(Junior) Risk Officer

About Us

Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the worlds financial markets.

Our expertise intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients communities and planet.

We have 4200 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four marketleading business divisions Global Advisory Wealth Management Asset Management and Five Arrows.

As a familycontrolled business built on relationships we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.

Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are focused on the attraction and recruitment development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.

Overview of Role

As (Junior) Risk Officer within the Risk Department of Rothschild & Co Wealth Management Switzerland you will join a team of seasoned risk professionals with the aim to become a partner to the businesses and functions. Together we support growth and profitability of the Bank and help retaining the appropriate risk management discipline to achieve the Banks strategic goals. Through your support of the other team members you will gain insight across all risk practices and with growing experience become able to gradually take on additional responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular process monitoring and control through daily weekly and monthly evaluations to ensure smooth operations
• Perform regular risk controls independently or with support of more senior team members to ensure the adherence to the risk framework (ExecutionOnly Discretionary adherence to Trainings etc.)
• Support the administration of the internal operational risk tool and the annual rollout of the Risk and Control SelfAssessment (RCSA)
• Maintain adherence to policies across various accounts ensuring compliance and fostering integrity
• Support the team in creating reports and visual summaries of risk data for internal stakeholders
• Support the more senior team members to log and analyze riskrelated incidents or near misses supporting followup actions
• Support of the more senior team members in various other tasks (e.g. regular reports projects adhoc requests etc.)

Education and Qualifications

• Bank apprenticeship or commercial employee diploma
• Fully computer literate (MS Office especially in Excel and Power Point)
• Avaloq user experience would be an additional asset

Experience Skills and Competencies Required

• First experience in the financial service industry e.g. experience in banking support services such as: back office middle office accounting risk management or internal audit
• Welldeveloped analytical skills to rapidly understand business situations and requirements
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the Bank
• Patience and flexibility alongside being prepared to take on more basic tasks as required
• Independent work style selfstarter and a reliable personality
• Fluent in English and German other languages (French Spanish Italian) are considered a plus

Benefits

• Rothschild & Co is committed to safeguarding and enhancing the health and wellbeing of all its employees. To support this Rothschild & Coprovides all employees with a range of healthcare services and benefits that aim to support their overall wellbeing
• We are conducive to creating a working environment and culture where people can succeed
• We provide a variety of inhouse trainings as well as tuition assistance for further education and training courses
• Everyone can choose to incorporate agile working principles into their working week
• We have learned a great deal about the adaptability commitment and resilience of our people. We believe there are opportunities for all of us to enhance our working lives and outcomes by applying a more flexible approach to where and when we work and up to 40% of your work time can be performed from home.

If you are curious to learn more about us and the role then please submit your CV and Cover Letter through our recruitment tool.