Banking Job - Mandarin speaking Senior Officer - Market and Credit Risk - London - ww

First People Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Mandarin speaking Senior Officer for Market and Credit Risk based in London. The role involves managing risk control activities and enhancing policies within financial markets. Candidates should have a strong banking background, market and credit risk experience, and native-level Mandarin. Hybrid work arrangements are available with 1 day WFH after initial onboarding.

Qualifications

• Degree educated in Banking, Finance, or other equivalent.
• Professional qualification in financial markets (e.g. CFA, FRM) is preferred.
• Experience in trading, treasury, clearing, and settlement.

Responsibilities

• Carry out risk control activities on market and credit risk.
• Enhance policies regarding credit and market risk controls.
• Issue risk opinions on significant or emerging risks.

Skills

Mandarin to native level

Market risk experience

Credit risk experience

Excellent English

Professional qualification in financial markets

Proficient in MS Office

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Banking, Finance, or equivalent

Job description

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Your New Job Title: Mandarin speaking Senior Officer - Market and Credit Risk

The Skills You'll Need: Mandarin to native level, market, credit, operational risk related experience in banking.

Your New Salary: Depending on experience.

Hybrid, 1 day WFH, first 2 months fully in office for new joiners

Perm

Start: ASAP

Working hours: 35 hours

To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:

• have Mandarin to native level
• have Market and Credit Risk working experience in Banking in the UK

What You'll be Doing:

• Carry out risk control activities on market risk and credit risk pertaining to the financial markets business of London Trading Centre, London Branch and other European entities in accordance with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures
• Enhance policies and procedures with regards to credit risk and market risk controls as well as other related controls or operations
• Issue risk opinions on significant or emerging risks to the business units
• Investigate and approve/reject hard blocked transactions in the system
• Engage with internal stakeholders and liaise with third parties in regards to system upgrade and change management
• Be responsible for the approval of user, static data and system parameter applications
• Assist in staff training to enhance competency and fitness to work
• Back up other team members when required

The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:

• Degree educated in Banking, Finance, or other equivalent
• Professional qualification in financial markets (e.g. CFA, FRM) is preferred
• Experience in trading, treasury, clearing and settlement or other areas in financial markets business within the Banking sector
• Understanding of financial products
• Commercial awareness
• Attention to detail
• Highly organised
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent English and Mandarin communication skills

We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.