Namitha Perera
Senior Manager Liquidity Framework Policy and Governance @HSBC
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Manager Liquidity Framework Policy and Governance @HSBC
London, GB
In my current role at HSBC Group Treasury, I provide leadership and make significant contributions in the following areas:Technical Experience• Lead the Global ILAAP process for HSBC Group, including its subsidiaries and branches. Designed and implemented a programme to modernise the process and improve risk identification, measurement, monitoring, and management.• Designed and implemented new liquidity stress testing guidance, including stress scenario design, narrative, stress timeline, and severity and plausibility of different stress tests.• Provided quantitative guidance on stress modelling and benchmarking to past stress events.• Developed comprehensive risk driver review guidance for all 14 liquidity risk drivers identified in the PRA’s SS 24/15. These improvements enhance risk driver assessments and ensure global consistency. My hands-on experience in conducting risk driver reviews within HSBC entities contributed significantly.• Contributed to key liquidity risk-related frameworks, including Climate, Held to Collect (HTC) assets in the Liquid Asset Buffer (LAB), cash metrics, and FX risk implications to liquidity risk.• Act as the SME on Liquidity Frameworks, Policy, and Governance-related matters.• Serve as an SME on cross-functional and group-wide matters, leveraging my extensive experience in ALM and within HSBC.Leadership Experience• Lead the Global ILAAP process, interacting with stakeholders of varying seniority across many geographies.• Significant people management experience, managing a large pool of colleagues who do not directly report to me but are critical to the Global ILAAP programme\'s success.• Extensive negotiation and persuasion experience in developing new frameworks and during stakeholder consultation. This includes interactions with the Second Line and Third Line (auditors).• Experience in managing regulatory requirements and the SREP process.
EDUCATION
University of Colombo
Msc Financial Mathematics (Reading), Financial Mathematics
CFA Institute
Investment Appraisal, Research
Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka - IBSL
Banking and finance, Banking
UK Asset and Liability Management Association Limited
CertBALM, Bank Treasury Management
SKILLS
ABOUT NAMITHA PERERA
I am an experienced banking and finance professional with diverse expertise gained through an enriching career at HSBC in Sri Lanka and the UK. My strength lies in the diversity of my experience, having gained significant hands-on knowledge in Asset and Liability Management (ALM) and Financial Planning and Analysis.Currently, I serve as Senior manager - Liquidity Frameworks, Policy and Governance in the UK, covering all aspects of liquidity management including regulatory deliverables, risk management, and business partnering. In this role, I contribute to the Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process (ILAAP), lead risk appetite setting, carry out liquidity stress testing, and contribute to Recovery and Resolution Plans. From a commercial standpoint, I lead the Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) process and engage regularly with asset and funding businesses to structure an optimal balance sheet. Through this work, I have acquired significant knowledge in managing multiple competing constraints to achieve the best commercial outcomes.Previously as Head of ALCM and Financial Planning and Analysis at HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives, I have a strong track record in designing and delivering commercially sensible ALM strategies. As a member of the bank’s ALCO and Key Management Personnel (KMP), I was responsible for material decision-making pertaining to liquidity, funding, interest rate and capital risk.In addition to ALM, I also have in-depth experience in Financial Planning and Analysis covering cost control, budgeting, and strategic and macro analysis. I led one of the largest cost control projects at HSBC Sri Lanka and Maldives under the executive sponsorship of the CFO and COO. My experience includes leading both bottom-up and top-down planning at the bank covering not only ALM aspects but also operational aspects such as cost planning and cost allocations.I also have significant people management and complex project management experience acquired both in my current role and in my previous role as Head of ALCM and FPA
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