Senior Market Risk Analyst
LJ Recruitment
📍 Central London
🏢 Fully Office-Based
💷 £40,000 per annum
The Opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and analytical Senior Market Risk Analyst to join a dynamic Middle Office team based in Central London.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a candidate with strong market risk reporting experience and advanced Excel skills to support the production, analysis and enhancement of market risk management information and reporting across a wholesale banking environment.
Working closely with senior stakeholders and Head Office teams, you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of accurate market risk reporting, supporting business decision-making, and driving continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Consolidate data from multiple systems and platforms to produce accurate market risk reporting.
- Prepare and deliver timely market risk reports, metrics and management information.
- Ensure the production of accurate, error-free MI for senior stakeholders.
- Analyse market risk reporting outputs and provide commentary on trends, observations, gaps and mitigation actions.
- Support business decision-making and change initiatives through risk analysis and reporting.
- Liaise with Head Office teams and internal stakeholders to satisfy compliance and reporting requirements.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, efficiency gains and reporting automation.
- Investigate reporting anomalies and escalate issues where appropriate.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of departmental procedures and technical documentation.
- Support ad-hoc projects and analytical tasks as required by the Head of Middle Office.
Skills & Experience Required
- Degree or postgraduate qualification in a numerate discipline such as Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or a related field.
- Previous experience within Market Risk, Treasury, Risk Reporting, Middle Office or a similar analytical function.
- Strong understanding of market risk concepts including:
- Money Markets
- Foreign Exchange (FX)
- Bonds
- Derivatives
- Liquidity Risk
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including:
- Complex formulas
- Pivot Tables
- Data analysis
- Macros
- VBA
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
Personal Attributes
- Methodical and organised approach to planning and prioritisation.
- Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on enhancing reporting and processes.
Key Stakeholder Relationships
You will work closely with teams across:
- Middle Office
- Risk
- Treasury
- Settlements
- Investments
- Compliance
- IT
- Internal Audit
- Senior Management
- Head Office Functions
Package
- £40,000 per annum
- Central London location
- Fully office-based working environment
- Opportunity to develop expertise within a specialist Market Risk and Middle Office function
If you have strong analytical skills, advanced Excel expertise, and a keen interest in market risk, we'd be delighted to hear from you.
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