A leading global investment bank is looking to expand its risk team.
The Market Risk Analyst's primary objective is to ensure there is a clear and transparent flow of independent information about market risk issues to senior management on a daily basis.
Daily Risk Analysts are responsible for classical, independent risk analysis of trading desks.
The market risk analyst will have these responsibilities:
-The Compliance & Regulatory Market Risk Analyst will be reporting to the COO of Market Risk for the Americas.
The candidate will be expected to perform the following tasks:
-Provide information to auditors and regulators,
-Meet with Federal or State regulators to provide Market Risk data and explanation on exams,
-Liaise with Risk Managers to understand and produce formal documentation to examiners,
-Manage and coordinate internal audits and inspections affecting Market Risk in the Americas,
-Market Risk Policies Management,
-Assess and monitor compliance with policies and procedures,
-Recommend changes to policies and procedure that affect operations,
-Coordinate with the head office to adapt global market risk in the Americas,
-Participate in the implementation of Market Risk new regulatory initiatives (documentation project, breach reporting global system ...),
-Participate in the limits follow-up process from a definition and an oversight perspective,
-Define and maintain the department data structure for simple and fast access to the information,
-Assist in analyzing and providing Market Risk data on different desks for management,
-Assist in managing the activities of the department including permanent supervision, time allocation, operational loss review, budgeting etc,
-Coordination with head office COO group on global initiatives,
-Ensure proper implementation of a Business Continuity Plan for the department.
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities and skill set:
-Fundamental understanding of different classes of financial products related to Rates, Credit, Equities, Commodities,
-Solid analytical skills and ability to understand complex Market Risk documentation,
-Very strong organizational skills and ability to manage time and resources to meet deadlines,
-Experience as an analyst in market risk or trading with exposure to regulation and compliance,
-Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science or related field,
-Fluency with MS Excel and experience with VBA; Need to be comfortable using many tools to obtain and understand risk information,
-Experience and knowledge of Bloomberg and MS Sharepoint will be advantageous.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to move into a top investment bank and gain exposure across all desks within the front office.
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