Team Member – Risk

Position Title Reporting to Head – Risk Management

Management
Superior’s
Job function Risk Management MD & CEO
superior
Business International Trading Department Risk Management
Swiss Singapore Overseas
Business Unit Employment Type Full-Time
Enterprises Pte. Ltd.
Contract Type Permanent Location Dubai, UAE

Company Profile
Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd (SSOE), is a part of US $44.3 billion Aditya Birla Group and a leading bulk
commodity trading solutions provider to clients across the globe.
Incorporated in Singapore in 1978, it has grown to achieve an annual turnover of over US $5 billion and trading volumes
in excess of 35 Million tons per year. Powered by a strong professional team of 350+ employees spread across 19
geographies, we have the reach and scale to service our clients across the globe. Delivering both competitive rates and
smooth transits with ethical business practices without compromising on quality & services. Our dedicated shipping
division adds another dimension of value for our customers.

Job Purpose & Key Challenges

Purpose – This role will be responsible for monitoring, assessing and identifying the risks/ exposures in the commodity
trading activities and also make recommendations to ensure the risk management standards are effective. It is also
responsible for identifying significant exposures, and for performing quantitative and qualitative analysis and provide
insights to the respective stakeholders.

Broad Responsibilities
Market Risk
1. Work as a key resource in Risk function in implementation of market risk control function.
2. Assist in the planning and implementation of the market risk policies, management framework and internal
controls, and ensure its compliance.
3. Preparation of supporting documents for the different executive committees
4. Identify emerging risks and control issues
5. Suggest, develop and implement measures leading to a better risk management framework and improvement
of internal controls
6. Ensure detailed understanding of all P&L and risk drivers
7. Ensure that appropriate risk measurement methodologies and models are in place to measure risk
components across the portfolio.
8. Measure, control and monitor market risk on a company-wide basis within the approved risk parameters and
prudential limits.
9. Ensure appropriate level and frequency of market risk measurement and reporting on existing counterparties.
10. Conduct stress testing of portfolios and other market risk measures.
11. Monitor Concentration Risk across portfolios by industry, sector, product, business and so on.
Key Challenges:
1. Managing the internal stakeholder expectations, who work in different time zones.
2. Analysing and making good report(s).
3. Delivering the desired output under stringent timelines.

Key Responsibility Areas

Accountability Supporting Actions

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Compliance to market risk guidelines.
Risk analysis
Reporting & Recommendations
• Prepare, review & update policies, processes & framework.
• Conduct KYC of the customers
• Communication of the guidelines to the relevant stakeholders.
• Suggest the vertical heads on the potential risk factors & risk
mitigating measures for trading activities.
• Collaborate with the vertical heads in developing & implementing
the risk rating for counterparties.
• Act as a custodian and escalate the unforeseen risks.
• Analyse the data and share recommendations
• Ensure detailed understanding of all P&L and risk drivers
• Conduct market study and share inputs (more importantly in the new
geographies/ with new customers)
• Prepare necessary reports and present recommendations
• Coordinate with RMC as per the requirement.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• CA/ MBA in Finance.

• 3-5 yrs of experience as a Risk analyst, preferably in a multi-commodity trading company.
• Industry and Market Knowledge.
• Financial Acumen.
• Detail Oriented.
• Strategic thinking with Good analytical skills and ability to interpret financial results for effective decision
making.

Key Stakeholders (Relationships)

Internal Frequency Nature
Trading team, Documentation Team, Head – Regular Design & execution of risk guidelines; trade
Risk Management deal finalization.
External Frequency Nature
NA NA NA

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