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Job Advert : Risk Analyst

Department : Risk Management

Location : London (covering UK, Europe, Middle East & Asia as required)

BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, providing innovative products and services across a wide range of financial markets. With a strong presence in all major financial centres, we deliver market-leading expertise, technology, and execution to our clients worldwide.

We are now seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Risk Analyst to join our Risk Management team in London. This role offers the opportunity to work across multiple asset classes and geographies, supporting the group’s credit and market risk functions and contributing to risk oversight across the EMEA region.

The Role

As a Risk Analyst, you will play a key part in monitoring, analysing, and reporting on credit and market risk exposure for Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners in the EMEA region. You will work closely with senior stakeholders and contribute directly to risk reporting for senior management and committees.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Preparing daily credit and market risk reports.
• Producing risk analysis and inputs for management committee packs.
• Reviewing and sending out limit breach notifications.
• Conducting credit analysis of new and existing clients.
• Responding to ad hoc queries on limit utilisation and counterparty requests.
• Providing margin rates and monitoring margin levels, escalating issues as needed.
• Supporting colleagues in the absence of risk analysts or market risk leads.
• Training graduate analysts rotating through the team.
• Assisting with ad hoc risk initiatives and projects.

You will regularly collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Operations, Front Office, Treasury, and Trade Support to ensure robust risk oversight.

Skills & Experience Required

Systems exposure : Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, Risk Portal, CRMS.

Personal Attributes

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