Financial Risk Manager

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in London seeks a Financial Risk Manager based in Kingston upon Hull. This critical role requires managing liquidity, funding, market, and capital risks while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Successful candidates will possess a strong understanding of risk management and the ability to influence senior stakeholders effectively.

Qualifications

• Understanding of regulatory guidelines.
• Strong background in Market and Liquidity Risks.
• Experience in ICAAP and/or ILAAP stress testing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent challenge to Treasury & Finance.
• Review and challenge ALCO packs and contribute to decisions.
• Ensure capital, market, & liquidity risk policies meet regulatory standards.

Skills

Market Risk

Liquidity Risk

Risk Awareness

Influencing Stakeholders

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ALMIS

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Financial Risk Manager, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire

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Location:

Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Rev & Regs are seeking a Financial Risk Manager to work for a dynamic and well-established bank in the City of London.

The Financial Risk Manager role is a key second line for Treasury activities, providing assurance and challenge to the first line of defence on the identification, measurement, management, and control of capital, market, and liquidity risks. You will manage the risk appetite for liquidity, funding, market, and capital risk, supporting the corporate and strategic planning cycle and associated funding plan processes.

Responsibilities:

• Provide independent challenge to Treasury & Finance to ensure adherence to regulatory and internal requirements.
• Recommend triggers and limits; contribute to risk appetite reporting to the Board.
• Review and challenge the ALCO packs and contribute to the Bank’s decisions on ALCO matters.
• Ensure all capital, market, & liquidity risk policies and procedures are reviewed, maintained, and developed in response to business and external environment changes, meeting regulatory standards.
• Provide documented assurance of ICAAP and ILAAP challenge and outcomes to support governance, internal audit, and supervisory review.
• Attend and contribute to challenge at Pricing Committee.
• Provide assurance over FTP assumptions and implementation.
• Monthly pipeline assurance and backtesting.
• Monitor and challenge Treasury assumptions (e.g., prepayment, pass-through, EIR).
• Assist the model validation team as a subject matter expert in Treasury model assumptions and outcomes.
• Support the broader Risk and Compliance functions as required.

Experience:

• Understanding of regulatory guidelines.
• Strong background in Market and Liquidity Risks, including IRRBB measurement approaches.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and presentation skills.
• Attention to detail, rigour, and accuracy.
• Risk awareness demonstrated through curiosity and questioning, willingness to instigate change.
• Self-starter with initiative, integrity, and professionalism.
• Experience in ICAAP and/or ILAAP stress testing is advantageous.
• Technical and systems skills, including ALMIS, are beneficial but not essential.