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Bank Of America Quantitative Finance Analyst 
United Kingdom, England, City of Westminster 
348708536

30.07.2024

Job Description:

Job Title:Quantitative Finance Analyst


Corporate Title:Vice President

Global Markets Risk Analytics (GMRA) is part of Global Risk Analytics (GRA). It responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring counterparty credit risk and market risk models. GMRA also develops analytical tools to support regulatory, audit, and internal risk management needs for Global Markets.

Role Description:

Responsible for independently conducting quantitative analytics and modelling projects. Responsible for developing new models, analytic processes or systems approaches. Creates documentation for all activities and works with Technology staff in design of any system to run models developed. Incumbents possess excellent quantitative/analytic skills and a broad knowledge of financial markets and products.

Responsibilities:

As a Quantitative Finance Analyst on Market Risk Analytics team, your responsibilities will involve:

  • Develop quantitative risk models, analytics and applications in support of market risk assessment and regulatory capital calculation

  • Partner with internal groups including Capital, Risk, Technology, Model Risk Management and Market Risk Management on model enhancement, performance testing and documentation to remediate internal and external requirements

  • Conduct analysis and verification on market data, risk metrics and P&L time series

  • Prepare developmental evidence and document to support internal and external exams

  • Perform analysis for VaR/RNiV model development, documentations/submissions and aid in addressing required action items raised by model risk management, issues from regulators, audit and model performance tests

  • Perform statistical analysis on market historical data and model parameters

  • Develop and support benchmarking and backtesting. Identify, analyse, explain any overages

  • Identify common themes across global markets along with improvement initiatives

  • Communicate the results of this analysis to all model stakeholders including risk management, model development, model risk, senior management and our regulators

  • Support model development in confirming remediation of model issues prior to their being taken live

What we are looking for:

  • Master's degree or PhD required (preferably background in Mathematics, Financial Mathematics/Engineering, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Econometrics, Physics, computer science, or equivalent) and 3+ years’ experience

  • Working knowledge of risk or pricing models for fixed income or commodity products

  • Understanding of regulatory capital and risk management framework and stress testing requirement

  • Solid working experience in a related field (Market Risk, Middle Office)

  • Broad financial product knowledge

  • Proven programming skills (Python, C++, SQL, or equivalent object-oriented programming) to write reusable and testable code to develop tools and improve process efficiency for reporting and calculation automation

  • Experience in data analysis, with excellent research and analytical skills

  • Pro-active behaviour with capacity to seize initiative

  • Good written and oral communication, interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with personnel across areas and regions

  • Ability to multitask with excellent time management skills

Skills that will help:

Past experience in IBOR transition / FRTB is a plus

UK

  • Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

  • Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

  • 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum

  • The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

  • Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

  • Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

  • Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

  • Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.