Financial Risk Specialists Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

Analyze and measure exposure to credit and market risk threatening the assets, earning capacity, or economic state of an organization. May make recommendations to limit risk.

National salary and employment

Typical tasks

• Review or draft risk disclosures for offer documents.
• Maintain input or data quality of risk management systems.
• Analyze areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations.
• Analyze new legislation to determine impact on risk exposure.
• Conduct statistical analyses to quantify risk, using statistical analysis software or econometric models.
• Confer with traders to identify and communicate risks associated with specific trading strategies or positions.
• Consult financial literature to ensure use of the latest models or statistical techniques.
• Recommend ways to control or reduce risk.

Technology

• AnalyzerXL
• ADP Workforce Now
• Advanced Portfolio Technologies Report Builder
• Advanced Portfolio Technologies Simulator
• Amazon Web Services AWS software
• Analyse-it
• Annuities analysis software
• Apache Hive
• Apache Pig
• Apple AppleWorks
• Apple Keynote
• Aptech Systems GAUSS
• Aspen Graphics Technical Analysis Software
• Atlassian JIRA

Financial Risk Specialists salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in New York, NY
  Median $139,670 · Employment 12,770
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in NY
  Median $136,830 · Employment 12,060
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in CA
  Median $129,110 · Employment 5,740
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in TX
  Median $103,760 · Employment 4,780
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in FL
  Median $99,900 · Employment 3,770
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in NC
  Median $132,040 · Employment 3,200
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in IL
  Median $104,300 · Employment 2,920
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in NJ
  Median $129,220 · Employment 2,760
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in PA
  Median $103,040 · Employment 2,370
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $105,370 · Employment 2,360
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in Philadelphia, PA
  Median $130,880 · Employment 2,340
• Financial Risk Specialists Salary in Dallas, TX
  Median $103,760 · Employment 2,320

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