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Job Description
We are seeking a Trainee/Junior Consultant in Valuation for our Risk Consulting department.
Risk Consulting delivers a wide range of risk related services to our clients. A career as Valuation Aand Risk Advisor in our financial engineering team provides you with hands-on opportunities to learn how to help our clients in analyzing, validating, developing and implementing complex valuations, financial models and other risk related solutions designed at protecting or adding value to their business. Our engagements are a mix of short and long duration, client-site and office-based work in Luxembourg and across borders.
What you will be working on
* Be part of small and/or larger projects, helping our clients in the analysis and implementation of models and valuation solutions in line with best practice. One major part of your job will be support audit engagements as a pricing specialist.
* As a member of a multidisciplinary team, be exposed to a broad range of valuation and risk related topics and provide versatile service to our clients from the asset management and banking industry.
* Be able to kick-start your career, build a strong technical mindset and develop a horizontal view of risk management.
What we look for
* You are passionate about financial services, capital markets and financial instruments.
* You have a background in a quantitative discipline, e.g. Master degree or PhD in mathematics, physics, engineering, quantitative finance or similar fields.
* You have ideally gained a first experience in the financial sector, preferable in a valuation, financial engineering, risk or portfolio management function within a bank or an AIFM.
* You have a sound knowledge of pricing models for equity, credit, interest rate and FX derivatives.
* You have a strong command of Microsoft Excel including VBA, ideally programming skills in Matlab, R, or Numerix as well as practical experience with market data providers (Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.).
* You demonstrate solid expertise in Python.
* A professional certification such as CQF, FRM, CFA or CAIA is considered as a strong asset.
* You are a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, displaying a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
* You are fluent in English and German. French or other language skills will be considered an advantage.
What you will get
KPMG is where you will find the right opportunities to advance your career and the widest available range of possibilities so you can grow professionally. Make a real impact, join a diverse team of leading experts, work with global clients, and discover technological solutions.
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