Robert Walters
Senior Valuation Risk and Model Controller
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Senior Valuation Risk and Model Controller
Location: London
Role Type: Contract - 12 months
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office
Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.
The Role
Our client is a large multinational firm that provides a range of financial services, including advisory, investment, and asset management solutions. It serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, focusing on strategic planning, market operations, and long-term financial growth.
What You'll Do
- Conduct Independent Price Verification (IPV) across a global portfolio, using external market data, financial models, and quantitative analysis.
- Assess complex, structured, and unconventional transactions, identifying key pricing drivers and the impact of market movements.
- Review valuation and risk models alongside model developers, ensuring alignment with approved methodologies and control standards.
- Identify valuation discrepancies and control gaps, working with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues and strengthen frameworks.
- Partner with Traders, Strategists, Finance, and Technology teams to communicate findings, challenge methodologies, and improve processes.
- Lead and develop the team by overseeing monthly deliverables, allocating workloads, and supporting professional growth.
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What You Bring
- 5+ years' experience in Model Control, Valuation Control, Product Control, Risk, or a related financial markets role, ideally within a banking environment.
- Strong knowledge of a broad range of credit products, including valuation drivers, market risks, and pricing methodologies.
- Strong quantitative background, ideally in Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or another technical discipline.
- Proven ability to review and challenge valuation models, methodologies, and control frameworks.
- Strong understanding of financial markets and the impact of market movements on complex financial products.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across Trading, Finance, Risk, and Technology teams.
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What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.
We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require support or adjustments to the recruitment process, our Adjustment Concierge Service is here to help. Please feel free to contact us at adjustments@robertwalters.com to discuss how we can support you.
This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
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