Financial Risk Analyst

About Us

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

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Role Description:

• The Financial Risk Analyst is a member of the Financial Risk  team, a team that is responsible for: developing, implementing, and monitoring an effective financial risk framework across the Group.
• The Financial Risk team is part of LSEG’s Group Risk team. The team has the responsibility to ensure the framework and its governance remains fit for purpose for each part of the Group and for the Group itself.
• Group Risk is responsible for providing assurance that the group’s risk management, governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. Group Risk holds a key second line risk role playing an active role in challenging financial & operational risks.
• The Role reports to the Head of Credit Risk.

Key Responsibilities

The Role is a member of the Financial Risk  team, the team responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring an effective financial (credit, market, liquidity, business risk)  risk framework across the Group. Specific responsibilities of the role include:

Daily monitoring of counterparty risk and support the development of the tools and reporting capabilities

• Daily portfolio monitoring: counterparties exposures, relevant market developments, limits maintenance, end of day exposure reporting
• Contribute to the development of exposure and portfolio monitoring tools and capabilities  
• Counterparty credit analysis where necessary

Quantitative analysis

• Calculation, development and explanation and recommendations to the business, senior stakeholders and Group executive committees of key analysis, including:
  • Periodic review and assessment of the Group’s financial risk appetite metrics
  • Credit and portfolio analysis
  • Ad-hoc analysis and financial risk deep dives

Support the work of the Financial risk team

• Ad-hoc risk analysis (credit, enterprise, liquidity, market) to support enhancement of current practices,
• Develop and manage relationships with cross-group business divisions
• Coordinate and give relevant input to the production of material supporting internal governance process: Financial Risk Committee, Markets Risk Committee, Executive Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee

Candidate Profile / Key Skills

• Self-motivated individual who is enthusiastic, willing to learn and develop their own opinions is essential.
• A numerical or economics degree or equivalent; post-graduate degree a plus.
• Experience in financial risk management (market, credit and/or liquidity risk) within the investment banking, fund management, market infrastructure or clearing house industry would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Fundamental knowledge of OTC and exchange-traded financial products.
• Ability to take ownership of deliverables, work to deadlines & manage conflicting demands on time.
• Organised, meticulous, structured thinker.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities and proactivity when expanding network across the Group.
• Proficient data analysis and handling skills would be advantageous but is not essential.

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days’ holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year’s continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks’ paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company’s policy and guidelines

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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