Risk Analyst - part-time contract (remote)

Freedom24; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Freedom24 is seeking a credit risk professional to perform credit analysis of counterparties, set exposure limits, and participate in risk-mitigation deals within a regulated investment environment.

The ideal candidate has a finance or risk management degree, at least 3 years in a regulated firm, fluent English, and strong analytical skills; CySEC Advanced certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Risk Management, Business, or related field.
• At least 3 years' experience in a regulated investment firm or CIF.
• Experience in Risk Management and Credit analysis of financial institutions.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written.
• Knowledge of risk management tools and techniques.
• Ability to complete projects and reports on time.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Analytical skills and diligent team player.
• CySEC Advanced certificate (Nice-to-have).

Responsibilities

• Credit analysis of counterparties—financial institutions.
• Confirmation and updating internal ratings.
• Setting limits for operations with financial institutions.
• Annual review of counterparties and renewal of limits.
• Participate in deal structuring for risk mitigation.
• Design and maintain risk management frameworks and risk appetite statements.
• Perform and document a formal Business Impact Analysis to identify Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives (DORA).
• Monitor EU regulation developments and keep processes up to date.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical controls across asset custody, settlement, and safeguarding of client funds.

Skills

Credit analysis

Risk management

Regulatory knowledge

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Project reporting

Independent work

Risk tools

Education

Degree in Finance or Risk Management

Tools

Risk management tools

Job description

• Credit analysis of the company’s counterparties - financial institutions (corporate and investments banks, brokers/dealers, exchange & clearing houses and central security depositories, etc);

• Confirmation and keeping up to date of internal ratings assigned to financial institutions;

• Setting limits for operations with financial institutions;

• Annual review of counterparties and renewal of limits;

• Participation in deals structuring with financial institutions for the purpose of risk mitigation;

• Experience designing and maintaining risk management frameworks, risk appetite statements, capital and liquidity assessments and risk registers;

• Perform and document a formal Business Impact Analysis to identify and justify Recovery Time Objectives and Recovery Point Objectives based on operational, financial, regulatory, and reputational impact criteria (DORA requirements);

• In-depth knowledge of EU regulation, monitor industry and regulatory developments and keep update of new regulations, and ensure processes are in place;

• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical controls, policies, and monitoring across asset custody, settlement, and safeguarding of client funds.

• Degree holder in Finance, Risk Management, Business or any other relevant field;

• At least 3 years of experience in working within a regulated investment firm or CIF company;

• Experience in Risk Management and Credit analysis of financial institutions;

• Fluent in English, both oral and written;

• Knowledge of risk management tools and techniques;

• Ability to complete projects and reports on time;

• Able to work independently and as part of the team;

• Analytical skills, diligent team player;

• CySEC Advanced certificate holder (Nice-to-have).