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Credit Risk Business Analyst/Modeller
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Job Type: Contract
Salary/Rate: Euros 65-Euros 75 per hour

Credit Risk Business Analyst/Modeller
My Client a large Investment Bank is looking for a Credit Risk Business Analyst/Modeller to join their team based in Amsterdam. The successful candidate MUST have Credit Risk & Modelling experience working in the banking/financial sector.
Job Requirements

Technical Skills/Hard skills
• Programming skills particularly reading and understanding of Oracle/SAS code is a plus.
• Converting modelling requirements into functional specifications waterproof
• Control of technical analysts and programmers using code
• Must understand exactly what modelling will receive in terms of structured datasets
• Before the final data set is complete, the business analyst this table have exactly the screen (build and send it to the final result).
• Various data in terms of levels of PD, EAD and LGD requirement
• Is able to define substantive solutions taking into account the impact on data quality and set requirements
• Be able based on the data sets to perform initial data checks and propose solutions
• Be able to form an absolute opinion about the quality of the data and how it can be used for modelling purposes
• Practical experience in building a “modelling” data set based on source tables is required.
• Being able to analyze large amounts of complex data.
• MS Excel and MS Access are inappropriate tools for the above exercise.

Skills/Experience Required:
• Knowledge/experience with SAS, Oracle/SQL (MS Access is limited).
• Source Analysis in a Datawarehouse environment.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of complex data across different IT systems.
• Thorough knowledge of credit risk models (PD, EAD and LGD models).
• Thorough knowledge of credit risk models (PD, EAD and LGD models)
• Understand the content of the data requirements modellers are
• Distinguish between key variables and “nice-to-have” variables.
• Good knowledge of credit and the process of lending is required.
• Understanding that outstanding amounts, limits, facility types, facilities and impairments key input variables for the EAD and LGD models
• Good knowledge of accounting is required.
• Understanding the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss and financial data radios serve as input for the PD models
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SOX Tester – Banking – London
Location: London
Job Type: Contract
Salary/Rate: to £425.00 per Day

SOX Tester – Banking – London
Our Client, a major UK Banking Group, is looking to recruit a SOX Tester, for a Contract role to be based in London.
You will be an expert on Sarbanes Oxley, delivering and executing SOX responsibilities, you will assess the effectiveness of the controls environment and perform appropriate planning, reviews, and testing, and make recommendations as appropriate.
You will assist with the annual planning & monthly monitoring of targets and document in-scope SOX processes including risk overlays, flowcharts, process narratives, process risk assessments, hand offs, and test plans. You will assess & test the effectiveness of the overall controls environment and key IT and Non IT controls within that environment and compile reports to Business Units on a monthly basis. You will assisting with SOX oversight and manage relationships with the business units and third party suppliers. You will also manage various members of the team to achieve the above responsibilities and providing career advice, management & training to direct reports.

If this role is potentially of interest to you please give me a call or send me an email as soon as possible.

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Compliance Manager – Regulatory & Monitoring – Financial – Yorkshire
Location: North Yorkshire
Job Type: Permanent
Salary/Rate: £35k – £40k pa + Benefits

Compliance Manager- Regulatory & Monitoring – Financial – Yorkshire
Compliance Manager is required for a leading UK specialist financial services organisations to carry out both Regulatory Compliance & Monitoring tasks by maintaining effective relationships with their clients, therefore ensuring all are operating within statutory and regulatory requirements and to best practice standards. Regulation and legislation to be covered includes: FSA handbook/CCA.
The Compliance Manager will also a robust and fit for purpose Risked Based Compliance Monitoring Plan (RBCMP) to monitor and drive improvements in regulatory standards throughout the business.
Develop appropriate methodologies within the team, to ensure that all compliance issues for each client are known and understood – and that plans are in place to address any risk of regulatory censure for both clients and the business.
The ideal Compliance Manager will have a good mix of regulatory and compliance monitoring activities as well as risk management within the financial services sector, with particular focus on Mortgages.

