Back to Job Search

Job Description

A leading Tier One Investment Ban is looking for someone to join its Risk Modelling and Analytics team in Sheffield.

Role purpose

  • Risk Analytics & Modelling roles are responsible for modelling and analytic controls covering design, development, implementation, optimisation and validation. Provision of analytics to identify risks, new risk trends, management information, forecasts, and recommend model or control amendments to address these specifically for non-Regulatory Risk purposes. Activities may support regulatory and non-regulatory purposes and the development of policy.
  • This role sits within the Global Risk Analytics Financial Crime Compliace team which is within the Risk function.
  • The team is responsible for the configuration, oversight, governance and control of all processes related to the Transaction Monitoring models
  • Role holders will carry out activities that will include most of the following:
  • Support change initiatives and escalatate any concerns
  • The jobholder will assist in operation, configuration and update of Transaction Monitoring models and systems plus requirements for source system changes.
  • The role holder will work with medium and large data sets to manipulate, transform and enrich structured data and identify patterns and trends in data
  • This role is responsible for contributing towards driving the GRA FCR model methodology, development and implementation.
  • This is an individual contributor role responsible for model development, execution of applicable risk models and support to resolve IMR feedback
  • Implement company policy and contribute to the attainment of functional results
  • Ensure the quality of tasks/services provided by colleagues, involving regular process checks or review of output by a co-worker and/or supervisor
  • Provide advice and assistance through application of acquired knowledge
  • communicate technical/ sensitive information
  • Provide general guidance/direction to mentor members of the team or develop their skills
  • Understand and adhere to established policies and procedures in own team

Key skills

  • Knowledge of data visualisation tools including Qlickview, SpotFire, Tableau or similar.
  • Able to produce and interrogate complex analytical data sets using tools such as SAS, Python/R, Excel, Data Meer
  • Able to produce and interrogate complex analytical data
  • Understanding business requirements and ability to convert these into positive systems changes
  • Experience in data analysis within databases ( preferably Hadoop/Teradata) using SQL/HQL to analyse large datasets
  • Excellent analytical skills with a good eye for detail and ability to draw and support conclusions from data trends.
  • Proven ability to make actionable recommendations from data
  • Awareness of business lines and the services/products they offer
  • A working knowledge of Lotus Notes, Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint
  • Strong communication and presentation skills (both verbal and written) and ability to convey information in a way that is clear, succinct, and easily understood by non-analysts and senior executives

Understanding or experience in Anti Money Laundering, Payments, Compliance, Analytics, Risk.

If you are interested in this role please apply below or contact me for more information.