Risk Analyst

Working Model: Hybrid – 3 days on-site

Our client is seeking a Risk Reporting Intermediate Analyst to join their Risk team in Belfast on a 12-month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical professional with experience in risk management, financial control, audit, operations, or reporting to contribute to key risk reporting activities within a dynamic, regulated environment.

• Prepare, review, and validate risk reports for internal management, regulators, auditors, and other stakeholders.
• Support reporting across credit, market, operational, and other risk portfolios.
• Analyse risk data relating to limit monitoring, exceptions, stress testing, loss reserves, and high-risk exposures.
• Deliver regular and ad-hoc reports to senior management and regulatory stakeholders within tight deadlines.
• Investigate data quality issues, reporting anomalies, and limit breaches, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Support audit requests, regulatory reviews, stress testing activities, and ad-hoc risk analysis.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including validating data outputs, executing test scripts, documenting results, and escalating defects.
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Business Units, and other control functions to ensure accurate and reliable reporting.

What We’re Looking For

• Typically 2–5 years’ relevant experience in change management or a related discipline, such as Risk Management, Financial Control, Audit, or Operations.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Advanced or strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with the ability to learn reporting tools quickly.
• Understanding of data analysis and basic statistical concepts.
• Exposure to UAT within a reporting, change, or control environment is desirable.
• Familiarity with VBA, Microsoft Access, or other data manipulation tools would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional and global teams.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

Join a professional Risk function where your analytical capabilities and reporting expertise will contribute to risk oversight, regulatory reporting, and key business decisions.

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