At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the EMEA Credit IPV team and manage valuation controls for diverse credit products.
- Company: Join Nomura, a global financial services leader with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact in finance while working with top-tier professionals.
- Qualifications: Numerical degree and strong IPV experience required; professional qualifications preferred.
The predicted salary is between 99000 - 121000 £ per year.
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that the appropriate accounting principles and reserves are applied to reach fair value.
- Calculation of Prudential Valuation capital adjustment.
- Development and application of rules for fair value hierarchy classification.
- Partnering with the Front Office and other support groups in facilitating and approving new products and initiatives, particularly determining reserving and revenue recognition approaches.
- Managing the team performing IPV for the full spectrum of Vanilla and Exotic Credit Products across all businesses, including the review of the marking of CVA exposures.
- Determining methodology for and computation of relevant valuation adjustments.
- Responsible for management reporting of IPV, including detailed analysis of desk marking trends.
- Extensive degree of Front Office Trading and Quants, Product Control, MVG, Finance and senior management interaction.
- Opining on revenue recognition and reserving for new product/transaction approvals.
- Training and supervising Mumbai offshore centre to ensure appropriate and accurate testing.
- Leading Valuation Control’s response to regulatory requirements/requests (e.g. Prudential Valuation, Solvent Wind Down).
- Regular internal IPV and reserves reporting and audit/SOX related reporting.
- Supporting the resolution of collateral disputes on credit products.
- Reviewing, designing and enhancing controls.
- Responsibility for Fair Value Hierarchy classification for Credit products and Significant Unobservable disclosures under FAS157.
- Computation of quarterly Prudential Valuation Adjustments.
Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:
- Numerical degree with a history of strong academic performance required.
- Additional professional qualification from a top university or institution preferable (ACA/CIMA, CQF, CFA, FRM, PRMIA).
- Strong IPV experience and product knowledge.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills required given the level of exposure to all levels of seniority and experience across businesses and regions.
- Understand clients’ needs and issues, and provide solutions utilizing Nomura Group company’s resources, earning the clients’ trust.
- Acquire a wide range of knowledge as an employee of Nomura, instead of focusing only on one’s own area of expertise; play a part in improving the company’s service level and corporate value.
- Take on new challenges for improvement and cultivate a corporate culture of challenge by driving change in business operations.
- Ensure views are not biased, accept different opinions and perspectives, and collaborate with other members to create common values.
- Provide appropriate guidance to others and act in a manner that places emphasis on the performance and growth of the organization.
- Improve further the understanding and awareness of corporate philosophy, professional ethics, compliance risk management, and code of conduct, and make decisions and take actions from a management position.
Diversity Statement: Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.
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Wanted: EMEA Head Credit IPV (Vice President) employer: Nomura
Nomura in Greater London is an exceptional employer that prioritises client service excellence and fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth and development, alongside competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Working in the heart of London, team members enjoy access to a vibrant city life while contributing to impactful financial operations.
