Treasury and Risk Analyst

Position Description Treasury and Risk Analyst Location New York City Job Code 149 # of openings 1 Apply Now

TREASURY AND RISK ANALYST JOB DESCRIPTION

The Treasury and Risk teams at Ellington are seeking an Analyst to support the efforts of both departments. This Analyst will have an opportunity to work on everything that more senior team members lack the bandwidth to manage. This will mean lots of work, but also exposure to everything that Ellington does to support its various trading strategies. The Analyst will report directly to the Head of the Middle Office, but will work with Portfolio Management, Risk, Research, Accounting, Valuation, and Compliance. For the applicant unsure of what hedge funds even do, but confident in their work ethic and intelligence, this is an opportunity to enter a demanding industry with a chance to grow. The position will be located at our office in New York, NY. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Assist in team response to daily flow of requests and inquiries from Portfolio Management and Risk Oversight
• Coordinate trade agreement legal negotiation and operational onboarding
• Risk report monitoring and escalation
• Support for monthly valuation process, including data analysis and coordination with Portfolio Management
• Liquidity (cash) monitoring and management
• Repo trading
• Implementation of investment guideline controls and oversight
• Assist in relationship management and support for prime brokerage and swap financing arrangements
• Resolve settlement issues, resolve trade-related problems, and cash reconciliation
• Data integrity monitoring and remediation Desirable qualifications:
• Clear and organized habits of thought
• Strong work ethic and sense of accountability
• Undergraduate degree, with either demonstrated academic excellence or a very good explanation
• Extremely detailed oriented
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Quick and flexible learner with initiative to identify needed improvements and execute on projects with minimal oversight
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Excel and some familiarity with various programming languages (SQL, Python, .

Net, etc.)

Compensation:

$90,000-110,000 base salary, based on experience plus a competitive bonus. About Ellington Ellington Management Group, LLC was founded in December 1994 and currently has approximately $20 billion of assets under management in private hedge funds, private debt funds, separately managed accounts, public REITs, and Ellington sponsored CLOs. Ellington's core strategies include multi-strategy credit, prepayment and related relative value, traditional mandate, and private credit strategies. Ellington is known for its highly analytical approach to portfolio construction and risk management, including extensive proprietary models that we believe provides us with a distinct competitive advantage over other market participants. Ellington manages funds and private accounts for both U.S. and non-U.S. investors, including major pension funds, foundations, commercial and private banks, family offices, insurance companies, and funds of funds. Ellington employs approximately 170 people at its offices in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, New York, NY, and London, England. More information regarding Ellington can be found at www.ellington.com . Back Email Apply Now