Supervision Analyst (ESCB-IO) – Financial Risk (m|f|x) Frankfurt

The Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is the system of banking supervision in Europe. It comprises the ECB and the national supervisory authorities of the participating countries.

You will be part of the Supervisory Risk - Financial Risk Division in the Directorate Supervisory Strategy and Risk. Our Directorate has around 25 staff members, performing the risk management function of the SSM. In our Division, we are responsible for conducting reviews to assess the effectiveness and consistency of supervisory outcomes and propose mitigating actions. We also carry out an annual benchmarking exercise of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) outcomes to help the Supervisory Board make informed decisions on the qualitative and quantitative measures imposed on banks. The Division’s main areas of focus include credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB), credit spread risk in the banking book (CSRBB), capital risk and liquidity risk.

In your role as Supervisory Analyst you will be part of a team of three to six staff members working closely with all your colleagues in the Division, while also collaborating with the entire Directorate, as well as other SSM business areas and the national competent authorities.

The ECB is an inclusive employer that strives to reflect the diversity of the population it serves. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Aufgaben

As a Supervisory Analyst you will contribute to one or more of the following tasks:

• Supervisory second line of defence (2LoD) activities related to financial risks. Key projects will include SREP benchmarking and other 2nd Line of Defence reviews of credit risk, market risk, IRRBB/CSRBB, capital risk and liquidity risk, in line with our supervisory priorities;
• developing, maintaining and up-grading datasets and analytical and visualisation tools to support the risk teams;
• analysing trends and developments in complex data sets, and performing reviews and consistency checks;
• conducting analytical and policy work, including horizontal analyses, reviews, presentations and reports, notes and policy proposals for submission to the decision-making bodies.
  
  

As part of the SREP benchmarking, your tasks will include analysing large datasets to identify outlier banks, reviewing and challenging the risk assessment systems of the Joint Supervisory Teams and presenting the key issues identified to a range of stakeholders.

For this role we are seeking candidates who demonstrate the potential for growth, and we will support the selected candidate in their development of the required skills.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to gain supervisory experience in a broad range of topics. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Profil / Ihre Qualifikation / Ihre Persönlichkeit:

Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, finance, accounting, political science, law, mathematics, physics, information technology or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
• in addition to the above, at least two years’ experience in banking, banking supervision, finance, accounting, law, financial consulting or another advisory function in a supervisory or regulatory context;
• strong expertise in assessing the risk profiles of banks in terms of credit and counterparty risk, ideally including both risk levels and internal risk management controls;
• advanced programming skills (SQL, Excel with Power Query and/or Python);
• drafting and presentation skills, and the ability to prepare presentations in a clear, concise way for diverse audiences;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.

You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Kontakt

Katja Englert

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Standort

Sonnemannstrasse 20, D-60314 Frankfurt