Investment Risk Associate - Paris €50-55K +bens & bonus

Our client, a highly regarded Investment firm with circa $60Bil of AUM has an opening within their Paris office for an Investment Risk Associate to join their Risk team. You will ensure effective day to day investment risk management process for the firms Alternative Investment Funds and managing Risk mandates and priorities across multiple jurisdictions. The role is critical in ensuring robust governance and continuous monitoring of portfolio risk profiles to maintain alignment with defined risk parameters. The Investment Risk Associate will ensure funds operate within appropriate risk limits, providing oversight and reporting on fund risk exposures.

Roles & Responsibilities

Maintaining the firm’s investment risk management policies and procedures and making recommendations to the Head of Investment Risk around any changes considered necessary to comply with good practice and regulatory requirements.
Reviewing risk limits set in respect of each fund or client mandate’s risk profile and confirming they are appropriate for the underlying strategy. Where necessary, recommending changes to those limits or the methodology by which they are calibrated.
Preparing regular risk management, governance and regulatory reports, as well as identifying and escalating breaches or potential breaches within the risk control processes.
Proactively challenging portfolio management team to address any matter as necessary.
Maintaining an action log of matters which have been identified as requiring action, either to bring funds within risk limits, or enhancements required to risk processes and systems, and recording completion of those actions as they occur.
Conducting regular market and liquidity stress testing analysis on portfolios.
Serving as primary liaison with external Alternative Investment Fund Managers and fund service providers, ensuring effective communication and collaboration on risk-related matters.
Where required, participating in the implementation of new risk management systems or features.
Supporting due diligence work conducted on external managers with whom the funds invest, assisting with the assessment of the risk management capability of those managers.
Participating in product development initiative, feasibility study for eligibility of a new market or investment type.

lume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feedback on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience, in a relevant field e.g. Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Economics.
Approximately 2-4 years of proven experience in investment risk, portfolio management, or a related role within a leading Asset or Investment Management firm, or other Financial Services institution.
Good financial knowledge, including understanding of market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty credit risk concepts with experience in risk modelling and the ability to build and maintain risk models.
Compelling presentation skills – the ability to present findings, conclusions and alternatives, as well as provide clear expectations for complex and technical data in a clear and concise manner.
The ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Familiarity with investment risk related regulatory frameworks across multiple regions, as well as experience in compliance with client-specific mandates and guidelines.
CFA or FRM certifications would be advantageous.

To hear more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Alex Brown on 020 7847 8878 or email your CV to alex@meredithbrown.com

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Please note: that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feed back on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted.