Risk Analyst

BlueCrest Capital Management; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking a Risk Analyst based in London. The role involves monitoring portfolio risks, providing assessments to management, and developing tools for risk analysis using Python/SQL. Candidates should possess experience in Risk, Trading, or Quantitative Analysis with strong analytical skills and a good understanding of the Rates market. This position fosters an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Risk, Trading, Sales, Treasury or Quantitative Analysis background.
• Ability to communicate complex information effectively.
• Solid market and product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess portfolio risks taken by individual Portfolio Managers.
• Ensure firm level risk exposures are appropriate.
• Provide independent assessments of portfolios to management.
• Produce reports and monitors regarding portfolio risks.
• Perform analysis on risk/ PnL drivers regularly.

Skills

Python

SQL

Analytical skills

Rate market knowledge

Job description

The BlueCrest Risk team works closely with desk-heads, portfolio managers and traders to help manage portfolio risks across markets focusing on, but not limited to Rates, Emerging Markets and Commodities.

The team helps aggregate and understand portfolio risks at multiple levels, and work closely with the desk to understand and manage portfolio risks and drivers arising from portfolios and trading strategies.

The team also works with supporting groups to ensure Risk and PnL drivers are appropriately captured and represented.

Role overview

BlueCrest Capital Management requires a London based Risk Analyst to support the Risk team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring and assessing the portfolio and risks taken by individual Portfolio Managers and ensure trading adheres to mandate in terms of sizing and appropriateness.
• Ensuring group and firm level risk exposures are appropriate and communicated appropriately both to senior management and to portfolio managers.
• Provide an independent assessment of portfolios, and present their findings clearly to management.
• Help produce and generate reports and monitors at a variety of levels and capture portfolio risks from various angles.
• Perform analysis on risk/ P&L drivers on regular basis and ad-hoc when required.

Candidate Expectations

• Interact and build relationships with Senior Portfolio Managers and their teams, Desk Heads and Senior Management and Research teams to understand trading strategies, market dynamics and risks.
• Be proactive in the development of tools to assess and monitor portfolio risks. This would be achieved by building or enhancing tools using Python or Excel, leveraging the firm’s rich infrastructure and analytics, working with the Tech/QR teams if required.
• Be comfortable in helping driving infrastructure changes with Tech/QR that help improve risk-capture and analysis and also working with support groups including Trading/Ops/Finance to improve process and workflow generally.

Experience Required

• Risk, Trading, Sales, Treasury or Quantitative Analysis background.
• Rates Market Knowledge.
• Programming Skills (Python/SQL).
• Excellent analytical skills, along with the ability to communicate and present complex information effectively.

About you

• Solid market and product knowledge.
• Solid technical skills with ability to program in Python/SQL.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability and desire to build effective relationships with Portfolio Managers.
• Driven and motivated, willingness to show initiative and be accountable.

BlueCrest is committed to providing an inclusive environment for its workforce. As an employer, we provide equal opportunities to all people regardless of their gender, marital or civil partnership status, race, religion or ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation or nationality.