Graduate Risk Analyst (Asset Management)

Montpellier Resourcing Associates Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent bonus and benefits

Job summary

Montpellier Resourcing Associates Ltd. in London is seeking a Graduate Risk Analyst to join the risk team. This role focuses on monitoring, reporting and control across counterparty, credit, operational and portfolio risk within a growing investment business.

The ideal candidate is a strong graduate with internship or placement year experience in risk, finance or investment management, with excellent analytical skills and proficiency in Excel. A curious, proactive approach is essential.

Qualifications

• A strong academic record in a numerate subject such as finance, economics, mathematics or a related discipline.
• Internship or placement year experience in risk, banking, asset management or a related area of financial services.
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail, with confidence working in Excel and comfort with data.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to raise questions with investment professionals and senior colleagues.
• A curious, proactive approach, with a genuine interest in risk, regulation and alternative investments.

Responsibilities

• Risk Monitoring & Reporting: help produce and maintain regular risk reporting for management and committees, covering portfolio, counterparty, credit and operational risk across both listed and private strategies.
• Portfolio Risk: support monitoring of investment risk exposures and limits, including listed equity portfolios, and flag issues to senior risk colleagues.
• Counterparty & Credit Risk: assist with monitoring of counterparty and credit exposures and support reviews.
• Operational Risk: help log and track operational incidents through to root cause analysis and remediation, and support the risk register and control testing.
• Regulatory Capital: support regulatory capital calculations and reporting, working with finance and compliance.
• Stakeholder Support: work with investment, operations, finance and compliance teams so that risk is understood and built into day-to-day decisions.
• Learning & Development: build your knowledge of the firm’s strategies and the regulatory environment for investment managers, with the chance to take on more responsibility as you grow.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Curiosity

Education

Numerate degree (Finance/Economics/Math)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Up to £50,000 plus excellent bonus and benefits

City of London, hybrid working

Candidates will ideally be a strong graduate with internship or placement year experience in risk, finance or investment management

A specialist investment manager focused on alternative and real asset strategies across private and public markets is looking for a Graduate Risk Analyst to join its risk team. The firm manages capital on behalf of institutional investors, wealth managers, family offices, charities and endowments, and continues to grow.

This is a broad first role in risk. You will work alongside experienced risk professionals across counterparty, credit, operational and portfolio risk rather than sitting on a single desk, so you will see how risk is managed across a growing investment business and build a strong foundation for your career. Many of the assets sit outside conventional markets, which means you will regularly meet risk questions that have no ready-made answer. We are looking for someone curious, who wants to understand how the business works and asks why.

Please note this is not a desk-based investment risk role. The focus is on monitoring, reporting and control across the whole firm.

Key Responsibilities of the Graduate Risk Analyst to include:

• Risk Monitoring & Reporting: help produce and maintain regular risk reporting for management and committees, covering portfolio, counterparty, credit and operational risk across both listed and private strategies.
• Portfolio Risk: support the monitoring of investment risk exposures and limits, including listed equity portfolios, and flag issues to senior risk colleagues.
• Counterparty & Credit Risk: assist with the monitoring of counterparty and credit exposures and support reviews.
• Operational Risk: help log and track operational incidents through to root cause analysis and remediation, and support the risk register and control testing.
• Regulatory Capital: support regulatory capital calculations and reporting, working with finance and compliance.
• Stakeholder Support: work with investment, operations, finance and compliance teams so that risk is understood and built into day-to-day decisions.
• Learning & Development: build your knowledge of the firm’s strategies and the regulatory environment for investment managers, with the chance to take on more responsibility as you grow.

Requirements for the successful Graduate Risk Analyst:

• A strong academic record, ideally in a numerate subject such as finance, economics, mathematics or a related discipline.
• Internship or placement year experience in risk, banking, asset management or a related area of financial services.
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail, with confidence working in Excel and comfort with data.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to raise questions with investment professionals and senior colleagues.
• A curious, proactive approach, with a genuine interest in risk, regulation and alternative investments.