Risk Associate (Alternatives / Asset Management)

Montpellier Resourcing Associates Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Montpellier Resourcing Associates Ltd. is seeking a Risk Associate/Analyst to join its risk team in the City of London. The role covers risk monitoring, reporting and control across credit, counterparty and operational risk within an alternatives/asset management context.

The position offers hybrid working in London and a salary up to £70,000, plus an excellent bonus and benefits. Ideal candidates have around three years in risk or strong internships in risk and a good grasp of risk reporting

Qualifications

• Around three years of experience in an all-round risk role.
• Understanding of risk reporting and regulatory environment for investment managers.
• Strong analytical skills with Excel and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Risk Monitoring & Reporting: produce and maintain regular risk reporting for management and committees across portfolio, counterparty, credit and operational risk.
• Portfolio Risk: monitor investment risk exposures and limits, including listed and private strategies.
• Counterparty & Credit Risk: assess and monitor exposures, support reviews and escalation.
• Operational Risk: handle incidents from logging to root-cause analysis and remediation, support risk register and testing.
• Regulatory Capital: support capital calculations and reporting with finance and compliance.
• Stakeholder Support: work with investment, operations, finance, and compliance to embed risk into decisions.
• Framework Development: help improve risk policies, processes and reporting tools as the business grows.

Skills

Risk monitoring

Risk reporting

Portfolio risk

Counterparty risk

Credit risk

Operational risk

Regulatory capital

Data analysis

Communication

Excel

Education

Graduates in finance or related field

Job description

Risk Associate / Analyst (Alternatives / Asset Management)

Up to £70,000 depending on experience, plus excellent bonus and benefits

City of London, hybrid working

Candidates will ideally have around three years of experience in an all-round risk role, or be a strong graduate with internship or placement experience in risk.

A specialist investment manager focused on alternative and real asset strategies across private and public markets is looking for a Risk Associate / Analyst to join its risk team. The firm manages capital on behalf of institutional investors, wealth managers, family offices, charities and endowments, and continues to grow.

This is a generalist role. You will work across counterparty, credit, operational and portfolio risk rather than sitting on a single desk, which makes it a good move for someone who wants broad exposure to how risk is managed across a growing investment business. Many of the assets sit outside conventional markets, so you will regularly deal with risk questions that have no ready-made answer. We are looking for someone curious, who wants to understand how the business works and asks why.

Please note this is not a desk-based investment risk role. The focus is on monitoring, reporting and control across the whole firm.

Key Responsibilities of the Risk Associate / Analyst to include:

• Risk Monitoring & Reporting: produce and maintain regular risk reporting for management and committees, covering portfolio, counterparty, credit and operational risk across both listed and private strategies.
• Portfolio Risk: monitor investment risk exposures and limits, including listed equity portfolios, and flag issues to senior risk colleagues.
• Counterparty & Credit Risk: assess and monitor counterparty and credit exposures, supporting reviews and escalating concerns where needed.
• Operational Risk: handle operational incidents from logging through to root cause analysis and remediation, and support the risk register and control testing.
• Regulatory Capital: support regulatory capital calculations and reporting, working with finance and compliance.
• Stakeholder Support: work with investment, operations, finance and compliance teams so that risk is understood and built into day-to-day decisions.
• Framework Development: help improve risk policies, processes and reporting tools as the business and its range of strategies grow.

Requirements for the successful Risk Associate / Analyst:

• Around three years of experience in an all-round risk role, covering a mix of credit, counterparty, operational and portfolio risk, ideally within asset management, investment management or financial services.
• Graduates with internship or placement experience in risk will also be considered. We are open on seniority and will shape the role around the right person.
• A good understanding of risk reporting and the regulatory environment for investment managers, including regulatory capital.
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail, with confidence working in Excel and comfort with data.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to raise issues with investment professionals and senior colleagues.
• A curious, proactive approach and a genuine interest in alternative investments.