Risk Analyst Senior

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Overview

Are you ready to write your next chapter? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for an experienced Senior Risk Analyst to join our ever evolving Treasury team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

Location - Manchester - Hybrid working option available

What You'll Own as the Senior Risk Analyst

The Treasury Counterparty Risk team sits within Worldpay's Treasury function. We play a critical role in supporting the firm's strategic objectives by safeguarding financial integrity through the monitoring and assessment of our banking partners. Our work involves regular due diligence, financial analysis, and market-level research to ensure robust oversight of counterparties in the payments ecosystem. We collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, and Treasury to embed counterparty risk management into core processes and decision-making frameworks.

  • Conduct regular risk assessments of banking partners and financial institutions.
  • Perform adverse media checks, financial analysis, and qualitative research to identify potential risk indicators.
  • Monitor counterparties using internal tools and external data sources, including market-level data and regulatory filings.
  • Maintain and update risk profiles and exposure limits for counterparties.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess exposure, concentration risks, and strategic implications.
  • Support onboarding and periodic reviews of banking partners in line with internal policies.
  • Prepare risk reports and present findings to senior stakeholders and risk committees.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of credit risk monitoring frameworks and methodologies.

General Duties & Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with internal risk policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Liaise with external data providers and internal systems to gather relevant risk intelligence.
  • Escalate material risk concerns and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Assist in stress testing and scenario analysis related to counterparty exposures.
  • Participate in audits and regulatory reviews as needed.
  • Perform ongoing monitoring of counterparties, including tracking financial health, news events, and industry developments.

What you'll bring

  • Understanding of counterparty credit risk principles, especially in the context of financial institutions.
  • Experience in financial analysis, adverse media screening, and market data research.
  • Familiarity with payment systems, banking/Treasury operations, and financial markets.
  • Proficiency in risk monitoring tools (e.g., NICE Actimize).
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong Excel and data manipulation skills; experience with developing and maintaining dashboards or BI tools is advantageous.

General Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., PSD2, FCA, Basel III) relevant to counterparty risk.
  • Ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across departments.

About the team

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What makes a Worldpayer

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Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer. Apply now to write the next chapter in your career.

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at Worldpay works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. Worldpay does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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Location:
United Kingdom
Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance