Risk Analyst

Austin, TX 78704

Employment Type: Direct Hire Job Function: Accounting/Finance Job ID:: 128353

Job Description


We are recruiting a Risk Analyst for one of the leading hedge fund managers. This role will work within the Risk department that helps design, maintain, produce, and analyze the risk reporting framework used by risk officers, traders, investors, and regulators.

 

 

Responsibilities:
  • Working within the Risk team, assisting with the production and maintenance of all risk reports to both front office and senior management
  • Generating daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly, internal, and external, reports, including regulatory reporting
  • Work closely with the Business Technology Services department on improving existing reports and tools and developing new ones
  • Analyze data to better understand potential risks, concerns, and outcomes of decisions
  • Aggregate data from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive assessment
  • Create reports, summaries, presentations and process documents to display results
  • Collaborate with other team members to effectively analyze and present data
  • Develop systems and processes for gathering and storing data for future analytic projects
  • Conduct research into potential clients and understand the risks of accepting each one
  • Identify economic and financial trends that may present a risk to the company
  • Monitor internal and external data points that may affect the risk level of a decision

 

 

Requirements:

Essential
  • At least 3 years working experience in Banking/consultant firm/financial institute
  • A B.A. in Economics/Accounting/Math related area
  • Knowledge of Greeks, VaR, and Stress tests
  • Good product knowledge, with experience in fixed income, FX, and Equity
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Team player
  • Ability to manage and prioritise tasks
  • Punctual
  • Responsible and reliable



Preferred

 
  • MBA with specialization in Finance or mathematical orientation
  • Excel programming skills
  • SQL/VBA knowledge







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Meet The Recruiter

Maggie Dunn
Direct-Hire Recruiting Manager

Burnett Specialists is consistently ranked as the number one recruiting firm in Austin by the Austin Business Journal year after year!

I've helped thousands of talented candidates with experience ranging from entry-level to c-level over the course of my professional recruiting career.  My mission is to establish long-lasting relationships between newly hired employees and their employers by matching exciting job opportunities with the right candidates!

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