Counterparty Credit Risk Analyst; Capital Markets

Counter party Credit Risk Analyst (Capital Markets)

Location:

Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 4 Days Onsite)

Duration:  6-Month Contract (Extension Possible)

Rate:  Up to $45/hour

Start Date:

ASAP

About the Opportunity
Our client, a leading Canadian financial institution, is seeking a  Counter party Credit Risk Analyst  to join a high-performing team within the Market Risk and Counter party Analytics function.

This role offers the opportunity to work directly with trading, risk management, credit, operations, and technology teams while supporting critical risk management activities across global capital markets businesses.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who enjoy investigations, analyzing complex financial exposures, and working in a fast-paced capital markets environment.

What You'll Be Doing
As part of the Credit Exception Management team, you will be responsible for monitoring, investigating, and escalating counter party credit risk exposures while ensuring compliance with established risk limits and governance standards.

Key responsibilities include:

Investigate and expand counter party credit limit excesses and exception events.

Analyze, monitor, and report risk exposures across trading and non-trading portfolios.

Validate information received from stakeholders and perform independent risk investigations.

Ensure accurate measurement, aggregation, and reporting of counter party exposures.

Partner with Credit Risk, Front Office, Market Risk, Operations, Audit, and Technology teams.

Support implementation of new or revised credit facilities, policies, and infrastructure enhancements.

Perform impact assessments, requirements documentation, testing, and process improvements.

Monitor production issues, reporting breaches, and control exceptions.

Conduct ad hoc analysis of transactions, exposures, and portfolio risks.

Maintain strong understanding of derivatives, fixed income products, and counter party credit risk methodologies.

Required Qualifications
Must-Have Experience

3-7 years of relevant experience within Banking, Capital Markets, Risk Management, or Financial Services.

Strong understanding of:

Counter party Credit Risk

Capital Markets

Fixed Income/Bond products

Proven investigation and analytical experience in a risk, credit, trading support, or market risk environment.

Experience working with complex financial systems, vendor platforms, databases, and reporting tools.

Experience performing:

Impact assessments

Business requirements gathering/documentation

User acceptance testing (UAT)

Process improvement initiatives

Advanced Excel skills and ability to navigate multiple systems to independently research issues.

Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to work across business, risk, operations, and technology teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Commerce, or a related field.

Post-graduate education is an asset.

CFA or FRM designation (completed or in progress) is highly preferred.

Experience with in Market Risk, Counter party Risk, Credit Risk, or Global Markets environments.

Knowledge of SQL, Python, VBA, or AI-based analytical tools is considered an asset.

Why Apply?

Opportunity to work with one of Canada's leading financial institutions.

Exposure to complex Capital Markets and Counter party Risk activities.

Highly visible role interacting with multiple business functions.

Strong potential for contract extension based on performance and business needs.

Excellent opportunity to expand expertise in Credit Risk, Derivatives, and Capital Markets.

Use AI for Hiring:
Our recruitment process for this role includes the use of AI-based tools to help evaluate candidate qualifications and screen applications.