Risk Analyst (Contractor)
We’re seeking a Risk Analyst for a short-term contract with our client. This role requires disciplined task execution across Credit & Operational Risk, with potential involvement in Liquidity and/or Regulatory Risk, directly contributing to the integrity of our client's global financial operations.
What You’ll Get
- Contribute to a critical function within a leading global derivatives marketplace, gaining valuable, focused experience.
- Obtain targeted exposure to diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.
Your focus will be on the day-to-day execution of established risk policies and procedures. You will:
- Support the daily and monthly reporting cycles, ensuring the accurate and timely production of management information and risk reports.
- Perform counterparty credit risk due diligence reviews, assessing credit (rating) scores, and confirming credit limits are appropriately set.
- Monitor counterparty limit utilization, outstanding trades, and review limit exception requests from business stakeholders.
- Conduct quality assurance checks on large data sets, verifying accuracy and data integrity for risk analysis.
- Analyze customer financial statements and trading activity to identify and assess potential risk exposures.
- Adhere to existing day-to-day processes and procedures, recommending targeted enhancements where efficiency gaps are identified.
- Assist in the execution of both Credit & Operational Risk tasks as defined by the annual risk management plan.
We seek a disciplined, highly organized professional ready to execute tasks with precision and efficiency.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Demonstrated strong attention to detail combined with robust analytical and quantitative skills.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and rapidly assimilate new processes and data requirements.
- Foundational understanding of financial statements, key financial ratios, and financial reporting.
- Basic familiarity with core risk concepts and methodologies, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), mark-to-market (P&L), and capital adequacy.
- Strong organizational skills required to successfully manage multiple concurrent tasks, prioritize effectively, and meet established deadlines.
- Effective interpersonal skills necessary to collaborate with team members and internal support areas.
- Proficiency in programming and data query languages such as SQL and Python, a plus.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, or a technical field such as Engineering or Mathematics.
**We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, ethnic origin, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.**
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