Risk Control Analyst recruitment
UBS can offer you an environment geared towards performance, attractive career opportunities, and an open corporate culture that values and rewards the contribution of every individual.
The Risk Control team within Global Asset Management spans all business areas of the division and maintains a reporting line through to the Global AM Chief Risk Officer.
The team is responsible for ensuring that UBS’ market and credit risk principles are implemented. In general this means that all risks taken are identified and captured in risk systems, models are subject to review, risk based guidelines and reports are implemented on sophisticated funds, proprietary capital is monitored. Specifically the team conducts guideline reporting for UBS hedge funds, has an analysis/advice role in relation to sophisticated funds in the traditional universe. Global AM’s new Risk Control Framework requires building a new risk infrastructure for analysing/reporting of sophisticated funds in the traditional universe.
Specifically the team covers
- Alternative Quantitative hedge fund. Single manager/multi strategy (equities, commodities, currencies and rates), multi manager fund of funds fund of managed accounts
- Equities/Fixed Income/Global Investment Solutions investment areas
- Real Estate/Infrastructure funds in selected cases
Core Responsibilities
- Main focus will be on analysis/reporting for sophisticated funds in the traditional universe. Reports are built on the risk management system of Risk Metrics
- Liaising with staff in other groups for an efficient and robust implementation of the infrastructure
- Assessment/approval of new funds and financial instruments
- Additionally contributions to risk exposure analysis/reporting across the business will be expected as well as portfolio reviews, PL explanation, and other ad-hoc analysis of major risks
- Team player or leader in risk control projects across multiple business areas
- Provide coverage for other team members and be an effective communicator with portfolio managers and business management
Our ideal candidate should have the following requisites:
- Must be self starter and proactive
- Degree level education in a numerical subject, i.e. mathematics, physics, economics, finance, etc.
- 3-8 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of risk control techniques
- Demonstrate understanding of financial products and portfolio management
- Good quantitative programming skills, i.e. VBA in Excel/Access, understanding of SQL and database structures
- Good organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to meet the needs of a global team
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
It starts with you:
We can offer you an exciting, fast-paced working environment, a culture of mutual respect and teamwork and the opportunity to play a vital role in our growth. If you are attracted to joining an organization where every individual's contribution counts and where your talent will impact on our future, please apply for this position. It starts with you.
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