Role Overview

This role will have a direct reporting line to the Senior Manager, Risk Oversight.

The Risk Analyst will play a key role in second line production and reporting across Credit, Market, Liquidity and P&L, ensuring that data is accurate, transparent, and actionable. You will have opportunity to develop and maintain decomposition and attribution tools to provide insight into risk and performance drivers.

Working in a small, collaborative team, you will gain cross-training and exposure to broader financial risk oversight, including trading activities, market, credit, and liquidity risks. The role interacts closely with the front office, finance and operations, providing independent challenge and strengthening governance.

About the Team

The Risk Oversight team at NBC Global Finance is positioned at the forefront of the firm’s risk governance, working independently from but in constant interaction with the trading desk. Through daily and intraday monitoring, the team delivers timely oversight and effective challenge to risk-taking activities. Guided by a mandate to protect, value, enable sound decisions and drive resilience, we ensure that the firm’s growth ambitions remain balanced with sound governance and long-term resilience.

Main Responsibilities:

• Timely and accurate daily production of reporting across key areas of Market Risk, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk and P&L.

• Providing independent oversight and detailed analysis of Market, Credit, Liquidity and P&L exposures and outstanding's across business strategies and trading products.

• Monitoring and reporting of risk limits across full limit hierarchy including Board approved Risk Appetite Limits, ERC Level 3 and Risk Manager Level 4 Limits, including Contingency Funding Plan and Recovery Plan Indicator monitoring and reporting.

• Escalate and report breaches, exceptions or disputes across Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk, CFP and RP.

• Contributing to the ongoing development and enhancement of risk oversight processes and procedures across Market, Liquidity, Credit and P&L Management

• Performing in-depth and timely reviews of risk exposures and valuations to facilitate effective steering to key stakeholders across first- and second-line functions.

Skills and Experience Required:

We encourage applications from candidates who bring a diverse set of skills, experiences, and perspectives. The ideal candidate will possess:

• 1 to 2 years+ of experience in financial risk management, Market, Credit, Liquidity P&L analysis, or related roles.

• Proficient analytical and numerical skills, with comfort in working with financial data and market analysis and ability to stay focused and complete tasks on time, during challenging or time-sensitive situations.

• Experience with systems such as Global One, MUREX, FIS Adaptiv, Axiom, QuickSight and trading strategies and products including Fixed Income, Equities, Total Return Swaps, Option Trading, Futures, Interest Rate Swaps.

• Strong understanding of trading desks, financial products, and financial markets.

• Working knowledge of legislation and published guidance applicable to risk management including CRR, CRRII, LCR Delegated Act, EBA Instructions and Q&A, and their applicability across credit, market, and liquidity reporting.

• Ability to communicate effectively and provide independent challenge in a professional manner.

• Experience in coding and programming across VBA and Python.

• The following professional designations are of value: FRM, PRM, CFA

About Us

NBCGF is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada (“NBC”). The main strategic purpose of NBCGF is to enable the NBC Group (“NBC Group,” meaning National Bank of Canada and all its subsidiaries) to grow and diversify its presence in Europe while allowing for a natural development of its existing business relationships and the establishment of new ones in the European markets.

NBC has over 150 years of history and is currently the 6th largest Canadian bank. Through its branch and subsidiary network, NBC can service clients throughout North America and Europe. NBC’s strategy is to further develop NBCGF as its hub for trading and financial services in Europe.

What NBCGF has to Offer:

Access to competitive working conditions, a wide range of employee benefits, and a dynamic work environment

Open, respectful workplace where all employees can achieve their full potential.

NBCGF recognises that the culture of an organisation and the performance of its workforce are not mutually exclusive. Since our inception in 2013, NBCGF has worked tirelessly to ensure our cultural framework aligns not only with the Code of Conduct and Ethics of our parent company, NBC, but with our own environmental and local values.

Promoting and supporting diversity in the workplace is an important aspect of good people’s management- it’s about valuing everyone in the organisation as an individual. We at NBCGF have an effective diversity and inclusion approach concerning our employees. There are no silos in our teams and management strive to add value to our organisation, by contributing to employee well-being and engagement. NBCGF takes pride in its diverse work force, employing and cultivating professionals from all over the globe.

Working at NBCGF can take different forms and it is built around the relationship of trust between the employer and its employees. NBCGF operates a hybrid working model where the employee’s time can be split between the office and a remote location on a schedule which may vary. The model considers customer expectations, organisational needs, and constraints, as well as the employees’ need for flexibility and the nature of the work they perform. What is important is having the right arrangements in place so that you can best perform your role.

We're putting people first.

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us.

We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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