Job Opportunities at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Role Purpose

To be part of our exciting journey in the quantitative analytical space, where we measure, monitor and report on market, credit and liquidity risks. We apply state of the art technology and programming languages to assist in our journey of automation, learning and quantitative value add to Balance Sheet Management, Enterprise Risk Management and Group Finance.

Requirements

• Quantitative based PhD degree, Masters or Honours degree in Actuarial Science/Mathematical Science/Computer Science/Engineering or relevant data science qualifications.
• At least 4+ years of development / programming skills/ Data Architecture/Database design etc.
• Programming and development experience in the following languages: Python and SQL.
• Visual Basic, R, C# and Java Script will be advantageous.
• Financial mathematics and modelling skills.
• SQL with big data & column stores (beyond just Microsoft SQL Server), Python (with analytics libraries) appreciation for DevOps practises (Git-based CVS & deployment)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Play a leading role in our journey into Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning (AI).
• Design and implement processes and policies for our data architecture environment.
• Design, develop and maintain a database(s) to enable seamless data interaction and integrity.
• Deploy databases in AWS and create a secure interactive environment for reporting.
• Automate processes and advise best practices on data strategy.
• Centralise code and take responsibility for version control to ensure data integrity.
• Develop with the Quants team and implement quantitative tools to measure financial risks using computational programming tools.
• Design reporting tools to extract data from database to develop insights into risk exposure changes over time.
• Develop an understanding of the markets and portfolios that are managed in BSM In order to identify quantitative use cases

Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Client/Stakeholder Commitment
• Drive Results
• Leads Change and Motivation
• Collaboration and Clear Communication
• Impact and Influence
• Self-awareness and Insight
• Diversity and Inclusiveness

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Role Purpose

This position reports to the Head: Capital Management function of Momentum Metropolitan Group Finance & Balance Sheet Management. This roles forms part of a specialist team that is responsible for enhancing shareholder value creation for shareholders through optimising the cost of capital and the risk-adjusted return on equity through strategic planning and execution of efficient capital management disciplines throughout the Group

Requirements

• Honours degree (minimum) in quantitative fields (Actuarial Science, Statistics, Econometrics or Financial Mathematics). CA (SA), CFA or FRM will also be considered
• 2-5 years’ experience in a Financial services (banking, insurance or asset management), preferably in a treasury and/or capital management function

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implementing and maintaining the Group Capital Management framework that includes, capital allocation, capital performance metrics (Return on Equity, Return on Capital, etc.) and guidelines
• Involved in the development, implementation and maintenance of the Group Capital Plan, including capital projections and capital sources planning
• Capital modeling and quantification of the impact of the capital management activities on the regulatory solvency position
• Identify opportunities to optimise the capital structure of MMH in line with the Prudential Authority’s FSIs and FSGs and ensure that capital resources are deployed efficiently across the Group
• Collation, critical analysis and presentation of capital strength and quantitative returns for MM group as well as granular analysis of capital attribution and returns in order to enhance the efficient allocation of capital
• Ongoing Monitoring, refinement and reporting on financial hurdle rates for capital investment decisions and capital performance measures and capital performance targets
• Involved in enhancing the efficient the use of the group's balance sheet to support product strategy and innovation by ensuring that product design and pricing is optimally structured from a capital perspective
• Proactively and consistently engage with stakeholders on new business insights to improve Momentum Metropolitan's capital management discipline.
• Provide analysis and input into capital management decisions and reporting (e.g. capital management sections in annual reports and analyst presentations) across the Group
• Analysis and modelling of the credit rating scorecard and analysis of the impact of the business activities on the credit rating scorecard.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders on capital management matters including regulators, credit rating agencies, financial institution counterparties, investors, industry forums etc.

Competencies

• Sound understanding of applicable capital regimes for capital-driven financial institutions (e.g. Prudential Authority’s Financial Soundness Standard for Insurers, Prudential Authority’s Financial Soundness Standard for Insurance Groups)
• Understanding of insurance business, capital requirements and risk management
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Strong modelling skills including excel, coding (python) etc.
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong skills in report writing and in presenting complex information to a diverse audience
• Planning, coordination and follow through skills. Able to manage stress, pressure and competing demands
• Self-starter - can run independently with large projects
• Team player and can coordinate effectively across multiple functions and disciplines
• Adhere to governance, risk and compliance requirements