Risk and P&L Business Analyst - Intraday Risk Monitoring​/Limit

6 month contract - Inside IR35 - Investment Banking

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of the Intraday Risk Limit Monitoring framework within the GM IT Risk systems, from requirements gathering to production rollout.
• Act as the primary liaison between the GMIT development teams and the Drive transversal project-management team.
• Produce and maintain artefacts such as functional specifications, user stories and test plans.
• Contribute to validation and sign-off for deliveries ahead of a production release.
• Provide regular status reporting (RAG updates, risk registers, issue logs) to senior stakeholders.

• Provide occasional BAU assistance for the Credit, Flow-Rates and Repo-Financing desks, including minor enhancements and defect resolution.
• Collaborate with the GMIT Risk development teams to prioritize and schedule BAU tickets accordingly.

• Participate in the Risk BA Support rota (≈1 week every 2 months).
• Respond to user queries about the GMIT Risk platform or pass onto relevant APS/IT teams.
• Capture new functional requirements and flag upcoming project opportunities.

• Business Analysis including numerical investigations/analysis, technical analysis and functional analysis – Expert.
• In depth understanding in at least one of Trading Risk, Risk Sensitivities, Value at Risk (VaR), P&L Explain (Stepped Explain and Risk Explain), Independent Price Verification (IPV), Official P&L, Stress Tests, Valuation Adjustments and Reserves, Market Data – Expert.
• Ability to manage a project – Proficient.
• Numerical and functional testing – Expert.
• Communication within IT and to the Business/Quants, Middle Office, Risk and Finance – Expert.
• Functional knowledge of Global Markets products – Proficient in most areas, Expert in at least one (Credit, FX, Rates).
• Understanding of typical Investment Banking architecture including Trade Booking, Market Data, Risk Generation, Aggregation and Reporting, Risk Management – Proficient.

• Provide numerical, functional and technical business analysis for IT projects within Risk and PnL.
• Act as a subject matter expert – taking a leading role where detailed business knowledge is required.
• Be an active part of the delivery team and use your experience to improve the chance of projects succeeding.
• Act as a bridge between the development teams, the users and other teams such as Quant Research, Middle Office, Risk Management and APS.
• Where appropriate, help with implementation by developing in Python and other data specific tools and languages.

• Provide project management for specific projects – either managing just the Risk and PnL contribution or the overall project as requested.
• Ensure projects are well tracked against milestones and that progress is clearly communicated.
• Ensure any risks and issues are communicated early and clearly and mitigated where possible.

• Act as an ambassador for the Data Solutions team – communicate clearly and build up strong working relationships within our IT teams and with external teams such as GM Quant Research, Trading and APS (application production support).
• Ensure that you understand the overall IT strategy for Risk and PnL and that you bring solutions that move towards this strategy. Avoid tactical solutions wherever possible.
• Provide 3rd line support cover when required and ensure that production quality is not compromised.

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