Senior Quantitative Analyst

Company: Horizon Staffing
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

• Perform Backtest and work on its enhancement.
• Work closely with quant groups and risk managers to proactively identify model issues and provide suggestions and solutions to enhancing the model performance monitoring and Backtest.
• Perform ad hoc model performance analysis and deficiency driver analysis for Backtest.
• Be accountable for the Backtest program. Review and sign off on the numbers that are used for generating management and regulatory reports.
• Design the benchmark/alternative models for performance monitoring and Backtest purposes.
• Interact with auditors and regulators during examinations.
• A Ph.D. or a Master's degree in quantitative finance, economics, or other quantitative fields. A Ph.D. is preferred
• 3-5 years of relative experience, ideally in risk analytics, model validation or front office quant modeling
• Prior experience on quantitative modeling is preferred and should have a general knowledge about the financial market, products, risk metrics and VaR modeling /back testing approaches
• Strong programing skills in languages such as SQL, Python, R, SAS, Access, VBA, etc.
• Knowing C++ is a plus
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and must be able to work in an efficient and organized way, both independently and under pressure
• Motivated and have a sense of accountability and ownership. Proactively think of solutions and resolve problems

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