- Primary Location: United Kingdom,Northern Ireland,Belfast
- Education: Bachelor's Degree
- Job Function: Risk Management
- Schedule: Full-time
- Shift: Day Job
- Employee Status: Regular
- Travel Time: No
- Job ID: 18078875
Description
Overview of Citi:
Citi, the world leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Citi enables clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.
Team/Function Overview
Citi is seeking to add a Senior Stress Testing Analyst to its Belfast team to support internal and regulatory stress tests (non-CCAR) conducted across the EMEA region. These stress tests cover all risk stripes (Market, Credit, PPNR, Operational/Conduct).
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join a new and growing Risk team in Belfast whilst working closely with other Risk, Finance and Quant teams across EMEA.
R ole / Position Overview
The role is part of a relatively newly formed Quantitative Risk anf Stress Testing team in Belfast. This team supports Independent Risk Management across the EMEA region, providing support to regulatory and internal stress testing initiatives. These include the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP), and formal regulatory exercises, such as the EBA Stress Test.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsibilities consist of supporting the EMEA Risk Organisation on a project basis on regional ICAAP and other regulatory efforts. This will likely include coordination of the Regulatory projects (reporting to Senior committees, status monitoring, minutes etc.), modelling (Excel, R, VBA etc.) and documentation writing, as well as understanding the local regulatory requirements and finding pragmatic solutions to meet these requirements.
De velopment Value:
This role will provide unique visibility, cross-functional and cross-Risk experience and knowledge. The position involves a significant amount of interaction with in country management and direct involvement in some of the critical strategic Risk projects within Citi in the EMEA region. Will gain a strong understanding of credit, market, operational and liquidity risk as well as the regulatory landscape and stress testing methodologies (Quantitative Risk and Stress Testing - QRS).
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree
- Qualifications in a Regulatory Risk / Financial Regulation discipline would be advantageous
Knowledge/Experience:
- Strong analytical skills with working knowledge of the principles of credit risk and/or market risk, capital markets and finance
- Understanding of financial institutions
- Understanding of key Risk Regulation across EMEA
Skills:
- Exceptional writing skills, spreadsheet skills (VBA skills would be an advantage), and modelling skills (R statistical and data analysis skills would be advantageous), with ability to synthesize complex concepts, translate these into "user-friendly" language, and effectively present the results in text or slide format
- Able to manage and prioritize across multiple projects with tight deadlines
- Quantitative skills are desirable but not a must.
Competencies
- Self-starter, able to work without close supervision and the ability to quickly assimilate and analyse large amounts of information.
- Excellent influencing, facilitation, and partnering skills, with ability to build a strong internal network across functions and expand within Risk.
- Strong attention to detail with a "roll up sleeves" attitude and good work ethic.
What we Offer
As well as a competitive salary and consideration for a yearly discretionary bonus Citi offer;
- 23 days paid annual leave
- Award winning pension scheme,
- Life assurance and
- Private medical insurance with Bupa healthcare.
In addition, we offer a competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave scheme and employees also have the option (provided they have a student loan from the Student Loan Company) to divert saver and company match contributions to their student loan. We pride ourselves on our ability to offer employees a number of lifestyle benefits including; on site restaurant and coffee shops, online shopping and concierge service and subsidised clubs and societies.
Our select benefit package offers you the opportunity to customise your benefits according to your own lifestyle preferences and includes corporate discounts, memberships and a range of additional extras.
Our vast range of diversity networks and on site multi faith room demonstrates Citi's commitment to growing a diverse workforce.
Exceptional candidates who do not meet these criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience.
Valuing Diversity: Demonstrates an appreciation of a diverse workforce. Appreciates differences in style or perspective and uses differences to add value to decisions or actions and organisational success.
Citi is an Equal Opportunities Employer |
