IFMR - Senior Associate - Risk Analytics & Modelling

Job Description

IFMR Capital is looking for Senior Associate to join its Risk Analytics & Modelling team in Chennai. The Risk Analyst will support the Risk Analytics function that measures and manages risk for a portfolio of debt and structured finance investments in inclusive finance institutions ranging from microfinance institutions, affordable housing finance, small enterprise lending, used commercial vehicle finance, and agri-business enterprises. S/he will be responsible for the following:

Key responsibilities -

- Measure the risk and performance indicators for debt and structured finance products

- Coordinating with internal and external teams to manage the structured transactions throughout the lifecycle

- Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of various performance metrics for structured transactions

- Revise pool cash-flows and transaction waterfall on periodic basis

- Perform pool and transaction cash-flow reconciliation on periodic basis

- Coordinate with originators-servicers and trustee to manage transaction reporting

- Manage and update the reporting framework for the periodic management and investor reporting using MS Excel and R

- Analyse the financial and portfolio performance of IFMR Capital partners

- Contribute to other on-going risk analytics and modelling processes and new initiatives

- S/he must possess excellent technical and quantitative skills and a desire to continually innovate and add value.

Required skills and experience

- 2-4 years of experience of working in risk analytics position preferably with a financial services company or bank

- PGDM/Master's degree in finance

- Actuaries/FRM/CFA certification would be a plus

- Knowledge and experience in structured finance products (securitization structures) and financial data analysis will be an advantage

- Proficient in MS Excel and VBA

- Excellent writing, oral communication and presentation skills

- Ability to work under pressure, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines.