Risk Analyst - Market & Liquidity

Campion Pickworth; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is looking for a Risk Analyst specializing in Market & Liquidity. The candidate will support management of market risks, undertake daily reporting, and engage in analysis. Key responsibilities include producing Management Information, assessing regulatory developments, and enhancing risk strategies. Desired qualifications include 1+ years in financial risk management, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in MS-Excel and SQL. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement in London.

Qualifications

• 1 year+ experience in financial services and financial risk management.
• Ability to manage analytical and data-intensive processes.
• Strong knowledge of MS-Excel, including complex functions.

Responsibilities

• Support production of internal Management Information and reporting.
• Contribute to development of Risk Management processes.
• Assist treasury function with cash flow forecast scenario analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

MS-Excel capabilities

SQL/Data Concepts

Organisational skills

Job description

About the job Risk Analyst - Market & Liquidity

Our client is looking to recruit a Risk Analyst Market & Liquidity, with hybrid working. The key function of the role is to provide support in relation to the management of Market risks, daily reporting and analysis. The Analyst will have responsibility for the production and preparation of reports, M.I. and analysis.

Role Responsibilities

• Supporting the production of internal Management Information, daily, weekly and monthly reporting
• Assisting in identifying and evaluating regulatory developments, market trends and industry practice, and be involved in the resulting initiatives
• Contributing to continuous development of internal Risk Management processes
• Documenting and maintaining internal models, processes, policies and tools as part the risk oversight and analytics function
• Supporting the Manager in the key regulatory deliverables of a market and liquidity risk nature
• Supporting model analysis on the enhancement of the liquidity and interest rate risk framework
• Monitoring new and developing regulatory requirements and supporting modelling their impact
• Developing and implementing risk strategies to maintain compliance with agreed risk appetite and regulatory requirements
• Assisting the treasury function with weekly cash flow forecast scenario analysis
• Supporting the testing of the new ALM systems

Qualifications and Experience Required

• 1 year+ experience within the financial services sector and financial risk management (ideally liquidity risk)
• Demonstrable experience and ability to manage analytical and data intensive processes
• Proven ability to understand and approach complex problems in a logical way
• Strong knowledge of MS-Excel capabilities (lookup functions, sumif functions, Pivot Tables etc.)
• Sound knowledge of Excel modelling, VBA or SQL/Data Concepts, with demonstrable skills interrogating large data sets using candidate created queries or macros
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload