Foreign Exchange (FX) Trading Risk & Control Analyst

Brown Brothers Harriman•New York, NY

20h•$75,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The FX Trading Risk and Control Analyst will assist in developing and monitoring risk management standards for the FX Trading product. The position sits within BBH’s Enterprise Risk Management division and is co-located with BBH’s FX trading teams and associated support functions. The position entails managing market, credit, and operational risk associated with BBH’s FX business, and the ongoing development of metrics and analyses in support of this.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required
2+ years of relevant work experience with foreign exchange or prime broker preferred
Knowledge of foreign exchange Trading instruments preferred.
Knowledge of BBH products, services and practices a plus.
Experience using SQL and/or Python a plus, as is Bloomberg knowledge and experience of BI tools (e.g. Qlik, Spotfire etc.)
Expert level understanding of Microsoft office including Excel VBA.
Assist in the resolution of any audit and control issues related to FX Risks and Controls
Ability to articulate risk management policies and methodologies.
Strong interpersonal, relationship and negotiation skills.
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentations.

Nice To Haves

Preference for financial degree with a dual in a data discipline like data analytics, data science, statistics, or math

Responsibilities

Monitor market volatility through quantitative techniques to ensure principal exposure is within firm’s risk appetite.
Liaise with FX Traders to ensure adherence to limits.
Appropriately escalate exceptions.
Maintain and assist in ongoing development of metrices and analysis of P&L attribution.
Assist in establishing processes, documentation, and controls to manage risks associated with FX product offering, including those required for new product offerings.
Liaise with BBH’s Credit and Treasury functions on settlement & credit related items.
Prepare ad hoc risk analysis as required by senior business or risk personnel or as required for proposed products or services.
Act as liaison with internal control functions including Audit, Compliance and Model Validation team and assist in the resolution of any audit or control issues related to FX products.
Coordinate with FX business, Systems, and Operations teams when needed to achieve control solutions.