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Risk Analyst

Employer
PSD Group
Location
London
Salary
50000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date
16 Oct 2021

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Employer Sector
Accountancy Practice
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Travel
None
Job Type
Risk Analysis

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (in order of priority to include any supervisory ormanagement responsibility and objectives and performance standards expected)

  • Day-to-day risk control responsibilities including, but are not limited to, periodic risk report production and investigation of risk exceptions.
  • Use of internal or third-party risk models/ tools to provide insight on risk exposures, capital or liquidity adequacy.
  • Model documentation and validation.
  • Develop risk modelling methodologies. This may require the analyst to manually build reports or prototypes to provide proof of concept before tools are implemented in the production environment.
  • Communicate methodologies and results within the Risk team and prepare reports and presentation material to governance forums such as the Business Risk Committee, Asset & Liability Committee or Fund Board.
  • Interact with Portfolio Managers, Traders and Analysts as needed to understand risk appetite, refine analyses and communicate important findings.
  • Perform stress-tests both on asset management portfolios and the treasury desk book.
  • Participate into the ICAAP, ILAAP and Recovery Planning.
  • Assist the Risk team in writing and presenting the Risk framework, policies and procedures and answering clients or prospective clients' requests.
  • Take part in projects, including product development initiatives, as a Risk representative.
  • To ensure you are aware of the risks associated with the processes of the department and the controls used to mitigate those risks.

You are further expected to remain proactive in identifying any further risks or controls that may have an impact or bring added benefit or development on our processes. Industry qualifications such as FRM, PRM, climate change or sustainability risk certificates or willingness to study towards one would be advantageous but not required.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Industry qualifications such as FRM, PRM, climate change or sustainability risk certificates or willingness to study towards one would be advantageous but not required.

EDUCATIONALQUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Degree in a numerical discipline (e.g. Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics,Physics) preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

3 to 5 years experience within financial services, ideally a bank.

SKILLS REQUIRED

  • Knowledge of BASEL framework.
  • Basic understanding of financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, money markets, Equities, FX, rates and credit derivatives.
  • Experience with capital and liquidity modelling tools or risk analytics software (e.g. Bloomberg PORT, APT).
  • Highly numerate, good understanding of mathematical / statistical concepts.
  • Programming skills (VBA, SQL, MATLAB, R or Python) preferred.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

  • Outstanding communication skills - both written and spoken
  • Ability to think and assess critically
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Time management, organisation skills and multi-tasking
  • Client focussed attitude
  • Possess high degree of initiative, and an open inquisitive mind
  • Ability to work equally well within a team and in isolation
  • Uphold high standards of work quality and integrity
  • Intellectually curious, commitment to continuous learning
  • This role could be performed remotely in the event that the ideal candidate is unable to travel into the office for disability reasons.

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