Senior Officer - Market and Credit Risk

Financial Markets Middle Office department cooperates with Head Office to conduct market, credit, operational risk monitoring and reporting of London Trading Centre and Global Financial Markets (GFM) in Bank of China (BOC) London Branch and Bank of China (UK) Limited, and other overseas branches to meet the relevant policies and requirements in respect of risk framework establishment and implementation. As a Senior Officer - Market and Credit Risk, you will be responsible to coordinate and carry out the monitoring and reporting of market risk and credit risk of London Trading Centre, London Branch, and other European entities. You will also be responsible for the approval of hard blocked transactions, issuing opinions on risk incidences and related IT system upgrade. This is a full time permanent position.

Key responsibilities

Carry out risk control activities on market risk and credit risk pertaining to the financial markets business of London Trading Centre, London Branch and other European entities in accordance with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures
Enhance policies and procedures with regards to credit risk and market risk controls as well as other related controls or operations
Issue risk opinions on significant or emerging risks to the business units
Investigate and approve/reject hard blocked transactions in the system
Engage with internal stakeholders and liaise with third parties in regards to system upgrade and change management
Be responsible for the approval of user, static data and system parameter applications
Assist in staff training to enhance competency and fitness to work
Back up other team members when required
Requirements

Degree educated in Banking, Finance, or other equivalent
Professional qualification in financial markets (e.g. CFA, FRM) is preferred
Experience in trading, treasury, clearing and settlement or other areas in financial markets business within the Banking sector
Understanding of financial products
Commercial awareness
Attention to detail
Highly organised
Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Team player
Excellent communication skills
Fluency in Mandarin is preferred