Senior Clearing Risk & Model Integration Analyst

Australian Securities Exchange; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney is seeking a senior risk professional to lead Clearing Risk Control activities and support model integration. You will validate risk models, analyze data, and collaborate with governance forums on risk findings and decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in a clearing environment, strong VaR/margining experience, and advanced Excel/SQL skills. We offer hybrid work arrangements and a clear pathway for impact across the market infrastructure domain.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Mathematics, Risk Management, Data Analytics or related field.
• At least 5 years' experience in a clearing house, clearing participant, bank or financial institution, with demonstrated expertise in financial risk management.
• Strong working knowledge of financial Risk models and Risk metrics, including VaR, margining, Stress Testing & Sensitivities.
• Experience working with large data sets, including reconciling across source systems, tracing lineage, validating data quality and ensuring overall data accuracy for downstream processes and reporting.
• Financial risk experience in one or more asset classes including exchange-traded derivatives, OTC derivatives, fixed income products, equities, energy or commodities.
• Proficiency in data tools including advanced Excel and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess risks and impacts arising from changes to Clearing systems and Risk models. Formulate test packs to validate changes through testing, impact analysis, and supporting documentation, ensuring controlled implementation in accordance with internal governance and risk management standards.
• Identify and assess risks and impacts arising from changes to Clearing systems and Risk models. Formulate test packs, run impact analysis, document testing plans and procedural changes to validate risk model outputs. Support controlled implementation in accordance with internal frameworks, policies and governance requirements.
• Support the enhancement of Risk Control processes, analytical tools and reporting capabilities via project work to improve accuracy, timeliness, control effectiveness and decision support.
• Execute financial risk management frameworks and processes to ensure that clearing risks are appropriately monitored, measured and understood, with emerging issues clearly explained and escalated.
• Develop a detailed understanding of clearing participants' positions and exposures, assess their implications for default management strategies and support analysis of whether adequate financial resources are held.
• Analyse financial risk model outputs, assumptions and limitations, and present findings and recommendations to governance forums to support effective review and decision-making.

Skills

Risk management

VaR & stress testing

Excel & SQL

Data analysis

Education

Tertiary qualification in Finance/Mathematics/Risk Management/Data Analytics

Tools

SQL

Excel

Tableau

Python

Job description

Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney is seeking a senior risk professional to lead Clearing Risk Control activities and support model integration. You will validate risk models, analyze data, and collaborate with governance forums on risk findings and decisions.

The role requires 5+ years in a clearing environment, strong VaR/margining experience, and advanced Excel/SQL skills. We offer hybrid work arrangements and a clear pathway for impact across the market infrastructure domain.