Market Risk Senior Analyst - Assistant Vice President

Posted:
8/28/2024, 2:32:40 AM

Location(s):
England, United Kingdom ⋅ London, England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your analytical skills to Citi’s Risk Management team. By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The Market Risk Senior Analyst is part of a global market risk team looking after spreads products Markets. The role requires good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex and dynamic material from multiple sources. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. Responsible for measuring, monitoring and analyzing the organization’s market risk exposure on a day-to-day and long-term basis for various financial products.

Market risk pertains to potential loss due to market movements such as changes in interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads and foreign exchange rates. Individuals monitor trading limits and are responsible for approving transactions over certain established limits. Work with traders or trading management and recommend actions to mitigate risk. Responsible for monitoring and analyzing the organization’s risk exposure by understanding the risks and rewards of the Citi products. Structures solutions to mitigate risks of those products.

What you’ll do

  • Work with trading desk to ensure that all relevant market risk factors are properly identified and formally captured in official risk systems

  • Collect and aggregate data from multiple industry specific sources

  • Facilitate analysis and meaningful reporting of the data

  • Work with senior risk managers in market specific compliance programs

  • Develop and maintain an appropriate autonomous market risk limits framework with applicable limits and triggers

  • Monitor business compliance with the firm’s market risk-related policies

  • Assist in product specific risk reporting and limit monitoring

  • Oversee risk exposure measurement and limit monitoring processes to ensure integrity and appropriate independence of reporting

  • Participate in the development of business-level stress testing that properly considers risk concentrations by single issuer, risk rating, sector/industry and geography; review results and assess appropriate follow-up actions

  • Participate in the ongoing development, implementation and upgrade of risk systems

  • Well defined mid to long term projects in working with senior mentors that require technical skills and strategic planning, enabling development in analytical capacity and critical thinking

  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we’ll need from you

  • Demonstrated 2-5 years of relevant experience

  • Preferably a degree in a quantitative or financial discipline but not essential

  • Knowledge of financial instruments and risk metrics

  • Proficient quantitative skills including mathematics involved in risk estimation and modelling

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive

  • Ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization

  • Work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex organization • Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time • Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel/VBA, Word, PowerPoint) and SQL • Experience in performing data analysis

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: 

  • Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

  • A discretional annual performance related bonus 

  • Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

  • Employee Assistance Programme  

  • Pension Plan 

  • Paid Parental Leave 

  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends 

  • Access to an array of learning and development resources 

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energised to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities. 

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Job Family Group:

Risk Management

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Job Family:

Market Risk

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Time Type:

Full time

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