Investment Risk Analyst

Investment Risk Analyst
Location: Croydon
Salary: £36,500 to £41,300 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time

Closing Date:  Sunday 06 December 2020

Our client protects millions of people in the UK who belong to defined benefit pension schemes. Their members rely on them to look after their pensions if their employers collapse and the pension schemes cannot afford to pay what they promised.

They are looking for an Investment Risk Analyst to join their Investment Risk team. 

The team is responsible for providing independent risk oversight of the our client’s investment portfolio which is invested across a broad range of asset classes and investment strategies e.g. Equities, Credit, EMD, Alternatives and LDI. The team also provides analysis from a risk perspective to support the investment team’s portfolio management process and their oversight of external managers.

Their ideal applicant will have a sound understanding of investment risk analysis, portfolio risk management and time series analysis.  You will ideally be a graduate in a Quantitative and/or Financial Risk Management subject with a good understanding of financial markets, instruments and asset classes and of key concepts relating to active and passive portfolio management and asset allocation. 

Sound like you? Apply now.

In return for your skills, experience and commitment they’ll give you a challenging role within a business where you’ll get the support you need to develop your career.

You’ll also get an outstanding rewards package which includes a generous pension scheme, private medical insurance, health cash plan, critical illness insurance, volunteering leave, holiday trading and a discretionary bonus scheme.

They’ll also give you lots of opportunities for personal development and skills training.

Their Croydon office is just across the road from East Croydon station, which is around 15 minutes from Victoria or London Bridge, 10 minutes from Clapham Junction or half an hour from St Pancras.

They are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this role you will be guaranteed an interview.

Our client embraces diverse talent welcoming people with different beliefs, backgrounds and ways of working, and they aim to create an environment in which everyone can be themselves.

They are a flexible organisation and welcome the opportunity to talk about what arrangements may work best for you.

No agencies please.