Assistant Manager in Financial Services Risk Management - Latvia

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The opportunity

As a Assistant Manager in Financial Services Risk Management, you will have the chance to work on projects at market leading banks in such regions as Baltics, Nordics, Central Europe and even Central Asia. The work will require a combination of hard and soft skills, meaning it will provide an exciting mix of direct communication with top management of Banks, active participation in problem-solving, hands-on development of new solutions, and significant use of data & technical skills. 

Our rapidly growing team is made up of practical problem solvers, with a passion for data, and immeasurable appetite to learn something new every day.

Your key responsibilities

• Develop, document, implement and validate analytical tools and models to manage financial risk in decision making & regulatory reporting process in the Financial Sector.
• Apply statistical, economic, financial or mathematical techniques and assumptions to business, financial, and risk management problems.
• Assist Banks & FIs in analyzing and suggesting ways to manage Financial Risks (credit, interest rate, capital, etc) and in some cases non-financial risks (AML/Sanctions, Fraud).
• Participate in assessing, designing and transforming risk operations, processes and frameworks to drive desired outcomes, including leveraging of enterprise risk assessment techniques.
• Apply depth of expertise to interpret internal / external issues to recommend quality solutions.
• Effectively work on one or more projects and/or solutions, ensuring a focus on quality and effective time management.

Skills and attributes for success

• Successful experience in the Banking sector in the areas of Financial Risk Management or Finance is mandatory.
• Hands on experience with any of the following: Credit Risk, CRR3, RWA, IFSR9, Model Risk Management, Quantitative Financial Modelling, Risk Assessments, Risk Modelling, ICAAP, ILAAP, Stress Testing, Data Analysis and Interpretation, IRRBB.
• Education in either Finance and Business, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics, IT.
• Excellent Excel, and proficient SQL or Python or R skills, with Power BI skills considered as an advantage.
• Additional experience in AML, Sanctions, Fraud areas in the Banking sector or general Big4 experience will be considered an advantage.
• Excellent English and Latvian lanuage skills, any other languages will be considered an advantage as we work with international clients.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

Salary: 3100 – 3900 EUR

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