Risk Analysis Associate

Hilltop Securities is looking to hire a Risk Analysis Associate. The Risk Analysis Associate is part of the Strategic & Risk Management team that helps build a robust governance framework to manage the firm’s market, liquidity, and credit risks. This is a junior analyst role working in partnership with experienced SMEs to build knowledge of covered products and relevant risk trends. Role reviews and interprets large data sets, as well as monitoring and analyzing various risk, requiring great attention to detail, some independent judgement and collaboration to help resolve complex problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from an accredited university with a degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Previous experience in a financial institution a plus
• Working knowledge of financial markets, fixed income products, and trading lifecycle a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office products including extensive knowledge of MS Excel
• Candidate MUST have authorization to work for any employer in the US without requiring sponsorship.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to review and interpret large data sets.
• Working knowledge of Excel/VBA, SQL, Python, and data visualization tools such as Tableau is required.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in, or assigned to, the above position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required, and may be changed at the discretion of the Company.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze risks, including operational, market, and credit, within our business units and ensure alignment with established enterprise policies and control frameworks.
• Ability to reliably manipulate and analyze large data sets to identify trends, patterns, and recommend areas for improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to implement risk mitigation measures and enhance report automation.
• Maintain records, ensuring accuracy with great attention to detail to support counterparty risk reporting for business heads and executive management.
• Evaluate, monitor, and report on counterparty credit exposures and trends.
• Partner with experienced subject matter experts to build knowledge of covered products and relevant risk trends.
• Interact with internal stakeholders to identify, analyze, and help resolve complex problems.