Hours: Mon to Fri - 35 hours - Core Hours - 9am to 5pm / Hybrid working
Holiday: Not Specified
Closing Date: 14 Jan 2025
Salary Details: Up to £75,000 p.a (dependent on experience)
Summary
About the role
An opportunity to join a well-respected and empowered team and make a real difference through validating our material models.
This highly technical role sits within our Financial and Model Risk function and will report directly to the Senior Manager Model Risk and Validation. In addition, the role holder will act as Secretary for the Financial Models Committee which involves minute taking and liaising with stakeholders on content.
The team’s key purpose is to facilitate the business in making effective risk-based decisions and ensuring models are reliable, accurate, and well controlled.
We are looking for an experienced individual to join the team on a 12 month FTC to independently undertake model validation and verification activities to support effective model risk management.
The analyst will be undertaking technical reviews, applying a range of statistical and analytical techniques, documenting, and presenting findings to senior management and the Executive as well as attending Model Risk Committee and its sub-committees.
* 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
* Annual discretionary bonus scheme
* Personal pension with matched contributions
* Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.
About you
We are looking for someone with experience in one or more of the following areas:
* Extensive model development or validation experience in Balance Sheet Behavioural Modelling (e.g. Liquidity, Market, Basis risk).
* Knowledge of Accounting models and calculators, potentially gained through a professional accounting qualification or experience, would be an advantage.
* Experience in developing or validating credit risk models, including IRB, IFRS9 or application and behavioural scorecards for secured retail portfolios would be an advantage.
In addition, we are looking for someone with:
* Familiarity with the regulatory framework and expectations related to model risk management is required, ideally with experience in developing and reviewing relevant documents (e.g., policies, frameworks).
* Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and positively impact. You should have experience interacting with senior managers and possess strong communication skills to explain complex technical matters clearly and concisely to non-specialists.
* You must be a team player, able to collaborate effectively with other members of the risk function and the broader organization. You will need a high attention to detail and a proven ability to manage your own workload.
About us
As a mutual, we’ve always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition, and total support for our wellbeing.
We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you’ll make us stronger. You can build so much more than a career.
Come and make a difference in our Society, that’s been voted a ‘Great Place to Work’ by our teams.
Flexibility and why it matters: We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.
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