growth.
7. Contribute to research on the evolving financial landscape and guide the development of new business ideas.
8. Inspire and mentor junior staff members.

1. A degree in finance, quantitative finance, engineering, mathematics, or statistics coupled with advanced or professional qualifications.
2. A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, ideally in a consulting environment with a regulator or in a financial institution (preferably a bank).
3. Strong expertise in market risk analysis and the ability to build trusted business relationships.
4. Demonstrated success in a project-based environment where collaboration is essential.
5. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
6. Proven ability to lead and mentor teams in delivering high-quality work.

If you meet these qualifications and are ready to take on this exciting opportunity, please send your CV to (contact email). Should you not hear from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Market-related

Senior Manager

IT Hardware & Networking, Cruise, Import & Export, Light Vehicle Driving, ACCA, ITI

Type: Full-Time

Vacancy: 1

Risk Manager • Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Senior Manager, Structured Solutions, Market Risk

Job Overview

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30

To provide leadership and subject matter expertise on the Structured Solutions desk, including complex and bespoke structured deals, X-Value Adjustment (XVA) relating to derivative contracts for risks not captured by vanilla systems, non-linear risk and other exotic derivatives covering all asset classes in order to identify, measure, manage and report market risk exposures and ensure alignment to the risk appetite of the organisation.

This includes performing detailed analysis on complex and large structured deals with XVA exposures to prepare and submit appropriate risk management proposals in collaboration with Market/Credit/Country Risk as part of the submission to Structured Transactions Committee (STC). Where relevant, engage with FO Structurers/Global Market Legal/Africa Regions Global Market Heads. Engage with quantitative teams to ensure that material economic risks are modelled and provide proposals on unobservable valuation inputs. Participate in the new business plan evaluation, new products implementation to identify market risk for the desk. Present results to relevant forums for approval.

Ensure a deep understanding of the markets in which Global Markets trades, including market correlations across all asset classes to identify, measure, manage and report market risk exposures on the Structured Solutions desk. Take a proactive role in assessing the risk/reward of Front Office (FO) positions and be able to challenge these where appropriate. This includes identifying gaps and leading specific projects and actions to enhance and improve the reporting of Market Risk metrics used to quantify risk with buy-in from relevant traders/head of desk where relevant to enable better more informed decision making. Monitor and control all Structured Solutions trading and banking operations to ensure that market risk consumed by the trading and banking operations is within the approved risk appetite and limit breaches are reported and escalated to the relevant audience whilst providing insights and proposed actions. Lead and manage a complex negotiation with traders on positions or as part of Market Risk review to ensure that risks taken are within the bank's risk appetite.

Actively contribute to the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) embedment phase and tracking to create a clear regulatory boundary between the trading and banking books and to ensure that regulatory market risk models deliver reliable capital outcomes for the desk and promote consistent implementation of the standards across jurisdictions.

Lead and drive the digitisation and automation journey for the Structured Solutions capability within Market Risk to achieve the objectives of the Standard Bank Group to reduce manual process activities and align to world best practices whilst ensuring alignment to BCBS239 principles.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
Field of Study: BSc Honours Maths of Finance/MPhil; BSc/BBusci Actuarial Sciences; BSc/BCom Honours Mathematical Sciences, Quantitative Studies

Other Preferred Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Memberships: FRM, CFA or CQF

Experience Required
8-10 years of experience as a seasoned Market Risk professional with relevant work experience of the end-to-end Market Risk and Trading Market Risk value chain as a control function and measures. Experience in managing a non-linear book.
8-10 years of experience with deep specialist knowledge and experience of Global Markets Products and their valuations, including XVA relating to derivative contracts.
2-3 years of experience in people management.

Additional Information

• Documenting Facts
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Following Procedures
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions
• Market Analysis
• Product Knowledge (Trading, Transacting)

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any form of payment as part of our recruitment process. If you experience this, please contact our Fraud line on +27 800222050 or