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*Open to any location in Canada (ability to work remote/from home office)

The Risk Analyst is responsible for providing guidance on market, liquidity, and model risks and addressing issues across the organization. The analyst ensures the implementation of robust risk management practices, develops effective risk mitigation strategies, and maintains compliance with regulatory guidelines.

What will you do?
- Identify market and liquidity risks through comprehensive analysis of financial markets and instruments.
- Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of risk models to support business objectives.
- Prepare and present detailed reports on model risk assessments, findings, and recommendations to senior management.
- Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate the resilience of Innovation under adverse conditions.
- Identify opportunities to improve risk management processes and enhance efficiency.
- Support with model validation and maintain thorough documentation of model development and validation processes.
- Conduct financial analysis to assess the impact of market and liquidity risks on Innovations financial performance.
- Stay updated with the latest advancements in the financial risk management and incorporate innovative techniques and tools.
- Ensure all risk management activities comply with regulatory requirements and internal policies, practices and procedures.

Some things that would impress us:
- Completion of post-secondary education in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science.
- 5+ years of financial services industry experience, preferably in market/liquidity risk, ALM, model risk governance/validation.
- Knowledge of financial models to assist in validation and review.
- Certifications such as FRM, CFA, CQF are considered an asset.
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, R, SQL and VBA is beneficial.