ECL Valuation Specialist – MENA Region

About the role

From small businesses to some of the world’s best-known brands, our clients count on reliable financial statements, information, and processes to inform their ongoing strategies. You will use your professional skills and experience to make it happen across a broad range of industries and responsibilities, focusing on the external audit of credit risk models (IFRS 9) for MENA audit clients.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a technical specialist on the external audit of credit risk models (IFRS 9) at audit entities.
• Conduct technical reviews of model development and validation documentation, including assessment of model performance and independent replication.
• Review end‑to‑end credit risk processes, including governance, policy, and procedures.
• Perform substantive testing and technical analysis for workstreams within IFRS 9 and credit risk modelling engagements.
• Support a broad range of banking risk‑related issues, contributing to both regional and national propositions.
• Stay abreast of changing requirements in IFRS 9 and validate or build credit risk measurement models, including challenger models.

Required profile

• A postgraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in credit risk modelling or audit.
• Experience with data extraction, pre‑processing, modular model development, and model validation and performance assessments.

Required skills

• Proficiency in SAS.
• Proficiency in R.
• Proficiency in Python.

What we offer

• Continuous learning to develop the mindset and skills for future challenges.
• Flexibility and tools to define your own success and make a meaningful impact.
• Transformative leadership with insights, coaching, and confidence building.
• Diverse and inclusive culture that embraces you and empowers your voice.