Risk Associate Financial Engineer Job Listing at SS&C Technologies in Windsor, CT (Job ID R24163)

Description

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

Job Description

Financial Engineer

Location(s): Windsor, Connecticut - Hybrid

Get To Know the Team

This position is part of a team that provides risk analytic calculations and reports to asset managers, investors, and regulators. The team manages position-level data, identifies the risk characteristics of investment positions, applies appropriate financial models, and configures results to meet the required reporting structures.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get to Do

• Providing support to clients (mainly hedge fund risk managers) regarding the content and the production of risk reports: answering queries on risk exposures, measures, scenarios, Value-At-Risk calculations and models used within the risk system
• Creating ad hoc SQL scripts to extract data out of risk system to facilitate investigations
• Working together closely with the risk development team to test and validate new pricing models and enhancements 
• Reconciling client expectations with the numbers reported by our system using alternate systems such as Bloomberg and/or in house Excel add in libraries. 
• Coordinating and actively participating in the setting up of new clients on the risk platform and configuring the risk engine to conduct the set of analyses as required 
• Identifying and addressing any adhoc issues regarding the production of risk reports and escalating to the appropriate team
• Provide input and feedback for the continuous enhancement of the system

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Finance, Financial Engineering or Quantitative Finance 
• 2+ years of financial industry experience (optional)
• Strong understanding of modern programming language and database management concepts 
• Knowledge of undergraduate level Statistics 
• Experience in SQL 
• Knowledge of cross asset class financial instruments modeling and pricing (equity/FX options, bonds, futures, interest-rate swaps, CDS, etc.)
• Understanding of risk management techniques, VaR approaches (Historical, Monte-Carlo) and sensitivity measures (option greeks, DV01...etc) 
• Basic understanding of trading strategies across all major asset classes and hedge fund investment styles 
• Strong analytic skills and logical reasoning/problem solving 
• Basic knowledge of Unix/Linux a plus 
• Experience with production software environments a plus
• Familiarity with Bloomberg a plus
• Experience in a client facing role a plus 
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! To further explore this opportunity, please apply through our careers page on the corporate website at https://www.ssctech.com/careers/join-ssc

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Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan. SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.