Risk Manager - Buy Side (6 months contract)

A well-established and reputable international asset management organisation is urgently hiring a Risk Manager - 6 months contract in Singapore. Please note there is NO work visa sponsorship provided for this opportunity.

• maternity cover
• investment risk (market risk, liquidity risk or credit risk)
• financial services industry experience

Main responsibilities:-

• Risk monitoring ; manage, control and monitor all types of risks in accordance with the methods, tools and procedures
• Investment Compliance: Portfolio regulatory, client and internal guidelines monitoring.
• Market risk monitoring: liquidity, pricing, VaR/TE, stress tests, etc.
• Credit & Counter party risk.
• Performance: Measurement, Contribution and Attribution.
• responsible for quarterly portfolios reviews including market risk monitoring and performance analysis.
• responsible for preparation of risk reports
• works closely with front office business, Compliance, Operations, Technology teams

Main requirements:-

• At least 5 years experience in Investment Risk or Market Risk
• Degree in Finance / Economics / Business/ Mathematics with good academic knowledge of markets/financial instruments.
• Proven capacity to work in an international network with common tools and methodologies.
• Ability to work under pressure in a challenging environment and manage priorities.
• Analytical, team player, proficient in Office suite including Power BI, including knowledgeable in basic programming (SQL, VBA/VBScript, Python is a plus)