Credit Risk Business Analysts recruitment
The BA team are responsible for understanding business processes writing business specifications, preparing discussion documents and performing quantitative impact studies on risk engine changes. They are also responsible for understanding and preparing discussion documents and driving change through front end systems. The role involves close interaction with senior risk managers, quantitative analysts and IT on the development of risking methodologies and their implementation.
Responsibilities include:
Investigate and analyse new risk engine requirements from risk managers
Investigate and analyse new Reporting and Workflow requirements from business users
Understand and document the requirements, verify IT functional specifications and perform quantitative impact analysis and assist in UAT
Organise and lead meetings to gather requirements
Maintain up to date knowledge on risking methodologies, system infrastructure and capabilities and interdependencies in the Bank
Represent the team in various working groups and communicate timelines, progress and dependencies to other parties in the Bank
Work as a member of an effective team, contributing to ad hoc requests without losing focus on primary objectives
Essential Experience:
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
Excellent people management and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to deliver high quality and timely project work
Business analysis for risk management systems (e.g. front office pricing platforms, Monte Carlo risk systems, or market risk VaR systems)
Business analysis experience with an investment bank or a consultancy
Knowledge of derivatives pricing
Understanding and experience in project lifecycle techniques
Data analysis skills (Excel / Access / VBA / SQL)