Stress Testing Business Analyst

For our banking client in Zurich, we are currently looking for a

Stress Testing Business Analyst

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Location: Zurich

Overview of Business Area/Project:

Stress testing is a critical component of the strategic, risk, finance and capital management. Enterprise Risk Management is sponsoring and providing significant expertise in support of the Group Stress Testing Program. The Program has a number of change initiatives which will deliver enhanced stress testing capability. The overall program manager is based in London and there are teams located in the UK, New York, Zurich and Wroclaw. The Group Stress Testing Program is delivering change for regulatory and business stress testing requirements. The team will be responsible for the development of best practices for reverse stress testing, board reporting and the use of stress test results in business decision making. All areas will require close and collaborative working with Risk and Finance teams.

Required Skills/Experience:

Essential:

- In-depth knowledge of stress testing
- Strong understanding of structured business analysis
- Proven experience of developing and delivering expertise and change in either Risk or Finance
- A proven track record of successfully identifying and documenting processes within a banking environment
- Ability to review and edit requirements, specifications and business processes and provide recommendations related to a proposed business solution
- A proven ability of timely issue identification, tracking, reporting and resolution.
- Strong presentation skills
- A proven ability to communicate with all levels of management in a clear, concise manner
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Delivery focused
- Attention to detail
- Sufficient credibility to direct project teams and senior management in relation to the project
- Solid facilitation skills
- Effective relationship management and influencing skills
- Time management skills
- Fluent English language skills

Desired:

- Working experience of regulatory stress testing, or especially capital/financial planning, would be highly desirable
- Solid strategic analysis, problem solving, issue resolution and decision making skills
- Knowledge of Risk and Finance, including decision making around key metrics
- University Degree
- An Investment Bank and/or Asset Management and/or Consultancy background

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.