Financial Risk Analyst

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Full time
Location: London
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Job offered by: IG Group
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Category:
We are seeking a

Financial Risk Analyst

to join a data-driven technical risk management team that manages our credit risk profile across the Group. Who Are We Hello, we’re IG Group. No, not Instagram – though we're a pretty big deal ourselves. We’re a global, FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We’ve snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences. We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love. Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands with people all over the world. We work in cross-functional teams, focused on delivering at pace to improve the experience of traders on our platforms. The Team The Financial Risk Team is responsible for the end-to-end management of IG Group’s credit and market risk profile and works to measure, monitor and, where appropriate, mitigate these risks. Alongside this, we are materially involved in our liquidity risk profile and have full ownership of the Group’s regulatory capital model for all entities. The Team reports directly to the Chief Risk Officer, has frequent exposure to the Risk Committee, Executive Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee and works closely with the 1st line Sales & Trading, Model Validation, Treasury, Credit Operations and Enterprise Data teams. The Role We are seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Financial Risk Analyst to join a small (6-person) team mostly based in London. The role has vast development potential and will support the team in implementing the actions recommended by our risk management models. The role will have exposure to quantitative risk models with the ability to propose changes, recommend improvements and, where appropriate, deploy code changes directly to the pipeline. The role will work closely with Premium Client Managers, the Institutional Sales Desk and the Trading Desks. The successful candidate will conduct routine and ad hoc credit risk assessments of new and existing clients and implement credit risk mitigating actions where deemed necessary. What You’ll Do Conducting credit risk assessments of new and existing clients. Running routine and ad hoc processes and controls to identify problem areas. Liaising with the 1st line commercial teams to act basis the output of our models. What You’ll Need Knowledge and/or experience in conducting credit risk assessments on retail, professional and institutional clients. Knowledge and/or experience of portfolio margining requirements (including initial and variation margin). Basic Python (incl. Pandas) Basic SQL (Oracle SQL) The Perks It really is more than a job. We’ll recognize your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on. Competitive salary Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%) Private medical cover for you and your family Life insurance Contribution to gym memberships 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total) The option to buy or sell holiday days. Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform A comprehensive global and local onboarding process Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents Where You’ll Work We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon it’s the best of both worlds. This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection. Plus, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy. Ask our employees what their favourite thing is about working at IG, and you’ll hear an echo of ‘our culture’! That’s because you can come to work as your authentic self. The things that make you, you – like your ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, age, gender identity/expression or physical capacity – can bring a fresh perspective or new skill to our business. So, if you’re keen to connect with our values, and lead the charge on innovation, you know what to do.

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