Market Risk Senior Associates for Global Advisory firm

New York, New York

Our client's Capital Markets practice solves their clients’ most complex financial instrument and physical market challenges by delivering risk advisory, technical accounting, quantitative, technology and operational services. Their professionals bring extensive experience in risk management, trading, treasury, investment management, operations, accounting, taxation, asset securitization, and management consulting to each assignment. We operate as a national consulting practice within our Assurance and Enterprise Risk Services function and are organized to meet the global needs of companies through our network of professionals located in the world's major financial capitals. Our Capital Markets financial services practice has full time practitioners focused on the following industries: banking and finance companies, securities, investment management, and insurance.

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The Risk Advisory Services Market Risk Management Service Line works with clients to provide consulting services in the area of Market Risk management including assessing client’s market risk management programs and assisting in developing and implementing market risk program elements such as VaR models, market risk policy, and risk reporting.

The Position
The senior consultant will have responsibility in the following areas:
• Participate in/manage consulting projects related to market risk, credit risk, operations risk, trading systems and technology.
• Play lead role in key project areas
• Perform analytical analyses
• Create/manage production of deliverables and presentations
• Build relationships with client personnel
• Lead, coach/mentor and develop junior professionals

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and characteristics:
• MBA, Masters degree in Financial Engineering and / or CFA preferred
• Financial Institutions experience in one or more of the following:
- Risk management - market, credit and operational risk
- Financial analytics and modeling
- Risk management and / derivatives trading systems
- Derivatives middle office or operations
• 5+ years experience in financial services with an emphasis on capital markets (primarily OTC derivatives as well as some exchange traded securities)
• Background in consulting for banks and broker/dealers or direct banking and broker/dealer experience.
• Bank or broker/dealer analyst training program a plus.
• Major Bank or Investment Bank/Dealer experience preferred over other organizations
• Quantitative background important
• Some programming skills a plus
• Strong presence and good communications skills
• Good writing skills