Senior Risk Auditor - Quant
Posted 4 days ago by 1753868239
£130,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London
Summary: A global commodities firm is seeking a Senior Risk & Audit Quantitative Analyst to join a small team that bridges Internal Audit and Risk Management. This role involves challenging and validating risk models and methodologies, providing insights into model governance, and collaborating with various teams. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence audit practices while engaging with risk modeling across the organization. Candidates should have a strong quantitative background and relevant experience in risk management or internal audit within the commodities sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary liaison between Internal Audit and Risk teams (Middle Office)
- Challenge the integrity of risk models, estimates, stress testing, and pricing assumptions
- Support audit reviews with a deep understanding of market, credit, and operational risk
- Help evolve audit methodology to better reflect quantitative risks and control frameworks
- Deliver insight and assurance on model governance, risk architecture, and controls
- Collaborate across global teams including trading, risk, and compliance
Key Skills:
- Strong academic background in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, engineering, data science)
- Experience working in the risk department of a trading house or commodities-focused business
- Familiarity with energy or metals markets (physical or derivatives exposure preferred)
- Able to critically evaluate risk models and assumptions used in pricing, valuation, or limit setting
- Background in internal audit, model validation, or quantitative risk is highly advantageous
- While candidates from banking may be considered, the preference is for those with a commodities or trading background
- Open to those with direct experience in a similar role or those seeking a move out of a high-intensity environment such as the front office or risk management teams
Salary (Rate): £130,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Senior Risk & Audit Quantitative Analyst
Location: London, Houston or Geneva
Industry: Commodities
Salary: Dependent on location, £110,000 - £130,000 bonus in London
Function: Internal Audit
The Opportunity
A global commodities firm is seeking a quantitatively strong professional to join a small but influential team operating at the intersection of Internal Audit and Risk Management. This newly defined position will play a key role in challenging and validating models, assumptions, and methodologies used across market and credit risk functions.
This is a rare opportunity to move into a broad and high-impact role that supports audit\'s independent view while actively engaging with risk modelling teams across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the primary liaison between Internal Audit and Risk teams (Middle Office)
Challenge the integrity of risk models, estimates, stress testing, and pricing assumptions
Support audit reviews with a deep understanding of market, credit, and operational risk
Help evolve audit methodology to better reflect quantitative risks and control frameworks
Deliver insight and assurance on model governance, risk architecture, and controls
Collaborate across global teams including trading, risk, and compliance
Candidate Profile
Strong academic background in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, physics, engineering, data science)
Experience working in the risk department of a trading house or commodities-focused business
Familiarity with energy or metals markets (physical or derivatives exposure preferred)
Able to critically evaluate risk models and assumptions used in pricing, valuation, or limit setting
Background in internal audit, model validation, or quantitative risk is highly advantageous
While candidates from banking may be considered, the preference is for those with a commodities or trading background
Open to those with direct experience in a similar role or those seeking a move out of a high-intensity environment such as the front office or risk management teams
Why Apply
Rare cross-functional role with exposure to both internal audit and risk modelling
Opportunity to shape a growing function at a global leader in trading
International scope and location flexibility
High visibility, high impact work
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