Senior Consultant or Manager - Banking Financial Risk

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At EY we believe that whoever you are, your uniqueness helps us stand apart. 

We bring together extraordinary people, like you, to build a better working world. 

What’s in it for you? 

As our Senior Consultant/Manager – Banking Financial Risk, you’ll work with clients in Financial Services to support the management and measurement of financial risks including market risk, credit risk, operational risk, and climate risk. Engagements will vary and will commonly be centered around business initiatives spanning risk strategy, transformation, understanding regulatory requirements, and the development, validation, and use of models. You will work closely with other financial services risk practitioners, technology consulting, and financial accounting teams to support clients’ often highly specific and complex requirements.

• Support the delivery of financial risk engagements.
• Work with a highly driven team across a range of projects focused on risks that banks and other financial services companies are exposed to.
• Leverage your quantitative, statistical, or analytical skills to support model development and model validation engagements.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in delivering financial risk engagements.
• Collaborate with a highly driven team on various projects focused on risks faced by banks and other financial services companies.
• Work effectively as a team member by sharing responsibilities, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress.
• Leverage your quantitative, statistical, or analytical skills, along with strong communication abilities, to support model development and validation engagements.
• Utilize and develop your quantitative, problem-solving, statistical, analytical, and communication skills through model development and validation engagements.
• Adopt a client-centric mindset.

What we’re looking for 

Here’s our ‘wish list’ but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go. 

• For the senior consultant position, we are seeking candidates with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. For the manager position, we require candidates to have at least 5 years of experience.
• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills, with a keen interest in financial risk and model implications.
• Confident and credible communication skills, both oral and written, with a collaborative problem-solving approach.
• Strong academic background including at least a Bachelor’s degree (Actuarial, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering) and professional qualification (e.g., FIAA, AIAA, CFA).
• Knowledge and experience in software development environments such as R, Python, SQL, VBA, SAS, or C++.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills and good knowledge of other MS Office products, with an eagerness to acquire new skills and knowledge.
• An interest and willingness in coaching and fostering the development of more junior team members

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

• Experience in consultancy or a client-facing role.
• A track record of business development and a strong professional network.

Our roles can be adjusted to work flexibly with the potential of reduced hours to balance your time between the home and office. Please speak with us about potential options. 

What we can offer you 

• Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at www.ey.com/au/careerdevelopment 

• Discover how, when and where you can work at www.ey.com/au/flexibility 

• Learn about our commitment to DE&I at www.ey.com/au/diversity-inclusiveness 

• Discover the various ways our benefits can cater to your needs, across wellness, financial wellbeing, and family-friendly policies which include 26 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave at www.ey.com/au/benefits  

Acknowledgement of Country 

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at www.ey.com/au/reconciliation 

Apply now… we’re over 9,000 perspectives in Australia and we’re ready to welcome yours.  

  
Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We hold a collective commitment to continue to drive an environment where all differences are valued, practices are equitable, and everyone experiences a sense of belonging— where people are inspired to team and lead inclusively in their interactions every day. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential. 

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