18 August 2008

(AB) Trading Risk Controller 16688

Trading Risk Controller

Responsibilities:
- Monitoring Traded Risk exposures against limits, investigating limit breaches and escalating to Traded Risk Management for action.
- Assisting traders and Traded Risk Managers with the approval of new trades
- Producing credit risk exposure reports for Credit Risk Management
- Executing the Risk processes for Traded Risk Management
- Ensuring the accuracy of the market risk numbers
- Improving the completeness and integrity of counterparty exposure information.
- Recommending policy or procedural changes to improve the effectiveness of risk control.
- Testing and rolling out of tactical solutions to the business
- Work together with the Risk Information Services team to ensure timely and accurate reporting of market risks
- Set-up and run tactical reports that enable limit monitoring to take place, wherever the RIS limit reports are inadequate.
- Actively seek weaknesses in operational processes and ensure adequate action is taken in cooperation with other departments

The ideal candidate will hold a university qualification (preferably finance related), and have prior relevant experience in a trading environment. In addition they should have knowledge of traded fixed income products (especially derivatives) and the credit and market risks associated with them. Advanced use of Microsoft access and excel and VBA is essential.
FSS is a leading international recruitment consultancy.

Salary: £25 - £35 per hour
Contact Name: FSS
Email: job8.61159.559@crystal.aplitrak.com
Phone: 020 7390 7290