To find out more about this Compliance Manager role contact Daniel King.
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Treasury Manager – ACA/ACCA/AMCT – Financial Services – Docklands
Location: Docklands, London
Job Type: Permanent
Salary/Rate: £50k – £55k pa + Benefits

Treasury Manager – ACA/ACCA/AMCT – Financial Services – Docklands
New and exciting opportunity for a Treasury Manager to join a progressive specialist financial services firm. The ideally candidate will hold an ACA/ACCA/AMCT or be working towards qualification, have proven management or supervisory skills, proven experience with bookkeeping, management accounts preparation, and managing and maintaining client accounts and its transactions, along with strong knowledge of UK Treasury.
Managing the day to day running of all aspects of the Treasury division, you will be heavily involved with the development and improvement of the Treasury Division’s current systems and procedures as well as developing the Treasury division’s staff in mentoring and training.
Put in place a formal review process for all transactional work for case-related postings.
Working with TAs on the Treasury Project; developing the Treasury Division’s systems and implementing the formalisation of the Treasury Division in terms of its procedures and policies.
Managing the Treasury functions on trading Administrations, CVLs, LPAs and IBRs, including payments, transactions recording, billings, review and reporting

For more information on this Treasury Manager – ACA/ACCA/AMCT – Financial Services – Docklands role, please contact Daniel King at ARK International.
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Senior Audit Manager/Head of Audit – ACA – Non F/S – London
Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
Salary/Rate: £60k pa – £65k+ pa

Senior Audit Manager/Head of Audit – ACA – Non F/S – London
My client, a leading and award winning private London hospital are seeking an ACA/ACCA Audit Manager or Head of Audit to join their organisation as the stand alone Head of Audit. As the Head of Audit you would be reporting to Audit Committee and managing operational and financial audits and also be involved in ad hoc projects including quality assurance of new system implementation. The ideal candidate will have a Top 20 background, ACA or ACCA accountancy qualification and recent private sector experience.
Key responsibilities will include developing a flexible annual audit plan using an appropriate risk based methodology along with investigating suspected fraudulent activities and notifying the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Audit Committee of the results. This stand alone position will require frequent communications with Chief Financial Officer or the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Another key area will be the development of a quality assurance and improvement programme that will cover all aspects of the internal auditing activity and enable continuous monitoring of its effectiveness. This programme will be designed to help Internal audit add value and improve operations and will also provide assurance that auditing practices confirm to the Standards and Code of Ethics of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Please contact Daniel King.

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Compliance Manager- Regulatory & Monitoring – Financial – Yorkshire
Location: West Yorkshire
Job Type: Permanent
Salary/Rate: £35k – £40k pa + Benefits

Compliance Manager- Regulatory & Monitoring – Financial – Yorkshire
Compliance Manager is required for a leading UK specialist financial services organisations to carry out both Regulatory Compliance & Monitoring tasks by maintaining effective relationships with their clients, therefore ensuring all are operating within statutory and regulatory requirements and to best practice standards. Regulation and legislation to be covered includes: FSA handbook/CCA.
The Compliance Manager will also a robust and fit for purpose Risked Based Compliance Monitoring Plan (RBCMP) to monitor and drive improvements in regulatory standards throughout the business.
Develop appropriate methodologies within the team, to ensure that all compliance issues for each client are known and understood – and that plans are in place to address any risk of regulatory censure for both clients and the business.
The ideal Compliance Manager will have a good mix of regulatory and compliance monitoring activities as well as risk management within the financial services sector, with particular focus on Mortgages.

To find out more about this Compliance Manager role contact Daniel King.

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Asset Management Assistant
Location: Hertfordshire
Job Type: Contract
Salary/Rate: £14.00 per hour

Asset Management Assistant
Our client, a Specialist IT Consultancy is looking to recruit a IT Hardware Asset Management Assistant.
The Asset Management Assistant will ensure Asset Management processes and policies are being followed and monitor the effectiveness of existing processes and make improvements as required.
Experience – You the asset management assistant will have strong knowledge and experience of hardware asset management and inventory and excellent organisational and planning skills.

If this asset management assistant role is potentially of interest to you please give me a call or send me an email as soon as possible.

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Senior Quantitative Commodities Analyst
Location: London
Job Type: Permanent
Categories: Executive
Salary/Rate: Basic up to £125k (depending on experience) + Excellent Benefits
Our valued client, a well known name in the Hedge Fund Market, based in the City, is looking for a candidate to join their team with both Quantitative methods experience as well as commodities.
You must have experience of monitoring and managing the portfolio of models trading in Energy, Metals or the Agricultural markets.

The successful Candidate will create new systematic strategies to trade commodity markets and improve existing models. You must have a good background of statistical applied mathematical methods across a range of commodity markets.

Essential Requirements
Experience of the Energy, Metals or Agricultural Markets and an understanding of the fundamentals driving commodities as well as how to trade them, you must have strong project and people management skills

Very attractive salary package depending on experience with all usual benefits included