Sr Financial Risk Analyst
Sr Financial Risk Analyst
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As a Senior Financial Risk Analyst you will:
The Financial Risk Management team applies analytical capabilities technological prowess and capital markets expertise to deliver business insights that help identify assess manage and monitor key financial risks across Baird. The Senior Financial Risk Analyst role is broad in scope and covers the areas of market credit and liquidity risks across the firm. The role entails analyzing data to uncover and monitor trends that identify new and emerging risks and/or changes to the profile of known existing risks. Moreover the Senior Financial Risk Analyst will assess the impact of these risks on various aspects of the firm. The Senior Financial Risk Analyst will also aggregate insights gleaned from these activities and effectively communicate them to key internal stakeholders to influence risk-based decision making across the firm. This role will also entail opportunities to serve on cross-functional working groups/committees as the Risk Management department representative and opportunities to assist with the training and development of junior analysts and interns. Additionally the Senior Financial Risk Analyst will play a leading role in helping to drive data analytics initiatives within Risk Management.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Analyze risk data and developments in the financial markets to identify escalate and assist with managing exceptions trends or other changes in risk relative to the firms risk appetite
Develop maintain produce and disseminate various recurring (e.g. daily weekly monthly and quarterly) financial risk reports to key internal stakeholders across the firm to keep them informed of changes to the firms profile and influence their day-to-day decision making
Respond to intraday and ad hoc requests from Bairds institutional and retail trading desks
Lead and/or perform ad hoc analyses on existing and new/emerging risks to deliver business insights to key internal stakeholders that will influence tactical and strategic decisions
Participate in working groups as a representative of Risk Management to help assess and manage key risks related to cross-functional projects across the firm
Assist with the training and development of junior analysts and/or interns
Lead the innovation and evolution of certain aspects of how the Financial Risk Management team identifies and assesses financials risks by recommending and driving the implementation of risk management best practices and process improvements
Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for others on matters pertaining to one or more areas of the Financial Risk Management team
Deepen business unit and Corporate Resource Group knowledge and relationships that can be leveraged to enhance service provided to internal stakeholders
Lead and/or participate in department-wide initiatives to further Risk Managements mission that may extend the Senior Financial Risk Analyst beyond the Financial Risk Management team
What makes this opportunity great:
Compelling careers working side-by-side with the best in the business
Ability to work with a variety of teams and leaders proving your ability to be flexible and highly adaptable
Fast paced environment that will enable you to grow as a professional
Unique culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives while emphasizing teamwork and a strong sense of partnership
What we look for:
Bachelors degree in finance economics accounting or business; graduate degree CFA FRM or equivalent a plus
Five years or more of experience in an analyst or related position; experience in front- or middle-office trading desk functions a plus
Keen critical thinking skills
Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Proactive in building relationships with key stakeholders
Superior client service skills that include being highly responsive
Demonstrated knowledge of debt and equity markets
Working knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles
Strong grasp of market credit and liquidity risks and their key drivers
Strong verbal and written communication skills including ability to communicate with senior management
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel Bloomberg SQL business intelligence tools data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI Tableau); programming skills (e.g. Python R etc.) a plus
Ability to work well and thrive in a team-oriented environment
Strong work ethic motivated and a self-starter with a focus on details and meeting strict deadlines
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
