Risk Analyst

Harvey Nash; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking a Risk Reporting Intermediate Analyst to join the Risk team in Belfast on a 12-month contract. The role is hybrid—3 days on-site—and focuses on preparing and validating risk reports for management, regulators, and auditors.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in risk reporting or related fields, strong Excel skills, and experience with UAT. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required, with collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years' relevant experience in risk reporting, change, or related fields.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel; ability to learn reporting tools quickly.
• Understanding of data analysis and basic statistics.
• UAT exposure in reporting/change/control environments desirable.
• Familiarity with VBA or Microsoft Access is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills; able to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and validate risk reports for internal management, regulators, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Support reporting across credit, market, operational, and other risk portfolios.
• Analyse risk data relating to limit monitoring, exceptions, stress testing, loss reserves, and high-risk exposures.
• Deliver regular and ad-hoc reports to senior management and regulatory stakeholders within tight deadlines.
• Investigate data quality issues, reporting anomalies, and limit breaches, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Support audit requests, regulatory reviews, stress testing activities, and ad-hoc risk analysis.
• Participate in UAT, validating data outputs, executing test scripts, documenting results, and escalating defects.
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Business Units, and other control functions to ensure accurate reporting.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Excel

Data analysis

UAT exposure

VBA/Access

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

VBA

Microsoft Access

Job description

Working Model: Hybrid – 3 days on-site

Our client is seeking a Risk Reporting Intermediate Analyst to join their Risk team in Belfast on a 12-month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical professional with experience in risk management, financial control, audit, operations, or reporting to contribute to key risk reporting activities within a dynamic, regulated environment.

• Prepare, review, and validate risk reports for internal management, regulators, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Support reporting across credit, market, operational, and other risk portfolios.
• Analyse risk data relating to limit monitoring, exceptions, stress testing, loss reserves, and high-risk exposures.
• Deliver regular and ad-hoc reports to senior management and regulatory stakeholders within tight deadlines.
• Investigate data quality issues, reporting anomalies, and limit breaches, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Support audit requests, regulatory reviews, stress testing activities, and ad-hoc risk analysis.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including validating data outputs, executing test scripts, documenting results, and escalating defects.
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Business Units, and other control functions to ensure accurate and reliable reporting.

What We're Looking For

• Typically 2–5 years' relevant experience in change management or a related discipline, such as Risk Management, Financial Control, Audit, or Operations.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Advanced or strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with the ability to learn reporting tools quickly.
• Understanding of data analysis and basic statistical concepts.
• Exposure to UAT within a reporting, change, or control environment is desirable.
• Familiarity with VBA, Microsoft Access, or other data manipulation tools would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional and global teams.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Join a professional Risk function where your analytical capabilities and reporting expertise will contribute to risk oversight, regulatory reporting, and key business decisions.