Quantitative Risk Manager

BDO UK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking a Manager to oversee a portfolio of valuation and advisory projects. The role includes supporting directors, developing financial models, and collaborating with clients to provide effective solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s degree in a relevant field and have experience in valuation or credit risk within financial institutions. This role promotes agile working and personal development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong professional interest in finance and financial instrument valuation.
• Significant valuation or credit risk experience from a financial institution or professional services firm.
• Intellectual curiosity and analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of valuation and advisory engagements.
• Support Directors and Partners and contribute to marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with clients to deliver robust solutions.

Skills

Financial instrument valuation

Analytical skills

Risk management

Data science tools

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Overview

As a Manager you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of projects and for the timely delivery of services. You will work closely and support Directors and Partners with engagements. You will be expected to contribute toward marketing and business development initiatives.

You will be involved in a range of valuation and advisory engagements relating to financial products (derivatives and cash based) across all asset classes that will include both contentious and non-contentious matters. Such engagements will also include risk related matters such as the modelling of default risk.

You will also assist with the development of valuation models and modelling techniques for financial assets ranging from complex derivatives and structured products to other hard to value instruments that are complex due to illiquidity or a lack of observable market data inputs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of valuation and advisory engagements, ensuring timely delivery and quality of work.
• Support Directors and Partners on engagements and contribute to marketing and business development initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of valuation models and methodologies for a range of financial instruments.
• Collaborate with clients to understand needs and deliver pragmatic, robust solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or Computer Science from a reputable university.
• Strong professional interest in the fields of finance and financial instrument valuation, hedging and structuring.
• Significant valuation or credit risk experience gained ideally from a major financial institution or another professional services firm.
• Intellectual curiosity and an analytical mind-set.
• An interest in applying tools from finance, mathematics, and data science to provide pragmatic and robust solutions to real-world problems.

You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Were in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and well encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.

We're looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.