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Job Title: Risk Analyst
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-07-01
Company Name: Citi
Contact: Human Resources
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Description: Risk Analyst 08023567
Job Description
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Description Overview: Citi’s reconstructed Independent Risk Management organization currently has four senior subject matter experts (SME). The areas covered by these SME’s include risk and economic capital, structured credit, real estate and mortgages and infrastructure risk. In order to leverage these SMEs we seek to retain an experienced analyst to undertake important projects (examples below)as assigned from time-to-time by one or more of the SMEs. For a talented, self-directed individual able to tolerate some ambiguity in reporting relationships there is a unique opportunity to be involved in a variety of projects in the heart of Citi’s changing risk culture and to learn from recognized leaders in their respective domains. Examples of major projects: Gather risk capital information for key off-balance sheet exposures * Read for 10-K to become familiar with various off-balance sheet financing vehicles * Determine for each type of vehicle what exposures are reported on Citi’s books and records. * Understand the exposures for each type of transaction are and how these exposures are represented in risk systems. * Obtain data from Risk Aggregation team to describe the risk capital for each loan/commitment. Gathher data from staff in Market Risk Management to describe the incremental VaR for each trading book exposure. * Summarize the data in a Word table that effectively summarized for each type of off-balance sheet vehicle the nature of the exposure, how the exposure is recorded, and what level of risk capital is attributable to each type of exposure. Assist with a Mortgage Portfolio Hedge Analysis: * The portfolio is specified, risk factors are defined, and the potential hedge instruments are enumerated for the analyst at the commencement of the project. * The analyst, checking with Research, Market Risk and other relevant areas, compiles a comprehensive listing of the instrument sensitivities to the risk factors. * Coordinate a scenario analysis to check on the effectiveness of the hedges. * The analyst prepares a report, in a format specified, for the SME who provided the assignment. Evaluate the risk management framework for EuroCCP, a new central counterparty that will support the Turquoise market in Europe: * Evaluate the nature and duration of the risk managed by EuroCCP and to tools it claims to possess to manage those risks. * Detail the resources EuroCCP will have in the event of a failure by one of its clearing members * Describe the extent to which EuroCCP is dependent upon its parent, DTCC, for people, technology, or risk mitigation resources * What information sharing plans does EuroCCP have in place with other European CCPs, including competitors such as LCH/Clearnet and Eurex Clearing, as well as with various European prudential regulators. * Prepare a report, in a format specified, for the SME who provided the assignment.
Specifications / Qualifications In order to provide utility to this group, the applicant will need to be able to demonstrate significant competence in the following areas: * Strong analytical and communications (written and verbal) skills * Good skills and comfort with statistics and at least rudimentary knowledge of econometrics * Knowledge of securities (equity and fixed income), securities markets, derivatives, loans and structured products—commodities a plus * Basic accounting concepts at a bank: On-balance sheet, off-balance sheet, trading account assets, loans, commitments, guarantees * Basic risk management concepts: VaR as market risk measure; default losses and downgrades as credit risk measure * At least rudimentary understanding of banking, sales and trading and books and records technology and operational processes * Ability to rapidly assimilate new facts and concepts regarding complex transactions * Ability to gather information from multiple sources and integrate it * Ability to summarize information and present it clearly * Ability to test ideas and numbers for reasonableness * Ability to deal effectively and efficiently with people at various levels * Hard work, persistence, self-discipline, cheerfulness, ability to communicate and listen * Sufficient self-confidence to seek direction when needed
Profile Job Function Risk Management Location NAM-US-NY-New York Employee Status Full-time Education Level Masters Degree Shift Day Job Employee Type Regular Exempt Status Exempt Travel Yes, 10 %% of the Time
Additional Information Posting Date Jun 18, 2008, 09:43 AM, Montreal, New York, Washington D.C. - (UTC -5:00) Number of Positions 2
Brief Description of the Organization Citigroup Corporate Center units include: Chief Financial Officer Group; Citigroup Operations & Technology; Audit Risk & Review; Global Risk Management; Global Compliance, Global Corporate Affairs, Human Resources & Business Practices; and Corporate Legal.
Please refer to Job code citigroup-618978 when responding to this ad.
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