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Risk Business Analyst – Intraday Risk

London- (Hybrid x3 Days on-Site)

£600-£700

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our Risk Practice. This role will focus on Intraday Risk Management within Equities and Prime Financing, supporting regulatory commitments to the PRA and enhancing front-office risk visibility.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in gathering and analysing data to improve understanding of Equities and Prime Financing Risk & PnL, ensuring that solutions align with business objectives.

The role:

• Develop a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and Equities & Prime Financing platforms, with a particular focus on risk and PnL architecture and flows.

• Work closely with the Product Owner to deliver accurate and insightful data analysis, supporting the development of effective solutions for Risk Managers.

• Collaborate with other Equities and Prime Financing colleagues to leverage best practices and shared data.

• Ensure solutions strike the right balance between tactical vs. strategic needs, cost-benefit considerations, and time-to-market.

• Engage with stakeholders and provide regular reporting on progress and insights.

Key Skills and Experience:

To succeed in this role you will need:

• Proven experience in Business Analysis in a Global Markets Risk & PnL environment, preferably in Equities.

• Strong focus on Cash Products experience (Bonds, MMA’s, CD’s).

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality data analysis in a Global Markets setting.

• Experience supporting data-driven decision-making, ideally in an Agile environment.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver both technology-driven and non-technology change initiatives.

• Proficiency in SQL for data analysis and reporting.

• Experience in building and enhancing tools to support intraday market risk management, particularly for the Prime Finance desk and other front-office business lines.

• Capability to develop and implement viewers to enable effective monitoring and management of intraday market risk.

• Understanding of aggregator systems to meet PRA commitments and regulatory requirements.

• Expertise in integration and validation of external pricing data, maintaining data integrity.

• Ability to validate market risk numbers, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal and external standards.

• Strong understanding of market risk, experience liaising effectively with trading desks and risk management teams.

• Familiarity with external pricing libraries and data validation processes.

• Proficiency in Jira and Confluence for Agile project management and documentation.

• Solid understanding of business analysis best practices, methodologies, and project lifecycles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cross-asset experience in Global Markets Risk & PnL.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively under regulatory scrutiny and within tight deadlines.

Our people

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.