Financial Risk Lead at Kuda Bank

Job Title: Financial Risk Lead

Job Overview

• This role is responsible for managing and mitigating risks while ensuring alignment with the bank’s risk appetite to support stable and positive returns.
• The position aims to protect the bank from significant losses that could result from poor business strategies, challenges in executing these strategies, or the failure to adjust strategies in response to changes in the business landscape.
• The role involves identifying, evaluating, and addressing risks to maintain the bank’s financial stability and to ensure strategies are effectively implemented and adapted as needed.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and monitor the Bank’s Portfolio, Asset Quality, Liquidity and Capital Wellness 
• Evaluate the impact of all significant loans on Banks’s Capital, Profitability and Portfolio Concentration 
• Monitor compliance with all regulatory and internal limits 
• Risk reporting to MRC and BRMC to ensure they are aware of significant risks to the Bank, and to enable them perform their over-arching functions 
• Provide metrics and reports as requested from Rating Agencies, other External and Internal parties, and for Investor Relation ratios 
• Preparation of the portfolio plan for the Bank based on the budget proposal of the Bank. 
• Ensure prompt rendition of Capital Adequacy Ratio report to CBN 
• Computation of ECL in compliance with IFRS 9 standard 
• Prepare ECL movement schedule of the Bank at intervals for both internal and External (CBN, NDIC & Auditor) purposes  
• Preparation of monthly sectoral distribution and limit 
• Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis (internal and regulatory) for the Bank. 
• Manage the collateral register

Requirements

• First Degree in numerate disciplines preferably Accounting, Statistics, Economics and Mathematics. 
• Minimum of 8 years cognate experience preferably in audit or banking industry 
• Proven experience in risk management, portfolio analysis, and regulatory reporting within the financial services sector.
• Strong understanding of capital adequacy, liquidity, IFRS 9 standards, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in financial modeling, credit risk analysis, and stress testing methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Advanced knowledge of financial systems and tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, or similar), with experience in preparing regulatory reports and investor relations metrics.

Benefits

• At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. 
• We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:
  • A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team
  • Pension
  • Career development & growth
  • Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc)
  • Group life insurance
  • Medical insurance
  • Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc)
  • Perkbox
  • Goalr – employee wellness app.
  • Award winning L&D training
  • We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy

Website:
Official Job Website: https://www.kuda.com/