Risk Analyst

Job Description

Who we are

Aberdeen Investments is part of Aberdeen Group plc, one of the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments groups.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders and society.

We are repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand and are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

As a global business, Aberdeen consists of three divisions: Investments, Adviser, and interactive investor (ii). Each division is dedicated to meeting and adapting to our clients' evolving needs.

In European markets, our dedicated and highly experienced investment team manages our European products, including emerging market income and debt, smaller companies, European credit, ETFs, real estate and sustainable investing propositions.

We have offices in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Our breadth of experience gives us close proximity to the companies we invest in and the markets we operate in.

About the Department

The Risk Management team ensures that the activity of abrdn Investments Luxembourg S.A. (“aILSA”) are conducted such that there is full risk management coverage of the funds managed by aILSA or to which aILSA provides risk management services.

About the Role

The Risk Analyst will form part of the Private Markets Risk Management team and will assist the Senior Risk Manager to ensure that aILSA has a fully functioning risk management framework and is compliant with all risk management principles, policies and rules and other applicable risk management regulations in relation to the Private Market AIFs domiciled in Luxembourg and funds in jurisdictions to which aILSA provides risk management services, namely Germany.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Risk Manager in the maintenance of the Risk Management Process
• Performing a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Private Market funds in scope of the Risk Management Luxembourg team, assisting the team in capturing the main investment and operational risks of the funds
• Helping the team on producing risk reports to boards and group committees
• Assisting other internal teams on gathering and understanding risk related data, this includes for example project management teams, operations and compliance
• Assisting other risk teams on improving their processes
• Assisting the team on the production of regulatory reporting in relation to the AIFs in scope of the team
• Being the reference point for the German entity which have outsourced risk management to aILSA
• Acting as a helpdesk for both internal and client related queries relating to Investment Risk on the funds in scope of the team, responding to risk-related RFPs and assistance on due diligence reviews
• Supporting the Senior Risk Manager in delivering risk projects and framework improvements (e.g. in light of regulatory and industry standard practice change)
• Support the Senior Risk Manager in building a network of relationships in order to have an impact and achieve business results

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Practical work experience in the fund industry, preferably within Real Estate however other areas such as Private Equity, Infrastructure or Private Debt would be considered (essential)
• Fluent in in English and German (essential)
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented skills
• Good command of Microsoft office tools and in particular Microsoft excel
• Team player and ability to work in a multi-cultural / international environment;
• Ability to set priorities and respect deadlines
• Able to work independently but also flexible and adaptive to a changing work environment

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

The company will provide the employee with contributions of 7% of the monthly salary with 2 years vesting period, Discretionary Bonus, Risk Insurance – Death, Risk Insurance - Disability, Lunch Vouchers, Gym Membership, Teleworking allowance, and 35 days of annual leave plus public holidays.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.