Risk Analyst [Multiple Positions Available]
$145,000–$150,000 year
On-site · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Duties: Perform statistical data analysis to ensure accuracy of the time series data used in firmwide Value at Risk (VaR) calculation for Market Risk management. Analyze Average Daily Trading Volume (ADTV) data for data quality issues to be addressed in the process of establishing the Gross Market Concentration (GMC) limit and calculating the Strategic Stress Exposure (SSE) for Counterparty Credit Risk management. Build analytical and visualization tools for identifying trends and patterns, anomalies and spurious data including spikes, gaps, cyclicality and oscillation to improve data quality and integrity. Extract, assemble, organize and analyze large amounts of data from multiple and disparate sources by employing advanced techniques to scale up data management activities with efficiency and accuracy. Validate time series data by leveraging knowledge of financial products and risk factors in Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Commodities, conducting research on market events, and interacting with trading desks. Collaborate with product specialists to document end-to- end data lineage for derived time series constructed according to VaR models, ensuring transparency and traceability. Monitor the ongoing performance of VaR model by analyzing and confirming movements in time series data to deliver market insights and solutions regarding data quality enhancements. Implement controls to prevent data quality issues, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure data satisfies the statistical properties required for model usage. Produce data quality metrics and KPI reports to assess and identify improvement areas for data quality and communicate findings to senior management and internal control functions. Liaise with Technology teams to onboard new data sources for data required by VaR calculators and Counterparty Credit risk limits to measure risk accurately. Provide analytical support for regulatory matters and facilitate audit processes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Science, Applied Economics, or related field
- 2 years of experience in risk analytics or a related occupation
- Proficiency in Python and Excel for risk calculation and data analysis
- Experience with VaR modeling methods (variance-covariance, historical simulation, Monte Carlo)
- Backtesting and stress testing using Python and R
- Strong SQL skills (multi-table joins, nested queries, analytic functions) and data visualization in Python/Excel
- Experience with financial products (futures, options, CDS, securitized products) and risk factors across Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Commodities
- Ability to develop data analytics programs and KPI reports for risk management
- Experience with data onboarding and data lineage documentation
- Regulatory-oriented data analysis and support for audits
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