Credit Risk Analyst - #1691567

Credit Risk Analyst - Contract role - Belfast

MCS Group is looking for a skilled Credit Risk Analyst to join a highly renowned financial services firm based in Belfast. This is a brand-new contract job opportunity.

The Company:

Our client is a long-established investment service provider connecting institutional buyers and sellers globally - providing broking services, intermediation across various markets, data and analytics, digital asset derivatives and much more.

With several offices globally and year on year growth, they exist as a top employer in Northern Ireland and have cultivated a highly skilled Belfast office.

The Rewards:

As the successful Credit Risk Analyst, you will receive the following:

• Attractive contract rates available - depending on experience


• The chance to play a vital role in supporting the firm's Americas region

The Role:

As the successful Credit Risk Analyst, you will support the management of credit and market risk across the US region:

• Key role in the oversight of credit and market risk across US region - escalation of breaches, issues


• Setting and monitoring credit limits in line with risk appetite - managing limit structures impact versus overall risk exposure


• Monitoring counterparty utilisation and outstanding trades


• Management of limit exceptions and risk-based credit limits


• Tracking pre-trade credit limits and exposure on e-trading platforms


• Tracking and escalating market risk exposure that arises during broking process


• Providing risk reports to internal stakeholders

The Person:

The successful Credit Risk Analyst will meet the following criteria:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role within financial services


• Highly knowledgeable in market risk, multi-asset trading


• Understanding of institutional credit risk management, counterparty exposure


• Knowledge of equities, fixed income, listed derivatives is advantageous


• Wholesale financial markets experience is desirable

To speak in absolute confidence about this Credit Risk Analyst opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Josh Craig at MCS Group on 028 9693 5531

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