Requirements for Investment Risk Analyst:

• Previous experience in a market risk, investment risk reporting or as a risk team member
• Fluent or native German speaker
• Ability to carry out daily risk assessments for clients that meet regulatory requirements
• Experience running database queries, ability to understand data flows (programming skills desirable)
• Provision of regular analytics to support the management of client portfolios
• Working to improve efficiency and automation of risk/ fund management data
• Working within investment teams to support risk monitoring, risk reporting
• You must understand the value of good data controls and be naturally able with technology

Responsibilities:

• Provide risk measurement solutions (eg VAR) across all asset classes
• Be in charge of updating and monitoring the accuracy of client information
• Explain how risk numbers were generated, explain VAR numbers, volatilities and contributions
• Produce compliant and accurate reports for clients
• Once established you will attend client meetings as the subject matter expert to resolve issues or to provide necessary consulting on system use

Your background:

• 2-4+yrs experience in a market/ investment risk position
• Strong knowledge of the investment management industry and key risk and compliance concepts
• Understanding of investment risk and risk reporting (you need to know how risk numbers are generated)
• Knowledge of risk regulation and risk reporting in the investment sector
• FRM qualifications would be a huge plus as would a Masters in a related discipline
• Proven experience in the use of investment management reporting systems will be very helpful

Benefits for a Investment Risk Analyst

• Competitive salary, excellent training and development plan
• Fun, forward thinking, innovative and flexible working environment
• Your decisions and outputs will be relied upon by both senior business and the front office at your clients
• Your analysis will be utilised to communicate key message to market
• Exposure to a number of different areas in buy-side risk, investment strategies and insight into the front-office
• Opportunity to work at a cutting-edge FinTech technology house

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