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Sr. Financial Risk Analyst

Robert Half • Palo Alto, CA • 1h ago

Description

Role: Senior Financial Risk Analyst

Position Overview

Employment Type: Full-Time, Robert Half Employee

Must pass full background check

Client Assignment: World Renowned Fintech company

Initial Term: Minimum 1 year, with potential for extension based on performance and client needs

Benefits: Full employee benefits

Fully Remote: Must be US based and work Pacific Standard Time (8a-5p)

This is a full-time position as a Robert Half employee, dedicated to a client-based project for a minimum of one year. The assignment may be extended beyond the initial term based on performance, business needs, and overall fit.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly analytical Senior Financial Risk Analyst to support financial and liquidity risk management within a fast-growing fintech environment.

This role will focus on liquidity risk monitoring, financial risk modeling, balance sheet forecasting, and analysis of financial markets and investments. The analyst will work closely with Treasury, Finance, Data Science, Engineering, and Product teams to identify emerging risks and develop data-driven models, reporting, and processes.

The ideal candidate is both quantitative and technically strong, with experience translating complex financial and risk problems into models, analysis, and actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

Monitor and report on financial, liquidity, capital, and counterparty risks.

Conduct quantitative analysis of emerging liquidity and financial risks.

Develop and maintain liquidity risk models and forecasting frameworks.

Forecast key balance sheet and liquidity metrics.

Perform VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis, and risk attribution.

Analyze financial markets, investment exposures, and key business drivers.

Partner with Data Science and Engineering teams to build dashboards, automated alerts, and data pipelines for Treasury and Risk.

Collaborate with Finance and Product teams to assess risks associated with new products and business initiatives.

Build and improve end-to-end risk processes, reporting, and analytical tools.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related quantitative field.

3-5 years of experience in financial risk, quantitative finance, data analytics, treasury, or a related analytical role.

Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.

Experience with VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis, and risk attribution.

Strong understanding of financial markets, macroeconomics, financial instruments, trading strategies, and investments.

Ability to communicate complex analytical findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to build and own processes in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree such as an MFE, MS, MBA, or related quantitative degree.

Experience developing and deploying production-grade financial models in Python or R.

Experience with derivatives, futures, leveraged products, digital assets, or other complex financial instruments.

Experience with time-series modeling and regression techniques.

Familiarity with AI/ML tools and BI platforms such as Looker or Superset.

Working knowledge of ETL pipelines and workflow orchestration tools, such as Airflow.

Experience in Treasury, liquidity risk, market risk, counterparty risk, or balance sheet risk.

Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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