Fixed Income Risk Business Analyst recruitment
Overview
LCH.Clearnet is the leading independent clearing house group, serving major international exchanges and platforms as well as a range of OTC markets.
Its overriding objective is to provide Clearing Members with a central counterparty of the highest quality and to safeguard the interests of the company's shareholders and contributors to its Clearing Funds.
The Risk Management Team work at the heart of the Fixed Income Market with the goal of managing the risk appetite of the Company in a manner which:
• Is prudent in risk management terms;
• Is robust operationally;
• Is consistent with its regulatory status and responsibilities;
• Is in line with market best practice;
• Supports the company's development initiatives in clearing new products and markets; and,
• Is aligned with Board expectations and Member demand.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this role is the analysis, documentation and delivery of business requirements and processes for all projects within the Fixed Income area of Risk Management (including UAT testing).
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of business analysis, preferably within the bonds and repo space and some exposure to market risk projects. We are looking for a self-motivated individual with the confidence and expertise to deal with development teams and to support them in systems development and testing.
This role offers a unique opportunity to apply business analysis expertise and to build market risk knowledge at the heart of the Fixed Income Market.
Required skills and experience
- • Strong project lifecycle experience
• Previous background developing IT solutions from a business perspective
• Practical Excel (and preferably VBA) knowledge applicable to financial markets
• An understanding of mathematical risk related concepts (e.g. NPV, VaR etc) and able to model these using Excel
• High quality written and verbal communication
• Strong analytical and problem solving skill set
• Strong understanding of market fundamentals and key driving factors
• Degree-level (or equivalent) education
• Background in Financial markets
Additional Job Board Text
LCH.Clearnet is the leading independent clearing house group.
It clears a broad range of asset classes including: securities, exchange traded derivatives, energy, freight, interbank interest rate swaps credit derivative swaps, and euro and sterling denominated bonds and repos; and works closely with market participants and exchanges to identify and develop clearing services for new asset classes.
LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd is owned 83% by users and 17% by exchanges.