Consultant – ALM, FTP & Liquidity Risk Software Implementation

We are seeking an experienced ALM, FTP & Liquidity Risk Software Implementation Consultant to join our banking risk management software implementation team in EGYPT (REMOTE)

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience implementing ALM, Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) and Liquidity Risk software solutions for banks.

This is a software implementation and consulting role, rather than a pure banking risk analyst position. The candidate should have experience working for a software vendor, technology company, consulting firm or system integrator delivering risk management solutions to banking clients.

Experience with Oracle OFSAA / Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications (OFSAA) or comparable ALM, FTP and Liquidity Risk platforms is a pre-requisite to being considered for this position.

Interested & eligible candidates may send their CV to rnair@mds-afs.com.

Key Responsibilities

Implement, configure and support leading international software solutions for:
Asset Liability Management (ALM)
Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP)
Liquidity Risk Management
Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB)
Related Enterprise Risk Management solutions
Work directly with banks to understand their:
ALM and liquidity risk methodologies
FTP methodologies and transfer-pricing frameworks
Risk policies and regulatory requirements
Products, portfolios and business processes
Data structures and reporting requirements
Conduct client workshops to gather and document functional and technical requirements.
Translate banking and risk-management requirements into software configurations, business rules, calculations, workflows and reports.
Configure and customize ALM, FTP and Liquidity Risk solutions according to approved specifications.
Prepare functional and technical documentation, including:
Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
Functional Specifications
Configuration documents
Test scenarios and test cases
User documentation
Participate in the complete implementation lifecycle, including:
Requirements gathering
Solution design
Configuration
Data mapping
Integration
System Integration Testing (SIT)
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Production deployment
Post-implementation support
Work with client IT, Treasury, Risk, Finance and business teams to resolve implementation and data-related issues.
Support data analysis, mapping and validation between banking source systems and the risk management platform.
Assist clients in validating ALM, FTP and liquidity risk calculations and results.
Prepare and deliver product demonstrations, training sessions and knowledge-transfer workshops.
Prepare project status reports and communicate implementation progress, risks and issues to clients and project management.
Support change-management activities and assist clients in adopting new risk-management processes and systems.
Travel to customer locations as required.

Mandatory Experience & Qualifications

The ideal candidate must meet all or most of the following criteria:

1. Banking Software Implementation Experience

Minimum 3 years of professional experience implementing software solutions for banks.
Experience should be in a software vendor, technology company, consulting firm or system integrator environment.
Candidates whose experience is limited to being an ALM user, Treasury user, risk analyst or bank employee without software implementation experience are not the target profile.

2. ALM / FTP / Liquidity Risk Expertise

Hands-on implementation experience in one or more of the following is required:

Asset Liability Management (ALM)
Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP)
Liquidity Risk Management
Interest Rate Risk / IRRBB
Liquidity gap analysis
Cash-flow modelling
Interest-rate risk measurement
Behavioral modelling
Liquidity stress testing
Regulatory liquidity reporting

Candidates with experience across ALM + FTP + Liquidity Risk will be strongly preferred.

3. ALM Software Platform Experience

Experience with Oracle OFSAA is highly desirable or comparable banking risk platforms will also be considered.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate actual implementation/configuration experience on a software platform, rather than simply knowledge of the underlying ALM concepts.

4. Client-Facing Consulting Experience

Experience working directly with banking clients.
Strong requirements-gathering and business-analysis skills.
Ability to conduct workshops with Treasury, Risk, Finance and IT departments.
Ability to explain complex banking risk concepts to both business and technical stakeholders.

5. Technical Skills

Good knowledge of SQL is required.
Experience with database structures, data mapping and data validation.
Understanding of ETL/data integration concepts is desirable.
Ability to investigate calculation and data issues using SQL and other technical tools.