Quantitative Finance Risk Analyst Asset Management

coni+partner AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

coni + partner ag, Zurich-based asset management consultant, seeks a Quantitative Finance Risk Analyst to drive risk analytics, portfolio monitoring, and performance reporting for diverse asset classes. The role emphasizes developing robust methodologies and collaborating with senior management.

The candidate will work with internal teams and external stakeholders, applying advanced quantitative techniques and programming in SQL, VBA and Python to enhance tools and processes within a dynamic

Qualifications

• Master in Finance or Quantitative Finance.
• Experience in asset management at a bank or major fund manager.
• Experience in risk & performance calculation across asset classes.
• Experience with ex-ante and ex-post risk analysis (VaR, tracking error).
• Experience with investment restriction setup and controlling.
• Experience with Bloomberg, Morningstar, RiskMetrics.
• Programming skills: SQL, VBA and Python.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk- and performance-oriented quantitative analyses for a wide range of asset classes.
• Develop high-quality risk assessments and recommendations.
• Monitor risk positions in investment portfolios.
• Prepare reports with risk analytics and KPIs for stakeholders.
• Refine methodologies to expand analysis and reporting capabilities.
• Optimize asset management strategies, products, processes and tools.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers and senior management.
• Support infrastructure, tools and methodological development projects.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

SQL

Python

VBA

Teamwork

Education

Master in Finance or Quantitative Finance

Tools

Bloomberg

Morningstar

RiskMetrics

Job description

coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarter in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is the asset management of an international bank in Zurich. We are looking for a quantitative finance specialist (m, f, d) as a

Quantitative Finance Risk Analyst Asset Management

Your Tasks:

• Risk- and performance-oriented quantitative analysis and calculations for a wide range of asset classes including fund investments in the field of the bank's asset management
• Foster in-depth risk analyses, estimates and recommendations based on high quality assessments
• Monitoring of risk positions in the investment portfolios
• Preparation of reports containing risk analytics and key performance indicators for internal and external stakeholders
• Refine methodologies to constantly expand the analysis and reporting capabilities
• Optimizing asset management strategies, products, processes and tools
• Work closely with other team members, portfolio managers and senior management
• Regular reporting to the Head of Asset Management
• Participation in projects focused on the continuous development of infrastructure, tools and methods.

Your Profile:

• Master in Finance or Quantitative Finance
• Professional experience in asset management at a bank or a major fund manager, or in fund auditing
• Experience in risk & performance calculation across equity, fixed income, multi-asset and fund portfolios, including private equity Investments
• Experience in ex-ante and ex-post risk analysis, including VaR calculations, factor exposures, concentration limits, liquidity risk, tracking error, etc.
• Experience with investment restriction set up and controlling
• Experience with Bloomberg, Morningstar, RiskMetrix, etc.
• Programming skills: SQL, VBA and Python, etc., for the further development of various in-house tools
• Strong analytical skills
• Team-oriented with process oriented thinking and problem solving mentality
• Ability to go into details and to communicate the results to internal stakeholders and investors.

Your Contact:

Mr. Ivano Coni would like to support you. Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

coni + partner ag

Ivano Coni

Managing Director

Klosbachstrasse 107

8032 Zürich

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