Senior Project Specialist / Project Specialist

Highlight of the engagement opportunity

• Nature of role: Full time
• Number of years of experience expected: - 4+ years of experience
• Areas of past experience preferred: Risk advisory, market risk, treasury, market risk, financial risk management and system implementations.
• Educational qualification expected: Graduate/ Postgraduate
• Additional qualifications/ certifications required: None
• Preferable additional certifications: FRM / CFA / MBA / CQF / Actuarial / CA
• Preferred geography of previous work experience: India / Europe / APAC / US
• Language requirements: Ability to write and speak fluently in English
• Application experience preferable: MS Excel, VBA, Python, Bloomberg, Reuters and / or other industry leading treasury and market risk systems

Key responsibility areas:

• Independently lead and manage advisory and system implementation engagements with leading banks, financial institutions, NBFCs, insurance companies and corporates covering areas related to treasury and market risk.
• Demonstrate strong functional understanding of subjects covering areas related to treasury and market risk and directly interface with clientele during engagements.
• Lead and drive day-to-day execution of assigned client projects.
• Lead hiring and mentoring initiatives to expand and upskill execution and delivery team for engagements
• Design and monitor detailed project plans for assigned engagements
• Directly report and provide detailed updates to business unit leader for all assigned engagements on an on-going basis
• Lead and actively participate in designing proposals, RFP responses and pitches for business development pursuits
• Lead system implementation engagements covering aspects such as BRD creation, FSD review, system configuration, SIT, UAT and Go-live.

Travel:

Acies is a global organization with clients and business interests across geographies. Travel for both short and long-term is expected for most roles.Specific requirements of travel for this role are as follows:

• Long-term travel (6-12 months a year) expected: No
• Short-term travel (Less than 4 monthsa year) expected: Yes
• Travel expected outside countryof base location: Yes
• Relocation expectations to anothercountry/ city: Yes

Travels dependent on nature and location of projects as well as the role of specific people on the project. Accordingly, travel requirements may change from time to time.

Key performance metrics:

• Adherence to project delivery timelines
• Quality of delivery
• Adherence to the firm’s standards for processes and quality
• Effective communication with project stakeholders
• Client feedback
• Feedback from counselor and other team members

Other expectations:

• An “ownership attitude” whose passion for solving our client’s strategic issues and objectives
• Strong analytical and presentation skills
• Strong business writing and oral communication skills
• Collaborative and partnership-oriented and ready to work as a team member/ leader
• Ability to handle highly challenging and time-bound projects with a positive mindset

Other important information:

• Work permit requirements: Either Indian Citizen or having valid work permit to work in India
• Period of engagement: Full-time position
• Probation period: 6 months
• Compensation: Compensation varies depending on the skill, fitment and role played by the person. Compensation discussions will take place post the selection process.
• Performance incentives: Typically, all roles at Acies have a performance incentive. Specific aspects will be discussed during the compensation discussion
• Leave: 22 working days a year. Additional leaves for national holidays, sick leaves, maternity and paternity, bereavement and studies vary based on the city and country of engagement.
• Other benefits: Other employment benefits including medical insurance will be informed during the compensation discussion.
• Career growth for full-time roles: Acies believes in a transparent and data-based performance evaluation system. You are encouraged to clarify any questions you have with respect to career growth with Acies personnel you interact with during the selection process.
• Career opportunities for part-time roles: Conversion of part-time roles to full-time roles depends on both performance of the individual and business needs. You are encouraged to ask about the prospects as you interact with Acies personnel during the selection process.
• Global mobility: Acies encourages mobility across our offices. Such mobility is, however, subject to business needs and regulations governing immigration and employment in various countries.

Selection process:

We seek to be transparent during the selection process. While the actual process may vary from the process indicated below, the key steps involved are as follows:

• Interview: There are expected to be at least 2 rounds of interviews. The number of interview rounds may increase depending on the criticality and seniority of the role involved.
• Final discussion on career and compensation: Post final selection, a separate discussion will be set up to discuss compensation and career growth. You are encouraged to seek any clarifications

Preparation required:

It is recommended that you prepareon the following aspectsbefore the selection process:

• Demonstrate knowledge about treasury, market risk, financial risk management and system implementation
• Demonstrate experience of leading / executing large-scale projects and managing teams for successful engagement delivery and completion

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