Accounting & Finance

Junior Quant Analyst – Risk and Model Testing

Quant Capital

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As a Junior Quant Analyst in our risk and model testing team, you will support risk management for funds and contribute to back-testing trading models. You will work closely with product management and risk functions to implement automated testing tools and analyze performance of fixed-income strategies. The role combines model testing, risk reporting, and tool development to enable smarter portfolio decisions. You will engage in stress testing, VaR analysis, and prepare client-facing insights alongside cross-functional teams. This is a hands-on, growth-focused opportunity at a growing Asset Manager.

Responsibilities
  • Back-test proposed strategies and assess historical performance of fixed-income ideas
  • Support product structuring and regulatory applications through testing and analysis
  • Build and maintain tools in Excel, Python, Imagine and SQL to support Portfolio Management, Trading, Operations and Risk
  • Analyze stress tests and VaR risk measures and review risk reports
  • Maintain databases and prepare fund metrics and client materials
  • Support risk management and other business functions with quantitative analyses
  • Assist in implementing automated tools to support Portfolio Management and related functions
  • Review third-party indices or strategies for performance and risk implications
Key requirements
  • PhD or Masters in a quantitative field
  • 3 years of experience in quantitative finance or a related role
  • Strong knowledge of fixed income products and derivative pricing
  • Programming experience with Python and SQL; familiarity with Excel
  • Ability to understand and extend existing code and tools
  • Experience with GIT; VBA, JavaScript and noSQL exposure considered a plus
  • Analytical mindset
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Detail-oriented problem solving
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Excel

Reference: WJ-747_31175136

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