Risk Consultant – Trading Book Risk recruitment
About Capco
Capco is a global business and technology consultancy, dedicated solely to the financial services industry. It has recently been positioned 27th in The Sunday Times ‘100 best companies to work for' annual list for 2012.
Key Responsibilities
Risk consultants will need subject matter expertise in some of the following areas:
• Knowledge of Counterparty Credit Risk and CVA
• Strong knowledge of trading book risk
• Traded Cash and Derivative products covering pricing, capture, risk management, and PL generation
• Knowledge of the types of risk attributable to different products
• An understanding of operational processes, controls and IT system architectures which are required to support the above
Additional experience in the following would also be beneficial:
• Collateral management, optimisation, and transformation
• Liquidity and funding risks
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and the changing landscape
The role will be dependent on experience but at all levels responsibilities will include typical consulting activities:
Project delivery
• To deliver specific projects on client site individually and as part of Capco and client teams
• To engage with clients to deliver practical solutions
• Project management, budget management and client billing
Practice development
• Proposition and solution development
Sales and marketing
• Client proposal development and sales support
• Client presentations
• Contribution to points of view, white papers and other thought leadership
Experience
• Strong / numerate degree ideally 2:1 or above
• Previous experience within a financial institution, soft ware vendor or consultancy
• Excellent communication skills
• Project management and delivery excellence
• Ability to work as part of a team
Additional Requirements
• 100% travel to client site may be required