Senior Analyst- Risk Analytics

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Risk Analytics Group (RAG) is a specialized area within the Risk Management Division, responsible for Market Risk Models, Capital Models, Counterparty Exposure Models, Credit Models and Initial Margin models.

The successful candidate will be part of the team that is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Potential Future Exposure (PFE), SIMM, VaR, Stress Testing and capital models. These models are used for internal control as well as regulatory capital. The models calculate exposure and capital for multiple business lines including Rates, FX, Credit, Equity and Securities Financing.

The candidate will work closely with other team members in RAG, market risk management, counterparty credit risk management, IT development teams, and model risk management. The successful candidate will work in an inclusive and proactive way, ensuring that the team takes the lead in new model development and resolves issues as they arise, communicating clearly in management reports. 

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for market and counterparty credit risk modelling across MUFG’s banking and securities businesses. You will:

• Assist with risk model development and maintenance
• Develop, maintain and improve market and counterparty risk models
• Design and run model validation tests, for both model assumptions and implementation. Investigate issues and propose changes where there are model weaknesses.
• Support model risk management requirements including model documentation, model validation and model performance monitoring.
• Specify and test system changes to implement improvements.
• Improve existing operational controls around the exposure models and propose new ones to increase robustness.
• Support business and risk management requests in investigations into exposure calculations for specific trades.
• Ad-hoc projects as required, including collaboration with market and counterparty credit risk management and model risk management.
• Prepare summary reporting for working groups and committees that review model performance
• Investigating issues
• Ad-hoc projects as required
• Proactively contribute to wider Risk function initiatives and projects.

Job Requirements:

Required

• 2–5 years of experience in a banking, financial services, or other regulated financial institution environment, preferably in a model development role
• Understanding of financial markets and products including derivatives
• Knowledge of derivative pricing principles
• Knowledge of stochastic calculus
• Familiarity with Python, R, Excel and VBA

Desirable

• Understanding of market and counterparty risk exposure measures such as VaR, PFE, EE, CVA, Stress Testing
• Experience in a risk-related role
• Knowledge of advanced programming languages (C#, C++)

Education / Qualifications:

Finance or highly numerate education (Maths, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science) at MSc level or above

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adjust to different audiences.
• Highly motivated and innovative, able to work on own initiative.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail with an analytical mind-set
• Good team player with professional attitude
• Good time management and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines, balancing urgent tasks and longer-term projects.
• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong numerical skills

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.