Senior Financial Risk Analyst

On behalf of our client in the Banking Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Senior Financial Risk Analyst.

Senior Financial Risk Analyst – Job Description

• Use risk measurement and monitoring tools to develop a top of the class first line risk report and insight
• Provides early warning indicators such as tail risk analysis, scenario analysis, and shock analysis as they impact bank economic value, NII, capital & PnL
• Support key stakeholders by performing market risk analytics to provide value-add guidance.
• Provide senior management informed views with respects to external market events as they impact the bank balance sheet
• Changes in market risk factors that impact the balance sheet
• Comparison of key interest risk metrics vis-à-vis competitor banks
• Research industry best practices in monitoring emerging risk and ensure TBSM is aligned with these practices
• Review current processes and pro-actively make changes or propose initiatives to improve efficiencies to provide more effective business support
• Execute infrastructure changes with regards to implementation of new/revised framework, new products or processes and ensure that changes are executed in accordance with internal change control procedures and EUC standards
• Support the team through various initiatives
• Foster and maintain effective working relationships with business partners
• Understand and comply with Policies, regulatory and compliance requirements

Senior Financial Risk Analyst – Mandatory Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to leverage visualization tools, such as Tableau, to explain complicated concept in a clear and concise manner to senior and executive level audiences
• Self-starter with a proven ability to meet deadlines, own initiatives, and work effectively under minimum supervision
• Strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
• An ideal candidate is self-driven individual with a strong sense of curiosity, able to assess potential drivers and resolutions when issues rise
• Able to multitask while maintaining attention to detail with tight timelines
• Quick to learn and apply new concepts
• Excellent interpersonal skills; team player
• Reporting functions team
• Managing the risk reporting for our risk books
• Validating results and publishing
• 5 years financial service or consulting practice experience in the areas of Asset Liability Management, risk management accounting and/or finance
• Proficient with computer tools (SQL, Tableau) for data query, visualization and analytics
• Solid knowledge of retail banking product features and characteristics
• Previous banking experience

Senior Financial Risk Analyst – Nice to Have Skills

• Superior understanding of capital market instruments including bond and interest rate derivatives
• Superior understanding of risk measurement and valuation concepts (cash flow, PV, IRR, duration, convexity, etc.)

Senior Financial Risk Analyst - Assignment Start Date

ASAP – 12 months to start

Senior Financial Risk Analyst - Assignment Location

Toronto, ON – Work Remotely