Overview
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Consultant, Quant, Credit Risk
London, Manchester or Edinburgh
EY is seeking a Consultant to become part of our Credit Risk team. With industry-wide emphasis fuelling rapid growth in Credit Risk, it presents an ideal opportunity to join our esteemed, diverse group. You will collaborate with a variety of highly knowledgeable colleagues on some of the most interesting engagements in the sector.
Our Credit Risk team works closely with other EY financial services risk practitioners, as well as our IT Advisory and Financial Accounting teams, bringing together the range of quantitative modelling and technical skillsets needed to support our clients’ complex requirements.
We offer our clients comprehensive solutions to industry wide challenges, including IFRS 9, Stress Testing, IRB and Basel, Model Risk Management, capital management, credit automation, model re-platforming and many others. Through our delivery, we apply a wide range of traditional modelling skills as well as newer tech-enabled approaches, such as machine learning and Generative AI.
Your opportunity
Our Credit Risk team helps many of the world’s leading banks to make more informed decisions on how to optimise their businesses. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on leading edge business-critical solutions, engaging with clients at all levels of an organisation to help them solve their most important challenges. You will learn from a wealth of industry knowledge and develop your skills in both credit risk and consulting, with dedicated career support throughout your EY journey.
Our Credit Risk team operates from offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh and is open to discussions about base location. We also support flexible working. If you are interested in being part of a growing, inclusive team, working with high-profile global clients, and reaching your full potential, we want to hear from you.
Your key responsibilities
The successful Consultant will support client engagements and internal projects, including identification of risks and issues with senior members of the team. In line with our commitment to quality, you will determine that work is of a high quality and is reviewed by the next-level reviewer.
As a Consultant in the team you can expect to be involved in the following activities:
* Work effectively as a team member sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication, and updating senior team members on progress
* Assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties
* Start to develop relationships with clients while building strong internal connections within the advisory practice and across other services
* Maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills
Skills and attributes for success
We are looking for confident communicators who can demonstrate strong technical problem-solving skills. You will be a credible communicator with some credit risk experience and commercial understanding. You should be comfortable working as a team member who has a real desire to share responsibility and provide support to colleagues while maintaining constant communication on engagement progress.
To qualify for the role you must have some or the following
* Experience in Financial Services, either as part of an institution; in an advisory or business consulting capacity to such organisations or in the regulation of such institutions.
* Strong academic background with a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative subject (Computational Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, Economics or Physics preferred) or equivalent.
* Preferably knowledge of Credit Risk & Financial Services Regulation – such as IRB or stress testing or IFRS9
* Experience in some of the following software development environments is preferred: Python / SAS / SQL / R / VBA
* Passion and ambition to drive your career in a well-established organisation
* Soft skills including teamwork, collaboration, inclusiveness, flexibility, proactiveness, and motivation
What we look for
We are interested to hear from people with the right attitude for the job: entrepreneurial individuals who thrive in a global team. You’ll need a balance of technical and analytical skills, a creative approach to work and strong communication. If you’ve got big ideas on how we can do better, and the confidence to voice them, this role is for you.
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package rewarded for individual and team performance. Our Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts.
Plus we offer:
* Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
* Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
* Transformative leadership: We’ll give you insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
* Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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