Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Risk Analyst within the Risk Department in the City of London to assist and support the Electronic Trading Risk Manager with the daily/monthly/yearly business operations, combined with specific Market Risk duties, whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism to succeed in a fast-paced environment all working within its core business values and Risk Framework.
Main Duties:
1. Review client accounts and distribute margin calls & account summaries to clients/desks
2. Prepare, review and distribute daily Risk reports to Senior Management
3. Ensure optimal delivery of daily risk reports
4. Real-time risk monitoring of clients P&L to facilitate intraday margin calls
5. Maintenance of the intraday monitoring system contract specification and sector mappings
6. Analysis of intraday margin calls from exchanges
7. Assess client electronic trading platform limits/leverages against account values
8. Running daily and monthly reporting/tasks
9. Ensure trading platforms are complete with regards to product mappings and positions feeds
10. Verification of client payments and adjust electronic platforms accordingly
11. Assess financial impact of Position Transfers on client accounts
12. Escalation of issues to Department Managers
13. Maintain departmental procedures and improve Risk processes where applicable
14. Work on ad hoc projects
15. Maintain databases as required
16. Adhere to Risk Management Framework
17. Assist with preparation and presenting of the weekly Market Risk meeting to senior management
18. Performing stress tests on client portfolios
19. Engage with front/back office, clients and exchanges
20. Participate in a shift pattern to ensure effective cover of risk function
Your Profile - Permanent
The successful candidate will possess the following:
1. High standard level of education with good qualifications
2. Knowledge and understanding of major derivatives instruments, FX, Equities and commodity sectors
3. Microsoft Excel - advanced preferable
4. SQL, Python and VBA experience preferable but not essential
5. Ability to work under pressure
6. Attention to detail
7. Problem solver/Decision maker
8. Team player
9. Reliable
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency. Morgan McKinley encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities in the UK. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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