Senior New Business Risk Analyst

Aztec; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

We’re looking for a self-motivated and driven individual with relevant prior experience who is looking for an exciting and broad role that supports Aztec’s strategic growth.

The purpose of this role is to take responsibility for coordinating and analysing risks associated with New Business mandates to ensure they are aligned to Aztec’s risk appetite. The successful candidate will also provide wider administrative support to Aztec’s Risk Management Team.

The role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to gain transferrable skills, gain an insight into the key products and services within fund services and the wider alternative investment funds industry and provides excellent development opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

New Business Acceptance Process

1. Analysis of risks associated with New Business introduced to Aztec, ensuring that relevant risks are identified, assessed and documented appropriately and that the risk profile of new clients and client mandates is clearly understood and aligned with Aztec’s risk appetite.
2. Administration of Aztec’s New Business Committee (NBC), including ensuring that papers and supporting documentation are circulated to all committee members in a timely manner.
3. Attendance at NBC meetings to record minutes and follow-up actions.
4. Follow-up of NBC actions and validation of action closure to ensure identified risk exposures associated with New Business are appropriately managed.
5. Partner with key business stakeholders through the lifecycle of new business acceptance and on-boarding to ensure that New Business risks are fully defined, understood and managed.
6. Production of management information / reporting on New Business for distribution to various committees and forums across Aztec.
7. Support on initiatives to enhance and evolve Aztec’s New Business acceptance process and process improvements as a result of audits, Risk Events and other reviews.

Other

In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to provide wider support to Aztec’s Risk Team in the following areas:

1. Support the analysis and reporting of Risk Events across Aztec.
2. Support the collation of risk reporting to various committees and forums.
3. Support with the tracking of Risk Issues and associated action plans, including validation of action plan closure.
4. Attendance at meetings and risk workshops to ensure that key discussion points, decisions and actions are appropriately documented.
5. As required, support other risk initiatives, projects and risk administration activities.

Skills, knowledge, expertise

1. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and relationship driven approach are an essential requirement to develop effective working relationships with colleagues and business contacts.
2. Organisational skills, with proven ability to prioritise and remain resilient through change.
3. Excellent analysis and interpretative skills and the ability to apply risk management principles.
4. Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
5. High levels of personal accountability and initiative with a mind for problem solving.
6. Ability to work under pressure while maintaining accuracy and quality standards.
7. Strong computer literacy skills are essential with working knowledge of Microsoft products, in particular Word, PowerPoint and Excel. An aptitude for analytics would also be an advantage.
8. Fluent in Business level English both written and verbal.
9. Experience and knowledge of financial services and in particular fund services and the alternative investments industry (Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Credit etc.) would be advantageous (candidates with alternative backgrounds will be considered).
10. Higher education and / or working towards a professional qualification.
11. Relevant experience in a Risk, Internal Audit, Compliance or a Client Facing role.
12. Working knowledge of risk management and governance concepts (e.g., risk assessment methodology, risk appetite etc.).

We will provide the training, both in-house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.