Risk Analyst III #26-24235

Us Tech Solutions; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Us Tech Solutions is seeking a Risk Analyst III to join the Credit Exception Management team within Market Risk and Counterparty Analytics. You will analyze counterparty credit risk, investigate credit excesses, monitor risk exposures, and support policy changes across global trading and non-trading activities.

This 6-month hybrid role involves collaboration with risk, trading, technology, operations, and audit teams to ensure accurate risk reporting and remediation of issues in a complex

Qualifications

• Knowledge of derivatives and bonds.
• Strong understanding of counterparty credit risk.
• Knowledge of capital markets and trading environments.
• Ability to analyze complex financial transactions and exposures.
• Nice-to-have: SQL, VBA, Python, AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and escalate credit excesses at the facility level.
• Analyze, measure, and report risk exposures per guidelines.
• Ensure risk measurements align with counterparty limits.
• Monitor exposures and produce risk reports with quality control.
• Document investigations into risk exceptions and transactions.
• Support changes to policies and processes and participate in projects.

Skills

Derivatives

Bonds

Counterparty Risk

Capital Markets

SQL

Python

VBA

AI tools

Tools

SQL

VBA

Python

AI tools

Job description

Work Model and Duration

Work Model: Hybrid (4 Days in office)

Duration: 6 months (Extension & Conversion possible)

Position Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Risk Analyst III to join the Credit Exception Management team within a Market Risk and Counterparty Analytics function.
• The role focuses on counterparty credit risk analysis, investigation, reporting, monitoring, and exception management across trading and non-trading businesses. The successful candidate will investigate credit excesses, monitor risk exposures against established counterparty credit limits, support policy and process changes, and work closely with risk, trading, technology, operations, and audit stakeholders.
• This is an opportunity to work within a leading financial institution and support business-as-usual risk management activities across a global trading environment.

Department / Team Overview

• The Market Risk and Counterparty Analytics function is responsible for Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, and Collateral activities associated with trading and non-trading businesses.
• The Credit Exception Management team performs activities related to the quantitative analysis of credit risk, policy implementation, and exception management across various trading and non-trading businesses.
• The successful candidate will work as part of a team of approximately 5 professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Counterparty Credit Risk by investigating and escalating credit excesses at the facility level.
• Analyze, measure, and report risk exposures accurately and in accordance with established reporting guidelines.
• Ensure risks within assigned portfolios are correctly measured, aggregated, and analyzed against approved counterparty credit limits.
• Monitor risk exposures and provide analysis and reporting while adhering to internal standards for violations and production issue escalation.
• Investigate and document late or missing reports and related process metrics.
• Conduct detailed investigations into risk exceptions, exposures, transactions, and production issues.
• Propose, plan, schedule, and support projects designed to improve process efficiency and business support.
• Execute infrastructure and process changes related to new or revised policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation of new or revised credit facilities, policies, and processes.
• Ensure internal control processes are appropriately documented and aligned with governance standards.
• Perform quality reviews and assessments of outputs based on established business standards.
• Support operational risk management activities, including cross-training, documentation, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate closely with:
  • Credit Risk Management
  • Global Markets Credit
  • Front Office / Traders
  • Market Risk Control
  • Technology
  • Operations
  • Audit
  • Change Delivery teams
• Perform ad-hoc analysis of specific metrics, exposures, and transactions as required by management and stakeholders.
• Maintain an understanding of the analytical principles underlying risk management of financial derivatives, including financial modeling considerations for risk purposes.

Must-Have Skills

Financial Products & Counterparty Credit Risk

• Strong knowledge of financial products, particularly:
  • Derivatives
  • Bonds
• Strong understanding of Counterparty Credit Risk.
• Knowledge of Capital Markets and trading environments.
• Ability to understand and analyze complex financial transactions and exposures.

Investigation & Risk Analysis

Investigation is the primary focus of this position.

• Strong investigative and analytical skills.
• Ability to investigate credit excesses, exceptions, exposures, and transactions.
• Ability to identify issues, analyze root causes, and determine appropriate escalation.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to make informed judgment calls on complex issues.

Complex Systems

• Experience working with complex systems and vendor systems.
• Ability to understand system processes and their impact on risk reporting and exposure management.

Project / Change Experience

• Experience performing impact assessments.
• Experience drafting business/functional requirements.
• Experience supporting testing activities for projects.
• Ability to implement or support infrastructure and process changes.
• Experience working with technology and business teams on change initiatives.

Soft Skills

• Self-starter with a high degree of initiative.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical thinking.
• Excellent investigation and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and make appropriate judgment calls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, follow-up, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Previous experience in Risk Management roles.
• Working knowledge of:
  • SQL
  • VBA
  • Python
  • Artificial Intelligence / AI tools
• Experience within Financial Services / Capital Markets environments.

About US Tech Solutions

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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