Finance & Accounting
Risk Analyst
Identifies and measures financial and operational risks.
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What this career is
Risk analysis measures what could go wrong for an organisation and how much it would matter, so that exposure can be managed deliberately.
- Typical education pathway
- Degree in finance, economics, statistics or mathematics
What professionals typically do
- Identify and categorise risk exposures
- Model potential losses and scenarios
- Monitor limits and regulatory requirements
- Report risk positions to management
Typical education pathways
- B.Com, B.Sc. in Statistics or Mathematics, or BA Economics
- Postgraduate study in finance, risk management or quantitative finance
Important skills
- Quantitative analysis
- Statistics
- Reporting
- Regulatory awareness
Suitable student interests
- Mathematics
- Careful reasoning
- Finance
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