Junior Investment Risk Analyst

Purpose

Work within the Investment Risk team to help 7IM multi-asset funds and model portfolios stay within investment risk parameters and deliver strong risk-adjusted returns. Maintain and develop the investment risk databases, models and oversight processes. Work with the investment team and wider business to provide excellent portfolio analytics. Develop investment risk management and coding knowledge with support for professional exams and courses (e.g. FRM or CFA) and use of Bloomberg terminal and risk models.

Responsibilities

• Run and develop the daily investment risk oversight process.
• Escalate breaches or warning flags that may arise in the daily trading of the multi-asset class UCITS funds, to the risk and investment team in a timely manner.
• Investigate risk exposures and trends, including Market, Liquidity, Derivatives, and Counterparty risks.
• Maintain the risk database and automate data flows and reporting using programming skills, including debugging and implementing portfolio or process changes.
• Maintain the internal Liquidity stress testing and ESG risk models.
• Run and automate key regulatory risk reporting and oversight tasks.
• Update and improve the risk modelling of securities including liquid alternatives.
• Master knowledge of the Bloomberg terminal and portfolio risk system and its functionalities, including best practices in risk models, and analytics.
• Develop investment risk management and coding knowledge through professional exams and training.

Knowledge

• A strong academic background, likely in hard sciences (Engineering, Physics etc).
• Intermediate knowledge of Python and some experience using Pandas is expected.
• Intermediate understanding of SQL and/or VBA would be beneficial (e.g. stored procedures).
• Data analysis, statistical investigation, and quantitative techniques.
• Basic understanding of investments, markets and risk management.

• MSc (or 1st Class BSc Hons) in a quantitative subject would be preferred.
• A programming language certification is a ‘nice to have’ e.g. SQL or Python.
• Interest studying towards FRM or CFA professional qualifications is expected and will be supported.

• Strong computer and programming skills, data investigation, quantitative foundations, and eye for detail. The successful candidate must have a keen interest in coding and problem solving.
• Lateral thinker with an enquiring and curious mind, willing to learn new skills and adapt to new tasks.
• Initiative and drive to solve complex problems quickly. Proactive.
• A good team player, with integrity to do the right thing.
• Showcase 7IM’s Vision, Purpose, Values and Personality behaviours.