Senior Specialist (Stress Testing)

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Hire Resolve are currently seeking candidates for their open Senior Specialist (Stress Testing) position in null, Gauteng through Go Job Search. Are you an experienced candidate looking to take up a Senior Specialist (Stress Testing) role such as with an industry leading company like Hire Resolve?

Overview Senior Specialist – Stress TestingAn industry-leading bank in Pretoria is looking for a highly skilled Senior Specialist (Stress Testing) to join their team of professionals.In this role, you would lead and implement the stress testing frameworks to promote stability in the financial system through quantitative analysis of potential risks and advisory on the soundness of financial institutions under stress scenarios.Key requirements: Lead the development and implementation of top-down and bottom-up stress-testing frameworks (methodologies, processes, models, etc.).Stress-testing exercises and report results to policymakers.Researching to inform the assumptions and relationships that underpin the relevant models.Research macroeconomic stress testing and possible financial stability risks, to enable the early detection of systemic vulnerabilities and provide thorough reports on findings.Build economic models to stress test the resilience of financial institutions.Demonstrate an understanding and application of all methodological standards, techniques and protocols that apply to your work.Prepare briefings and presentations on stress-test results, research findings and economic analysis, and present them to internal and external stakeholders.Support the skills development of junior specialists by guiding the subject matter in their scope of work.Deliver work independently and determine deliverables from a range of prescheduled and ad hoc team responsibilities. Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Law or Business Management6 years relevant experience with a background in stress testing, modelling and/or quantitative analysis of systemic risk in the financial sectorExperience in relevant programming languages (eg. Python, Matlab, R). Education & certificates: a Master’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Maths, Statistics, Actuarial Science or an equivalent qualification

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