Company Overview

The organisation provides technology-enabled financial services supporting foreign exchange trading and associated risk-monitoring activities. Its middle office risk function works alongside trading and control teams to monitor currency exposures, assess trading activity against established parameters, and support timely escalation of potential operational or market-risk concerns.

Role Summary

The FX Trade Risk and Exposure Analyst will monitor currency positions, trading limits, and exposure movements across FX portfolios. The role focuses on identifying unusual trading patterns, reviewing limit utilisation, validating exposure reports, and ensuring that relevant risk information reaches the appropriate stakeholders promptly.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor FX positions and exposures across supported currency pairs and trading portfolios.

• Review utilisation of approved trading limits and identify potential or actual limit breaches.

• Analyse changes in currency exposure arising from new trades, position adjustments, and market movements.

• Validate exposure reports and investigate discrepancies between risk systems and trading records.

• Prepare daily risk-monitoring summaries covering open positions, concentration, and significant exposure movements.

• Escalate unusual transactions, limit exceptions, and material risk indicators in line with internal procedures.

• Coordinate with front-office traders, market risk teams, and operations to resolve exposure-related queries.

• Support scenario analysis and sensitivity reviews used to understand potential FX market movements.

• Maintain accurate records of risk exceptions, escalation decisions, and follow-up actions.

• Contribute to improvements in risk reporting, monitoring controls, and data consistency.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.

• Experience in FX risk support, middle office, trading operations, or market risk analysis.

• Understanding of currency exposures, FX positions, trading limits, and basic risk measurement concepts.

• Strong Excel skills and experience preparing or reviewing financial risk reports.

• Familiarity with trading systems, exposure-monitoring tools, or risk-management platforms.

• Ability to analyse transaction data, identify anomalies, and investigate discrepancies.

• Strong attention to detail, sound judgement, and effective written communication.

• Knowledge of stress testing, sensitivity analysis, SQL, or Python is beneficial.

Benefits

• Remote working arrangement within Estonia.

• Practical experience in FX exposure monitoring and trading risk controls.

• Collaboration with middle office, market risk, and trading teams.

• Opportunities to develop quantitative analysis and risk-reporting capabilities.

• A professional environment focused on disciplined risk oversight and continuous improvement.

Application Instructions

Please submit an up-to-date CV outlining experience in FX risk, middle office, exposure monitoring, or trading operations. Highlight your familiarity with trading limits, position reporting, risk systems, and exception management. Applications will be evaluated based on relevant experience, analytical ability, and understanding of FX trading controls.

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