Join us as a Finance Stress Test Associate

• In this key role, you’ll be supporting the regular production of internal business analysis, across counterparty risk-weighted assets, market and credit risk
• You’ll play a role in operating insightful analytics to explain the drivers of financial resource utilisation under base and stressed conditions
• It’s a great opportunity to hone your skills and contribute to our strategy as you help in the management of the bank’s financial resources
• We're offering this role at associate level

What you'll do

As a Finance Stress Test Associate, you’ll assist with the regular operation of business-wide data platform ReMaP. You’ll contribute to the regular production of client-based and product-based sensitivity analysis to assist business decision making.

We’ll look to you to support baseline and live management of plans to manage and track internal stress test and regulatory stress test deliverables, such as ICAAP, Bank of England and European Banking Authority stress tests. Additionally, you’ll have regular interaction with internal and external subject matter experts and stakeholders on controls management, plans, issues and ad-hoc items, EUDA, RACI matrix and RCA.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Liaising with local technology teams on system developments and making sure the systems are maintained and up to date for the execution of on-demand stress tests
• Providing quality assurance review of evidences controls checks throughout the full lifecycle of a stress test exercise from scenario generation to execution, governance and closure
• Managing control checks throughout key points in the stress test cycle, owning and controlling supporting documentation with emphasis on auditable evidence and management of issue log
• Assisting with finance controls, SOX and stress testing MI dashboard
• Working in close collaboration with Internal Audit, designing and embedding a process structure for audit field work and regulatory attestations

The skills you'll need

To excel in this role, you’ll need a qualification in a quantitative discipline, such as a BSc, MSc or PhD in Mathematics, Physics or Engineering. You’ll also need an understanding of investment banking and trading, with knowledge of different products that investment banking trades in, their risks and the types of clients they service.

In addition, you should demonstrate:

• Proficiency in IT with a good working knowledge of C++, Python, Matlab, SQL, or VBA
• The ability to prototype ideas
• A proactive approach and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience in Stress testing/CCR/Securitisation would be an added advantage
• Exposure to financial products & their pricing

Hours

45

Job Posting Closing Date:

23/01/2025