Senior Quantitative Market Risk Analyst

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CFA020431/Crush

Date posted:

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location:

South Africa, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Calling all Market Risk Quants with minimum 5 years market risk experience! ð

Join a cutting-edge team in the world of financial risk measurement, monitoring, and reporting, with focus on market, credit, and liquidity risks. Leverage state-of-the-art technology and programming languages to drive automation and quantitative value in Balance Sheet Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and Group Finance.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:
-Develop a deep understanding of markets and portfolios to identify valuable quantitative use cases.

-Design input data templates for financial risk measurement and instrument validation.

-Implement processes to source data from internal risk systems and external vendors for tracking financial metrics.

-Create and maintain quantitative tools to measure financial risks, and design databases for market and financial risk metrics.

-Automate risk measurement, monitoring, and reporting processes within risk management.

-Perform stress tests for market risk portfolios and ensure compliance with regulatory changes in market risk.

-Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure effective risk management practices.

Required Skills and Experience:
-A quantitative-based honors degree.
-5 years of experience in quantitative finance and development/programming.
-Strong programming experience in Python, SQL, and Visual Basic.
-Expertise in database design and management.
-Solid understanding of financial mathematics and modeling.

If you’re passionate about working at the intersection of technology, finance, and risk management, and you’re ready to take on a new challenge, I would love to hear from you!

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