Immediate need for a talented Senior Risk Specialist. This is a 06+ months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in NYC, NY (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID: 24-23213
Pay Range: $80 - $85/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct risk analysis on a set of portfolios for varying mandates types (active, passive, liquid alternative) with broad underlying exposure types (fixed income, equity, commodity, derivatives)
- Production and analysis of Value-at-Risk, Tracking Error, Liquidity Ratios, Transaction Cost, and other strategy specific risk metrics
- Prepare funds risk program Fund Board materials
- Document risk process and risk assessments
- Contribute to special projects related to risk framework or other risk topics
- Contribute to the enhancements of risk tools and framework.
- Prepare Investment Risk materials to be presented at risk oversight committee(s).
- Support maintenance of risk data.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- University degree (or equivalent) in Finance or quantitative field
- Minimum of 4 years of proven experience in financial industry (Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Valuation, Vendor of Risk Analytics)
- Proven experience with analytical models for financial instruments
- Previous experience with risk systems
- Chartered Financial Analyst or Financial Risk Manager designations is considered a plus
- Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of financial instruments including related analytics and risk factors
- Strong analytical (quantitative and qualitative) and communication skills
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SQL
- Interest in working in an international environment with excellent command of English language
- Proactive mind-set to propose improvements and new solutions
- Knowledge about regulatory frameworks for asset managers and different portfolio management strategies is considered a plus
Our client is a leading Financial industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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