Quantitative Risk Analyst ACS Group 4,273 reviews - Beachwood, OH $18 - $19 an hour - Temporary, Contract Quantitative Risk Analyst Description: This position is responsible for developing, maintaining and validating models that will support the stress testing program. Initially, this will include a focus on developing models to produce macroeconomic variable forecasts. These models will serve as the foundation to analyze various types of financial risks (such as operational risk, credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk) inherent in the Corporation's business activities and processes. These results are reported to Senior Management and the Board of Directors on a regular basis as a key input to risk management and capital adequacy decision making. Models must use methodologies that are theoretically sound, with modeling choices, assumptions and parameters that are justifiable and supportable. The incumbent ensures that model development, implementation, data input, reporting, documentation, validation and maintenance use best practices, adhere to consistency and quality standards, and follow the guidance of corporate policies and procedures and regulatory requirements. Qualifications: The candidate must have a superb quantitative and analytical background with a solid theoretical foundation coupled with strong programming, documentation and communications skills. Master's Degree/PhD (preferred), Master's candidates (considered) in a quantitative discipline (e.g., finance, economics, mathematics, physics, statistics or engineering); 2 or more years of academic/industry experience in complex quantitative modeling; experience in numerical analysis and computational methods using programming languages (such as C/C++, C#, Java, FORTRAN, Python, VBA) and mathematical/statistical software packages (such as R, MATLAB, SAS, Eviews, Stata, SPSS). Must be extremely focused, detail oriented, results oriented and highly productive. Must have the ability to efficiently and effectively conduct independent research, analyze problems, formulate and implement solutions, and produce quality results on time. The candidate must have excellent scientific and technical documentation and presentation skills, assertiveness & influencing skills, and the skills to explain abstract theoretical concepts to a non-expert audience in easy-to-understand language. 3333 Richmond Rd Suite 110, Beachwood, OH 44122 * Will this have the ability to be temp to perm?Yes * How many years exp are you looking for? 1 year min, 2+ preferred, relevant graduate education is considered to be a substitute for employment experience * Is financial exp a must? No, but a plus * Degree required/type?Masters (minimum), as described in posting, graduating masters students can be considered * What are the top 3 skills that youll be looking for on a resume?Economics education, good programming skills, communication skills Job Types: Temporary, Contract Salary: $18.00 to $19.00 /hour Experience: * Risk analyst: 2 years Education: * Master's 14 hours ago - save job