Senior Investment Risk Analyst
Senior Investment Risk Analyst
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Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Senior Investment Risk Analyst to join our secondline Risk Team at AJ Bell. In this key role youll provide independent oversight of AJ Bells discretionary investment management activities including the AJ Bell fund range and Model Portfolio Service (MPS).
Beyond oversight youll work closely with the investments business area helping embed our risk management framework and improving risk management processes. This role requires strong analytical skills attention to detail and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
Access to training and support will be available where required.
What are the key responsibilities
Investment Oversight
- Provide independent oversight of investment products and services across the Group.
- Represent risk at internal investment and client forums offering expert insights.
- Challenge and support portfolio positioning and risk management activities.
- Provide guidance on investment governance and regulatory compliance.
- Review and approve investment mandate changes ensuring the IPS Register is up to date.
- Develop insightful reports and analysis to monitor exante risk exposures.
- Monitor and review expost portfolio risk & performance metrics ensuring alignment with investor expectations.
- Prepare and present Management Information (MI) and risk reports for committees and forums.
- Stay informed on industry developments and best practices in risk management.
- Support adhoc projects and initiatives ensuring risks are effectively mitigated.
- Deputise for the Head of Risk when required.
Operational / Enterprise Risk Management
- Act as a risk business partner to the Investments Team supporting risk identification assessment and management.
- Review Risk Events reported by the business identifying and addressing control gaps and deficiencies.
- Conduct control testing as part of the annual Control Effectiveness Review (CER).
- Support the Internal Capital Adequacy and Risk Assessment (ICARA) process including facilitating scenario workshops.
What youll have:
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience within the investment management industry (decisionmaking responsibilities beneficial but not essential).
- Operational/Enterprise Risk Management experience is beneficial but not essential.
- Educated to degree levela quantitative discipline (Finance Mathematics or Economics) is preferred.
- Professional qualifications such as IMC or FRM are advantageous.
Skills & Attributes
- Selfmotivated with a genuine interest in investment management.
- Strong understanding of equity and fixedincome asset classes and associated risk drivers.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail with strong analytical capabilities.
- Effective planning organisation and time management skills.
- Commercially aware with an understanding of the broader business landscape.
Academic research indicates that some candidates can be reluctant to apply for vacancies unless they meet every individual criterion. If the job description sounds interesting and you feel like you could be a good fit then please dont let this put you off applying!
About us:
AJ Bell is one of the fastestgrowing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an awardwinning range of solutions that caters for everyone from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 593000 customers using our awardwinning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than 90.4 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments and by continuously striving to make investing easier we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.
Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018 AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.
Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol we now have over 1500 employees and have been named one of the UKs Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years and in 2024 named a Great Place to Work.
At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork we have a great sense of pride in what we do and this is reflected in our guiding principles.
What we offer:
- Competitive starting salary
- Generous holiday allowance of 26 days increasing up to 31 days with length of service
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual free share awards scheme
- Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
- Health Cash Plan provided by SimplyHealth
- Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
- Free gym membership
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike loan scheme
- Sick pay pledge
- Enhanced maternity paternity and shared parental leave
- Loans for travel season tickets
- Death in service scheme
- Paid time off for volunteer work
- Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
- Calendar of social events including monthly payday drinks annual Christmas party summer party and much more
- Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals including access to personal skills workshops
- Ongoing technical training
- Professional qualification support
- Talent development programmes
- Peer recognition scheme with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
- Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
- Casual dress code
- Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
Hybrid working:
At AJ Bell our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. Thats why we offer a hybrid working model where youll spend a minimum of 50 of your working time per month in the office. For new team members an initial period will be fulltime in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.
AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race sex gender identity sexual orientation age pregnancy religion physical and mental disability marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications merit and business need.
If you like the sound of the above or just want to know more about the company and the role wed love to speak to you.
Qualifications :
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
