Talan USA is the American subsidiary of Talan, a French consulting firm with more than 3500 employees worldwide, and locations in eight countries (four continents). In 2021 and for the 7th consecutive year, Talan has been recognized with the “Great Place to Work” award.
Talan USA offers employees a dynamic work environment, growth opportunities and a competitive compensation package, including generous paid time off, health and 401K plans.
Each Talan consultant will join one of our two divisions: IT Consulting or Business Consulting and will be working at our client sites.
Our success is measured by both our employee and client satisfaction, which is our priority.
We are looking for a Fixed Income Market Analyst to support our client’s Metrics Monitoring Team. This team is dedicated to the Fixed Income business line and provides financial analysis and reporting to the different partners and stakeholders: Finance, Front-Office, and Risk Management divisions. The position is on the trading floor, located in Manhattan. The candidate will be responsible for:
Producing, certifying and publishing the risk and P&L metrics of the trading desk;
Helping traders understand and manage their positions and risks through various reports and analysis
Being a major contributor to the different regulatory projects that impact the bank.
Role and responsabilities
Produce, certify and publish the risk and P&L metrics of the trading desk
Help traders understand and manage their positions and risks through various reports and analysis
Be a major contributor to the different regulatory projects that impact the bank.
Working closely with the trading teams to develop a deep knowledge of their business and clients
Production and certification of Greeks and sensitivities to different risk factors
Monitoring and certification of Stress-Tests and regulatory metrics such as Value-at-Risk
Specific analysis to explain risk exposure and/or business performance to our different partners
Liaison with other departments to work on transversal projects
Continuous enhancement of P&L/Risk processes and systems using VBA/Python for macros
Creation of daily and weekly Dashboards in order to better monitor the trading activity
Required Skills:
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Strong interpersonal skills
Handle various ad-hoc requests
Prone to take initiatives
Reactive, detail-oriented, driven to work in a fast learning environment
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic, deadline-focused environment
Self-motivated and proactive
Willingness & a strong desire to learn
Knowledge of Fixed Income instruments
Strong analytical and mathematical skills
Proficient VBA/SQL programming
Python programming
Desired skills:
Experience in a financial industry company
French-speaking
Education
Bachelor or Master in Financial Engineering or Finance
+3 years of experience in a similar role
Company’s Benefits
Talan’s offices are located in Union Square, right in the center of Manhattan. Our company benefits include:
Competitive salary
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
3 weeks of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 5 weeks according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
Eight paid holidays
5 sick and 2 personal days
Company health, dental and vision insurance plans
Other benefits such as, commuter/transit benefits, Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and other company perks.
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