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Apex Fintech Solutions · 8 hours ago

Risk Analyst

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$64K/yr - $80K/yr

2+ years exp

Apex Fintech Solutions is a leading company in digital wealth management, processing millions of transactions daily. The Risk Analyst will monitor complex portfolios, assess creditworthiness, and coordinate with various departments to maintain risk management processes and ensure the stability of services.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Establish appropriate internal risk ratings and credit limits for clients and implement accurate adjustments due to changes in credit outlook as well as the firm's desired exposure levels

Assess the creditworthiness, including due diligence of borrowers and/or trading counterparties and authoring credit analysis

Assess and structure complex transactions and work on credit documentation to mitigate risk appropriately

Coordinate closely with the Risk, Operation, Stock Loan, and Treasury departments to provide high quality and timely credit decisions while observing compliance with established credit policies and guidelines

Complete the daily assessment of portfolio risk across a substantial client base and across a wide range of asset classes

Develop risk offerings/platforms and other risk initiatives

Provision risk management solutions to clients in relation to margin financing and leveraged trading

Assist with the development of internal and external reporting with a focus on the client and relevant risk information

Address client specific queries on a daily basis

Participate in other general firm risk assessments as needed inclusive of operational risk assessments

Qualification

Risk analysisQuantitative analyticsStatistical modelingValue at riskCredit analysisSQLMicrosoft Office 365RPythonArtificial IntelligenceCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field or equivalent experience required

2+ years of experience in risk analysis, preferably within the financial services industry or at a correspondent clearing/broker-dealer firm

FINRA Series 7 License required (or willingness to obtain)

Knowledge of quantitative analytics and statistical modeling

Understanding of value at risk and computational methods

Understanding of gamma in relationship to price movements of an option

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365

Preferred

Proficiency in SQL to analyze and manage large datasets

Knowledge of R or Python

Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence

Benefits

Healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP)

Competitive PTO

401k match

Parental leave

HSA contribution match

Paid subscription to the Calm app

Generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits

Hybrid work schedule

Company

Apex Fintech Solutions

Apex Fintech Solutions provides the tools and services that enable hundreds of clients to launch, scale, and support digital investing for tens of millions of end investors.

Founded in 2012

Dallas, Texas, US

501-1000 employees