Business Analyst, Credit Risk, Banking (12 Month Contract)

BUSINESS ANALYST, CREDIT RISK, BANKING, 12 MONTH CONTRACT

For our client, an international bank with a global reach, Swisslinx are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong experience of credit risk and risk methodology to work on a cross border implementation project for FASB compliance.

This is a 12 month contract with a strong chance of renewal starting ASAP.

As the successful candidate you will possess the following skills and experience:

- At least 5 years of working experience as Business Analyst in the financial services industry
- Experience working in the credit risk space and knowledge of credit risk implementation
- Strong understanding of risk methodologies and models
- Familiarity with business processes, financial products, credit risk management and regulatory requirements
- Risk certification nice to have (FRM, GARP etc)
- Effective stakeholder management, experience in facing senior business stakeholders, and ability to engage with quantitative experts
- Pro-active personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task in a complex environment
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
- Fluency in English

In this challenging new role you will work in the CRO function to support delivery of a large, complex and global change project. Scope of this project is to get compliant with new FASB impairment guidance which will constitute changes in the accounting for credit losses on accrual accounting loans and commitments (new models of expected loss and new reporting and disclosure requirements).

In your role as business analyst you will be expected to identify and document business requirements from key business stakeholders, namely from CFO and Risk Methodology team:

Job Responsibilities:

- Drive exchange with SMEs and coordinate project delivery to ensure that the needs of business stakeholders are met
- Working jointly with IT and business organizations to implement effective business solutions
- Support of the overall project delivery to ensure that all requirements are addressed
- Working independently under the guidance of a senior project lead
- Working effectively in and leading working groups with diverse Business stakeholders to ensure requirements and priorities are successfully met
- Providing up-to-date status report throughout the release cycle
- Managing business testing and user acceptance testing activity

Are you interested in a new challenge? Then please send us your full CV.

If you possess the above skills and attributes and are interested in this opportunity, then please send your CV to (see below) Should you require any further information then please do not hesitate to call Tim Williams We look forward to hearing from you.

The Swisslinx Group provides bespoke recruitment solutions for technology, financial and executive positions in Switzerland and the Middle East. With more than twenty years experience our business relationships are driven by integrity, trust and discretion.

Swisslinx AG
Mr Tim Williams

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