Risk Controls Analyst

Millennium Capital Partners LLP; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Risk Controls Analyst to enhance risk management capabilities. In this dynamic role, you will oversee the risk limits and controls framework, ensuring trading activities comply with policies and regulations. You will conduct detailed reviews of trading events, facilitate risk controls, and support governance framework standardization. The ideal candidate will have a strong analytical background, excellent project management skills, and the ability to automate workflows using Python or VBA. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about risk management, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a controls or trading role, strong analytical skills.
• Ability to automate workflows via Python, VBA, or other coding languages.

Responsibilities

• Oversee risk limits and controls to ensure compliance with trading activities.
• Conduct thematic analysis and evaluations of risk levels within MLP’s businesses.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Self-Learning Ability

Education

Experience in Markets (2+ years)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Tableau

SQL

VBA

Python

KDB

Jira

Job description

Job Title: Risk Controls Analyst

Job Description:

Risk Controls closely communicates with other functions at MLP to formalize risk identification, risk assessments and controls framework to enhance risk management capabilities. Risk Controls is responsible for pre-post trade controls activities requested from Global Risk Management, Compliance, Technology and coordinates with Business Management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee MLP’s risk limits and controls framework to carry out firm’s risk management strategy to ensure trading activity is conducted in a safe and sound manner in compliance with firm’s policies, procedures and appropriate rules and regulations.
• Define and advance initiatives related to oversight of Enterprise wide Risk Controls in EMEA.
• Facilitate MLP’s Risk Controls framework and data collection, including detailed reviews of significant trading events to ensure applicable remediation plans are implemented.
• Conduct thematic analysis and periodic evaluations of the types and levels of risk within MLP’s businesses and the effectiveness of the control environment via risk and controls self-assessments (RCSA).
• Conduct reviews and coordinate controls and limit requirements while onboarding an external PM, third party trading tool and/or new product.
• Develop business and risk training documents and processes designated to ensure clear understanding of pre- and post-trade risk controls and framework.
• Assist with governance framework standardization and effectively share information across risk, business, technology, compliance, execution services and management.
• Support in business and risk’s interaction with external regulatory requests regarding examinations, policy documents, governance framework, etc.
• Facilitate lessons learned assessment from various internal/external incidents.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of relevant Markets experience preferably in a controls or trading related role (Trader/Desk Assistant, Risk, Compliance, Audit).
• Product and trading strategies knowledge in one or more of the following asset classes is preferred but not necessary – Equities, Futures, Rates, Fixed Income, Commodities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with complex data structures, drawing meaningful results, and then presenting them in a concise way for Senior Management.
• Ability to automate various data-based workflows via Python, VBA or other coding languages.
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to balance short and medium term remedial action.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills, with the ability to build consensus across senior stakeholders.
• Quick and self-learner who can thrive working as part of a cross-regional team and individually.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on delivery.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Tableau, SQL, VBA, Python, KDB, Jira are desired.
• Tenacious hands-on problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and E-Trading applications preferred.