We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to join a CySEC regulated entity of the group. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the company’s market, liquidity, credit and operational risk framework, ensuring that risks are effectively identified, monitored and controlled in line with regulatory requirements and the company’s risk appetite.
This is a hands-on role for someone with strong industry experience and a solid understanding of trading and risk management environments.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement and maintain the company’s overall risk management framework, ICT oversight
- Monitor market, liquidity, credit, counterparty and operational risks
- Monitor trading activity, exposure, leverage, margin levels and client risk
- Analyse and manage the company’s exposure across different instruments and liquidity providers
- Establish and monitor risk limits, thresholds and escalation procedures
- Conduct regular stress testing, scenario analysis and risk assessments
- Monitor client and company trading exposures and identify abnormal or potentially high-risk activity
- Work closely with Trading, Dealing, Compliance, Finance and Operations teams
- Prepare regular risk reports and dashboards for senior management
- Ensure risk management policies and procedures remain aligned with CySEC and applicable EU regulatory requirements
- Support internal and external regulatory audits and examinations
- Identify weaknesses within existing controls and recommend improvements
- Maintain appropriate risk documentation, policies and procedures
- Provide senior management with timely escalation of significant risk events and breaches
Candidate Profile:
- Professional experience in Risk Management within related industry
- Strong understanding of financial markets
- Experience working within a CySEC-regulated investment firm or similar regulated financial institution will be highly preferred
- Strong knowledge of market, liquidity, credit and operational risk, ICT risk knowledge
- Understanding of margin, leverage, exposure, hedging and liquidity management
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements applicable to investment firms and financial services
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify potential risks proactively
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to work independently and make sound risk-based decisions
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with risk-management/trading systems is an advantage
- University degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Risk Management, Accounting or a related field
What We Offer
- Competitive salary package based on experience
- Opportunity to work within an established CySEC-regulated environment
- Professional and international working environment
- Career development opportunities
- Exposure to senior management and strategic risk decisions
- Modern office environment in Limassol
Skills Required
- Professional experience in risk management within a related industry
- Strong understanding of financial markets
- Strong knowledge of market, liquidity, credit, operational, and ICT risk
- Understanding of margin, leverage, exposure, hedging, and liquidity management
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements applicable to investment firms and financial services
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent attention to detail and proactive risk identification
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to work independently and make sound risk-based decisions
- Advanced Excel skills
- University degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Risk Management, Accounting, or a related field
- Experience working within a CySEC-regulated investment firm or similar regulated financial institution
- Experience with risk-management or trading systems
What We Do
FP Markets is an online Forex and CFD provider which was founded in Australia in 2005. We offer traders access to CFDs across Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks, Bond, ETFs & Digital Currencies on consistently tighter spreads in unparalleled trading conditions. FP Markets is a multi-regulated broker and holder of ASIC, CySEC, FSA, FSCA, FSC licenses. Please refer to www.fpmarkets.com for more information about our group entities. This information is not intended for distribution to/use by any person in any country where such distribution/use would be contrary to local laws.
