Python Job: Investment Control Analysts

Shell Asset Management Company B.V. (SAMCo) in Rijswijk is the dedicated in-house asset manager for the Royal Dutch Shell plc group sponsored pension funds and insurance companies and currently manages around USD 100 billion of assets for its clients. SAMCo is supervised by the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). The company is internationally oriented with clients in 10 different countries and approximately 175 employees. SAMCo’s objective is to provide high quality and cost-effective investment advice and asset management services to its clients. On behalf of its clients, SAMCo invests in fixed income, equities, and alternative investment categories such as private equity funds and other investment funds, all over the world. Specific parts of the activities are also outsourced to external managers. Continuous change in financial markets and regulations as well as the diversity of SAMCo’s clients and the products they invest in, make it a professionally challenging environment to work in.

We are currently looking to recruit two (2) Investment Control Analysts to be part of Investment Risk Control (IRC), which monitors adherence to Investment Management guidelines on a daily basis, manages counterparty risk and is responsible for the provision of risk reporting from sources such as Dimension and MSCI Risk Metrics.

What’s the role?

IRC Analysts work across the teams in the department and are actively involved in the interfaces with other SAMCo departments, such as Front Office, Strategy and Projects, so a strong collaborative attitude is required. More specific responsibilities include:

• Build a sound understanding of the client portfolios and asset classes to understand the risks involved.

• Timely delivery of accurate investment risk, compliance and product control activities and the associated reporting output

• Support the maintenance and enhancement of the financial risk system, investment compliance system and counterparty exposure tool including analysis, data quality management and testing of changes.

• Support functional/business requirements regarding risk control and modelling activities

• Working effectively to connect the Risk Control and Risk Analytics departments

What we need from you

As many of the following as possible:

• Proven experience working in investment risk controls, develop of the risk management framework (risk policies and processes) or financial risk analysis;

• A degree in a relevant field, like economics or finance is required. A relevant qualification in financial investment or risk such as CFA or FRM is an advantage;

• Experience with programming languages such as SQL and/or Python;

• Hand-on experience working with Risk Metrics by MSCI and/or Power BI is a big plus;

• Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex analysis in a concise, understandable manner;

• Pro-active attitude; the ability to identify and solve problems, think independently and drive for improvements.

• Proficient oral and written communication skill in English

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