Investment Risk Analyst

Quilter; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking an Investment Risk Analyst to enhance their risk analysis and reporting systems. The role involves identifying improvements, managing projects, and delivering risk management information. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in investment risk, performance reporting, and quantitative analysis, along with programming skills in Excel VBA.

Benefits

182 hours of holiday (26 days)

Participation in Quilter Incentive Scheme

Non-contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Income Protection (75% after 26 weeks)

Flexible Benefits

Qualifications

• Experienced Investment Risk Analyst ideally in Investment Management or Banking.
• Strong technical understanding of risk methodologies and market trends.
• Experience with VAR, stress testing, and large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain investment risk analysis and reporting systems.
• Identify areas for improvement and manage projects.
• Create quantitative risk solutions for risk and investment functions.

Skills

Investment Risk

Performance Reporting

Quantitative Skills

Programming (Excel VBA)

Tools

FactSet

SQL

Job description

About the Business

Quilter plc is a leading provider of financial advice, investments, and wealth management, committed to being the UK’s best wealth manager for clients and their advisers. Quilter oversees £119.4 billion in customer investments (as 31 March 2025). It offers financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business consists of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent includes the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform, Quilter Investors, and the investment solutions business. High Net Worth encompasses the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, along with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning.

At Quilter, we are rooted in our expertise and trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers. We aim to stay ahead and make a significant difference in the communities we serve. Our business is transforming, modernizing, and becoming more customer-centric. If you are bold, innovative, and eager to challenge the status quo, now is the perfect time to join us!

About the Role

Level: Level 4

Department: Quilter Investors, Investment Risk

Location: London

Contract type: Permanent

As an Investment Risk Analyst, you will develop and maintain investment risk analysis and reporting systems. You will identify areas for improvement, manage projects from start to finish, and work closely with the team to deliver risk management information for committees, forums, and regulatory reports. You will also create quantitative risk solutions and tools for the risk and investment functions.

About You

To succeed in this role, you:

• Are an experienced Investment Risk Analyst, ideally within Investment Management, Consultancy, or Investment Banking.
• Have experience and knowledge of performance reporting.
• Possess a natural flair for innovation and collaboration.
• Have a strong technical understanding of investment risk, including asset classes, risk methodologies, risk sensitivities, and market trends.
• Have prior experience with VAR, stress testing, scenario analysis, liquidity, and factor risk decomposition, along with strong quantitative and programming skills, especially in Excel VBA.
• Knowledge of FactSet, SQL, and experience working with large data sets is highly desirable.

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Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and promote inclusivity, ensuring equal opportunities for all based on skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate diversity and foster a respectful environment where everyone can thrive.

Values

• Do the right thing: Acting with integrity and going above and beyond for clients and communities.
• Always curious: Seeking new ideas and knowledge to stay ahead and create innovative solutions.
• Embrace challenge: Aiming high to transform potential into meaningful outcomes, driven by ambition and growth.
• Stronger together: Collaborating, listening, supporting, and embracing new ideas to achieve more collectively.

Core Benefits

• Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
• Quilter Incentive Scheme: Participation available to incentivize performance and contributions.
• Pension Scheme: Non-contributory scheme with options for personal contributions.
• Private Medical Insurance: Single cover, with options to include partners or children.
• Life Assurance: 4x your salary.
• Income Protection: 75% of salary after 26 weeks of absence.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only.
• Flexible Benefits: Range of optional benefits paid via salary deduction.