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Risk Analyst

Permanent - London, UK

Employment Type Permanent
Type Full time
Location London, UK

Description

BACB is a UK bank that offers trade finance and investment expertise to clients in specialist markets, especially Africa and the Middle East.

We have been helping businesses with trade finance and complementary products for over half a century, focusing on trade flows to and from Africa and the Middle East as well as real estate in the UK.

Our in-depth knowledge of the countries and practices where our clients operate ensures that we put them first.

Additional Info

  • Hybrid Working: 3 days onsite, 2 from home
  • Location: City of London
  • Contract Type: Permanent

Job Summary

  • Supporting Country and Market Risk in data research, analysis, and processing
  • Supporting on portfolio analysis and stress testing
  • Supporting research into and tracking of risk indicators across existing and potential future markets
  • Building knowledge and understanding of risk indicators across existing and potential future markets
  • Trend analysis, visualisation, writing and communicating
  • Focus on frontier markets in Africa and Emerging markets in the Middle East

Key Work Outputs and Accountabilities

  • Delivery of high-quality information for management and informed decision making
  • Research various data sources, analyse and produce reliable, high quality data sets, models, charts and other data analytical products, as well as relevant reports with commentary on data, benchmarks, risk indicators movements, and other trends, for enhancement of risk management and reporting to the management
  • Creation of documents for senior internal and external stakeholders
  • Data analysis to support portfolio review and stress testing activity
  • Data analytics support for key areas of the risk function including, but not limited to: country risk, market risk, modelling and analytics and credit risk
  • Participate and contribute to ad-hoc projects.
  • It is expected that the role holder will work closely with the front office and other credit managers.
  • Support other functions within the team

Required Qualifications and Experience

  • Minimum bachelor’s degree, in Economics, Business or International Relations, or related background.
  • Good understanding of macroeconomics, global financial markets and the drivers of market risk (in particular FX and interest rates), key benchmarks.
  • Credit skills, including understanding of rating methodology, would be an advantage.
  • Strong research skills, ability to cover large chunks of information and synthesize key content points
  • Experience working with key data sources such as Bloomberg
  • Analytical abilities & skills, experience / understanding
  • Ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, both written and verbally
  • Computer skills: proficient user of Microsoft products (excel, word, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to read and organize large data sets (Excel) into concise presentation format with visual infographics (charts, graphs, etc.)
  • Experience in using digital tools to present data visually, and strong interest to develop further visualisation skills and storytelling
  • Attention to detail is important
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of team in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
  • Have an interest in subject matter, drive for further learning and development as part of the role
  • You have an interest in further learning and development as part of the role

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