Risk Oversight Intern

Role Overview:

As a Risk Oversight Intern, you will receive comprehensive on-the-job training, working alongside a variety of experienced risk professionals across Liquidity, Credit, Market and P&L Risk. You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a dynamic risk management and trading environment in NBC Global Finance. Trading activities include fixed income, equities, repo, stock loan, total return swaps, futures, options and a variety of derivatives.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects, collaborate across different teams, and develop a deep understanding of risk management and trading products.

Main Responsibilities:

• You will get exposure to a range of tasks and responsibilities. Your duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Monitoring and Reporting across key risk areas of Liquidity Risk, Market Risk, Credit Risk and P&L: Work closely with colleagues across Front Office, Operations and Risk Oversight in managing risk exposure and day on day changes.
• Collaborating on new developments and enhancements: Work alongside colleagues on projects and the ongoing development, growth and enhancement of risk processes and procedures.
• Analysis and reconciliations: Assist in identifying key drivers in risk exposure across trading products and strategies and thereby providing Front Office with valuable insights for trade execution and risk reduction.
• Cross-department Co-operation: Opportunity to work with colleagues across Front Office, Operations, Regulatory, Legal and other departments to build out experience and expertise.

Skills and Experience:

We encourage applications from candidates who bring a diverse set of skills, experiences, and perspectives. The ideal candidate will possess:

• Proficient analytical and numerical skills, with comfort in working with financial data and market analysis.
• Ability to stay focused and complete tasks on time, during challenging or time-sensitive situations.
• A team player who can handle different tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• A willingness to learn and maintain high professional standards.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to share ideas clearly in writing, speaking, or other forms of communication.
• A positive, solution-focused attitude and a desire to contribute to the team.
• Interest in finance and a curiosity to learn more about Risk Management across Liquidity, Credit, Market and P&L.

About Us:

NBCGF is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada (“NBC”). The main strategic purpose of NBCGF is to enable the NBC Group (“NBC Group,” meaning National Bank of Canada and all its subsidiaries), to grow and diversify its presence in Europe while allowing for a natural development of its existing business relationships and the establishment of new ones in the European markets.

NBC has over 150 years of history and is currently the 6th largest Canadian bank. Through its branch and subsidiary network, NBC can service clients throughout North America and Europe. NBC’s strategy is to further develop NBCGF as its hub for trading and financial services in Europe.

What NBCGF has to Offer:

NBCGF recognizes that the culture of an organisation and the performance of its workforce are not mutually exclusive. Since our inception in 2013, NBCGF has worked to ensure our cultural framework aligns not only with the Code of Conduct and Ethics of our parent company, NBC, but with our own environmental and local values- we believe in an open, respectful workplace where all our people have an opportunity to achieve their full potential.

To operate our business successfully, NBCGF believe it’s vital that our people reflect the cultural, ethnic and gender diversity of the stakeholders we serve. There are no silos in our teams and management strive to add value to our organisation, by contributing to employee well-being and engagement.

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives- we put people first.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us.

We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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