Junior Consultant in Risk Management

Job offer

About the Risk Management Team
 

Our Financial Risk Management team helps our clients in the areas of credit, operational and market risks. We help our clients in the methodological areas, underwriting, regulatory practices, ESG and development of risk tools and models. The team is composed of skilled professionals with economics, banking and mathematical backgrounds and diverse experience. Our clients include mid-sized and large financial institutions and banks across the globe (ranging from the USA to Mongolia); you will thus be able to truly broaden your horizons.

Job description & summary

As a Junior Consultant, you will learn through hands-on experience, assisting in the preparation of proposals for prospective clients, designing solutions, and working on various engagements.

• The focus will be on application of CRR regulation in banking sector and investing companies.
• Other projects revolve around Risk Regulation (Basel IV, CRR III/CRD 6), Loan Monitoring Approvals (Corporate, SME, and Retail), ESG, Risk Culture, Risk Appetite Frameworks, Capital Management (Optimization, Stress-testing, Internal Capital Adequacy Processes, Capital Allocation), Risk-Based Pricing, Recovery & Resolution (BRRD), Data Management (Quality and Consistency Reviews), Asset Quality Reviews (AQRs), Operational Risk, and Liquidity Risk.
• Data analysis is one of the core aspects of the role.
• You will have opportunities to travel and explore new cultures, with flexibility in travel requirements.
• You will work alongside our senior staff, gaining insights and learning from industry leaders.

Requirements of the role

• At least 1 year of experience in credit risk and risk management within a financial institution, along with a keen interest in banking and financial services. Experience with Basel IV, CRR III implementation, or RWA highly appreciated but not required.
• Educational background in banking, mathematics, econometrics, or statistics.
• Proficiency in data handling is essential for risk management. You should be comfortable working with data to conduct analyses that provide insights and support your conclusions. Familiarity with at least one common statistical programming language (VBA, SQL, R, SAS, Python, Julia) is preferred, but not mandatory, provided you are willing to learn the basics.
• Ability to proactively and independently seek solutions to risk management challenges, forming and expressing well-supported judgments.
• Confidence in presenting alongside senior staff in client-facing situations.
• Strong sense of accountability, ownership, and responsibility for your work and outcomes.
• Proficiency in English as the primary working language; proficiency in German is a plus, and Czech is beneficial but not essential.

Our Benefits and Fun

• Concentrated experience and rapid career growth. It may sound like a platitude, but it really is.
• Fair wages plus paid overtime.
• Great work culture and appreciation for each member of the team.
• Paid time off 25 days, 3 Wellbeing days and 2 extra days off from the company at the end of the year.
• High-end Ultrabook and iPhone with unlimited data.
• Benefit program with 30.000 points that you can use on holidays, education, food vouchers, sports (Multisport), health... Simply on what you enjoy.
• Supporting your development and education: business and digital skills training (e.g. Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau), ongoing training and certifications, e.g. external certificates such as FRM, CFA, ACCA, Microsoft (Azure, PowerApps), project management (Prince2, PMI), service management (ITIL), agile development (Scrum, SAFe), DAMA, Salesforce, coaching and presentation skills, PwC conferences around Europe and more.
• Opportunity to work in the future at a foreign PwC office, for example in the USA, Canada and there are others in the selection.
• Extra-work activities and Away Days (team building, ski weekend, etc.).
• Regular feedback on your work, also consultation with a coach with whom you can address your further development and career direction.

PwC is the largest audit team in the Czech Republic, but also law, tax, consulting and technology, data or forensic teams. Find out how easy it is to combine this knowledge when you're in the right place. With us, you will get the opportunity to see how business is done in large companies. We are part of an international network of companies with more than 364,000 colleagues in 151 countries. At PwC, we create an inclusive work environment where everyone can be themselves and find their place and opportunity to develop. This year, we have successfully maintained the prestigious Equal Pay Certification, making us one of only four companies in the Czech Republic (and the only one from the Big 4) that demonstrably implements fair compensation practices regardless of gender.

Are you interested in our offer? Let us know about yourself and we will discuss more details together!