Risk Analyst

The Risk Management Department plays a key role in the firm’s ongoing efforts to mitigating market, operational and regulatory risk. The Department currently concentrates its efforts in Fixed Income and Equity Capital Markets, Securities Lending, Operations and Vendor Management.      What you are good at:     Analytical ability – Able to effectively review information and data in order to identify issues and opportunities; Communication – Must be able to effectually communicate verbally and in writing with senior level leadership; Initiative - Proactively look for opportunities to enhance our risk management framework; Building Relationships– Connecting with others in a way that fosters trust and creates collaborative relationships   Responsibilities:   Maintain and enhance the framework for counterparty due diligence Distribute daily Taxable Fixed Income reports to monitor trade settlement exposure Categorize and tier new counterparties to comply with regulatory requirements Coordinate the onboarding and surveillance over Mortgage Pipeline Hedging Group Coordinate and manage firm-wide due diligence process for vendor management Preserve the framework for monitoring of the securities lending business Research new counterparties and establish credit limits during onboarding Evaluate existing counterparties for financial stability and adjust limits accordingly Create hypothetical scenarios to assess exposure and review collateral obligations Monitor adverse contract differences, concentration thresholds and limit breaches Evaluate risk exposure and report deviations of concern to senior management Produce daily and monthly Fixed Income reports to examine inventory and hedging Create inventory trending reports to facilitate a weekly Capital Markets meeting Compile presentations and identify outliers for a weekly Operations meeting Research new and existing counterparties for financial and reputational stability Interface with internal and external auditors to evaluate Janney’s control environment Perform and manage the annual Compliance Report for CAO certification Liaison between Grant Thornton and operational control owners Develop and execute tests to ensure internal controls are operating as intended Serve as a subject matter resource for the Penn Mutual Internal Audit Department Support Trading, Compliance, Operations, IT and Finance to meet their regulatory obligations Generate timely ad-hoc analysis in response to market and counterparty news Create Form Custody Report on quarterly basis as an addendum to the FOCUS filing Monitor suspense account balances and confirm managerial review of activity Test departmental data mining and output to identify inaccuracies and gaps   What you have: Four year college degree preferred, or equivalent industry experience required Over three years of work experience in financial services preferred Critical thinking skills, able to analyze scenarios and communicate the results effectively Team player with a sense of initiative and ability to execute with minimal direction Professional with relationship building skills who can collaborate across business lines Attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is essential Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Excel is required Knowledge of SQL and Capital Markets trading platforms would be a plus   Why work for us? Benefits: Janney believes that its employees are the key to what makes a great company. Although work makes up a large portion of an employee’s life, we believe that a balance between work and non-work activities is essential to maintain quality performance and a positive work atmosphere. We offer a competitive package including Paid Parental Leave, generous Paid Time Off, eligibility for a $2,000 referral bonus and Professional Development Assistance Plan designed to help you make the most of your life at work and at home—today and in the future.  Explore further. Janney is an award-winning full-service financial services firm committed to understanding our clients' needs and providing advice beyond investments.  We are equally committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive culture where employees can use their talents to thrive and grow professionally with the firm. Attracting, hiring, and retaining diverse talent is a priority for the firm.   We succeed because of the people who choose to work here; the depth of their skills, experiences, diversity of thoughts and backgrounds.