Financial Risk Analyst - Abu Dhabi

Role & responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and analyse market and liquidity risks specific to Lulu groups portfolio and facilitate updates to the Enterprise Risk framework.
• Conduct thorough assessments of potential risks, considering market volatility, liquidity constraints, solvency ratios and related party exposures.
• Monitor and report retail market trends in the region, including price movements, market liquidity, and trading volumes.
• Develop and propose strategies and controls to help hedge and mitigate market risks, including the use of derivatives and risk mitigation instruments.
• Develop and implement liquidity risk management strategies, including cash flow forecasting/ALM Liquidity profile, and liquidity contingency plans.
• Implement risk management tools and techniques to identify and manage market risks, such as value-at-risk (VaR) models, stress testing, and scenario analysis.
• Utilize advanced risk assessment tools and models to quantify and measure risks and identify factors impacting the portfolio returns, and liquidity.
• Performing risk analysis on portfolios and their benchmarks, reporting on market and liquidity, risk.
• Accurately evaluating risks under both normal and stressed market conditions using relevant proprietary tools.
• Develop and maintain financial models for liquidity forecasting and portfolio optimization.
• Assist to maintain robust credit risk assessment processes, including creditworthiness evaluations and credit limit frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry best practices related to financial risk management.
• Stay updated with regulatory changes and assess their impact on risk management practices.
• Coordinate with internal teams to implement necessary risk controls and reporting mechanisms.
• Any other associated responsibility assigned by management

Preferred candidate profile

• 3+ years experience as a Risk Analyst, Business Analyst or a similar role.
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as quantitative finance, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science.
• Professional certifications in risk management i.e., ISO31000, PMI-RMP.
• Highly capable using the Microsoft Office suite (Excel & PowerPoint).
• Strong oral and written communication
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Competence in Tableau, SQL & Python languages
• Experience in data analysis and reporting
• Work toward a CFA or FRM or PRM designation preferred.
• Statistical programming and data analysis skills.
• Self-starter able to deliver results with limited supervision