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The main purpose of the role is to support the Quarterly Review Process associated with the Risk Profiling service. The Analyst will be responsible for a set of Asset Management houses - monitoring the risk of the solutions profiled using in-house tools. Development of tools and analyses to enrich risk analytics and provide insight into portfolio/market risk.

Key responsibilities

  • To analyse quarterly information provided by the asset management clients and co-ordinate the delivery of their reporting requirements in a timely manner.
  • To analyse holdings data supplied by Asset management clients for their solutions to assess and report on investment, credit and liquidity risk for the solutions.
  • To report on the observed risk characteristics of solutions and write reports and communicate findings with clients in conjunction with Investment Risk Manager.
  • To be involved with on-going research requirements as directed by the DT Investment Committee.
  • Contribute to process development intended to improve efficiency of the risk profiling process.

KPIs and Measures

  • All Fund Risk Profiling updates are accurate and communicated within agreed timelines.
  • All external material and reports are produced to a very high degree of accuracy & quality.
  • Feedback from within the team and the ability to support and work productively in team environment.

Key Deliverables

  • To support the request of fund data from our external asset manager clients on a quarterly basis.
  • To disseminate changes for any fund related risk profile changes across internal Dynamic Planner stakeholders.
  • To support the creation and delivery regular reports and provide second line quality control.
  • To support the development set up and ongoing population of an internal funds database.

Key Stakeholders

  • ARM management team and analysts
  • Dynamic Planner product and data management teams
  • External asset manager clients (product specialists & marketers)

Competencies (knowledge/skills/experience)

  • • Knowledge of Excel and Databases (including SQL)
  • Some coding experience, either in or with an interest in learning R/Python.
  • Very High levels of numeracy and excellent written/oral communications skills
  • Good Word and PowerPoint skills
  • A keen interest in the financial markets and a desire to make a career in this field.
  • Team player with good interpersonal skills
  • A desire to sit further risk qualification (eg PRM/FRM), if not already attained.
  • Must have a strong ability to communicate complex concepts.

Education & Qualifications

  • Undergraduate/ Post graduate Degree educated in a highly numerate subject such Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Statistics, Computer Science