Job Description:
Job Title:Risk Analysis Specialist
Corporate Title: Vice President
Location: London
Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Location Overview:
Our London office is based just a stone’s throw from the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral on bustling King Edward Street. Here you’ll find modern workspaces and a state-of-the-art auditorium space. In addition, we’re proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus which have been created with the planet in mind. Make sure to take time for yourself and head up to our rooftop terrace and take in the spectacular views across London. Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and medical centre.
Role Overview:
This job is responsible for supporting data and technology requests, complex reporting and analysis, and modeling to manage risk and minimize credit and operating losses. Key responsibilities include reviewing and analyzing portfolio trends, supporting the development of more complex databases or queries to extract data, and supporting the production of data for internal and external reporting needs. Job expectations include working with Technology to implement changes necessary to support ongoing data needs.
Responsibilities:
The CRISA team is responsible for producing reports, dashboards and analysis used to identify, monitor and manage credit risk across the bank. We provide associates with views such as counterparty credit risk (CCR), country of risk and legal entity which are necessary to manage credit risk for Bank of America around the world. The Risk Analysis Specialist will:
Produce regular reporting for CCR, international and legal entity following well defined processes
Investigate data issues, answer questions, provide analysis and enhance reports as knowledge and experience grows
Provide support during global incidents such as natural disasters and geo-political events.
Supports the development and execution of reporting to allow Risk and business partners to effectively identify and manage risk
Analyzes trends and supports the data design, portfolio trends, loss trends, and portfolio dynamics to ensure alignment with business strategies
Provides analytical support on various product strategic initiatives affecting multiple Risk functions and lines of business to ensure company goals are met
Participates in the development of database production processes and performance reports for senior management, using data mining and other advanced analytical techniques to aggregate data
Supports with responding to complex ad-hoc requests for information from both internal and external parties
Provides support on cross-functional efforts to remediate data quality issues
Monitors the outputs of controls and investigates alerts from the control checks
What we are looking for:
Advanced analytical skills that demonstrate ability to access data, reconcile numbers from different sources, identify discrepancies and understand drivers of change within data
Confident Excel skills, including pivot tables, data analysis and data connections
Capacity to quickly assimilate complex information and provide analysis tailored to suit the audience
Exceptional attention to detail with both content and presentation of information
Displays intellectual curiosity to challenge the status quo and tackle challenging problems
Familiar with SQL, relational databases and reporting tools such as Tableau and MicroStrategy
Experience building compelling dashboards and reports for executive reporting
Knowledge of Credit Risk, Traded Products and Wholesale Products
Benefits of working at Bank of America:
UK
Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.
Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.
Bank of America:
Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.