Senior Consultant Risk Advisory (Banking)

VB Risk Advisory B.V; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range

Holiday 25 days

Annual bonus

Shareholder potential

Course sponsorship

Wellbeing stipend

Pension

Job summary

4most in Amsterdam seeks a Senior Consultant Risk Advisory (Banking) to join our growing European team. You will develop and validate credit risk and IFRS9 models, perform stress testing, and work on data-driven solutions for banks.

The role requires a Master in econometrics/quantitative finance, 4+ years in risk analytics, strong Python/SQL skills, and excellent communication. You’ll join a hybrid, 32-40 hour week with competitive pay and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in bank risk analytics, data science or analytics.
• Experience with A-IRB, IFRS 9 or stress testing models.
• Strong communication and English; Dutch preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate (credit) risk and pricing models for banks.
• Perform stress tests and data quality improvements.
• Present results to senior management and client teams.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SAS

SQL

R

Education

Master's degree in Econometrics/Mathematics/Physics/Quantitative Finance

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Working at 4most

We are not your typical consultancy firm; with over 250 credit risk and actuarial consultants, our colleagues own a significant share of the business, and we have ambitious plans to grow even further.

As experts in our field, we’ve created a fun and innovative environment where technical minds flourish. Individual success is not measured by the size of your team or the hours you work, it’s the unique value you bring to the community. We want our people to think differently and challenge the status quo. We reward teamwork and believe value should be shared with all who contribute.

We are passionate about what we do and making a difference. We are a B-Corp and want to work with people and clients who share our values.

Your future team

We support our clients in the UK, Europe and the Middle East in solving their analytical challenges in model development and validation, risk management, stress testing, ESG, data and regulatory compliance. We have ambitious growth targets and have opened our European headquarters in Amsterdam in 2024. Your future team in Amsterdam is a young and energetic team of 20 professionals that likes to have fun. Get ready to be part of this exciting growth story and help us grow further!

• Location: Amsterdam (Hybrid)
• Hours: 32-40
• Degree: Master

What you’ll do

As a Senior Consultant Risk Advisory (Banking) at 4most, you’ll work on advisory projects at banks, ranging from large global banks to regional banks and lenders. You will learn from, and work together with, other 4most-ers and client teams on projects. Tasks could include the following, based on your expertise, experience and interest:

• Ad-hoc assistance on business development activities, e.g. client events / roundtables, client meetings, workshops, pitching, drafting proposals and creating marketing material.
• Developing (credit) risk and pricing models, used for regulatory and business purposes
• Validating and challenging these models on areas such as model design, model performance and model implementation
• Stress testing exercises, ranging from operational execution to model development and validation
• Processing large (credit) risk datasets and assessing or improving data quality
• Integration of ESG across data, models (A-IRB, IFRS 9, stress testing) and risk processes.
• Interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations
• Remediation of supervisory findings (ECB/DNB)
• Presenting and discussing results with (senior) management.

Your background

• You have a university degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics, Quantitative Finance or comparable subject.
• You bring 4+ years’ experience in risk, analytics or data science for banks, obtained by working for a bank, consulting firm or regulatory body (ECB / DNB). Experience in integration of ESG within data, risk of models is an advantage.
• You have technical experience on financial risk management and hands on experience in development, validation and implementation of A-IRB, IFRS 9 or Stress Testing models.
• You are experienced with data processing and analysing (large) datasets using Python, Pyspark, SAS, SQL or R. Hands-on experience with Databricks is a plus.
• You understand European (prudential) regulation and supervision at banks in Europe.
• You are a strong communicator both verbally and written, with the ability to break down complex topics into simple solutions and ideas.
• You have a good command of the English language, and preferably Dutch.
• You are passionate about the business impact of analysis, driven by continuous improvement and attention to detail.

Benefits

• Monthly salary ranging from EUR 5,160 to EUR 6,450 (includes 8% holiday pay) based on experience
• 25 days’ holiday (freedom holiday scheme).
• Annual bonus.
• Becoming a 4most shareholder after 1 year of service
• 50% sponsorship towards relevant courses (e.g. professional qualification, Masters, PhD etc).
• Juno wellbeing platform (EUR 60 per month to spend on anything to help with wellbeing; EUR 60 per month to spend on anything fitness-specific).
• Pension (11,9% of pension giving salary, where 4most contributes 50%)