UK | Credit risk consultant with German

True North Partners LLP is an independent boutique consulting firm with presence in Vienna, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Dubai, London, and Madrid. We have extensive global experience and industry recognition in the financial services, risk management, and finance communities.

True North Partners is uniquely distinct from the typical consultancy firms due to the following:

• Being a boutique consultancy firm focused on risk, finance, and strategy, we deliver innovative concepts and methodologies based on specialist experience and analytical backgrounds.

• Working across multifaceted competencies we overcome the traditional silo thinking and offer client-specific solutions as well as sustainable implementation development strategies.

• Being people-driven, we allow members of all levels to actively participate in the running and development of our firm.

What we expect

We are looking for technically strong German-speaking credit risk consultants to strengthen our team:

Essential skills:

• Hands-on experience in credit risk model building and/or validation of IRB and/or IFRS9 models (i.e., beyond audit or review activities).

• Familiarity with local and relevant international regulations in financial services

• Fluency in German

• Great analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and an ability to see the bigger picture and context

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from a range of different backgrounds (both technical and non-technical)

• Additionally, any experience in ICAAP/ILAAP, risk appetite/limiting, stress testing, capital management, recovery/resolution, strategic planning and/or pricing, etc. is an advantage

• Experience in programming languages and data structures such as SAS, Python, R, MATLAB, etc.