Quantitative Risk Management Intern Review

On a day to day basis, the role involves working with different members of the risk team to assist with work on financial risk management. This included programming in R and using Excel for financial forecasting, anomaly detection, financial modelling, risk quantification, asset class research, and more. The role involves a lot of ad hoc work and does not have a set structure.

Yes. I was immediately given actual work that the team needed and had the processes explained to me. None of the work that I did was meaningless and it was all useful for the team.

I have learnt to apply many of the abstract skills from my degree in mathematics and statistics to financial risk management. I have improved upon my understanding of how financial models in Excel work; my ability to use R for quantitative risk management (specifically relating to the methods discussed above); my presentation skills; and I have learnt more about how the risk management process differs between different divisions of the company.

I received lots of support and guidance. I was able to meet and speak with most of the team on a regular basis. The team had daily calls every morning and so I was able to catch up with them then. I was also assigned a member of the team each day that I could reach out to if I ever needed assistance, support, or guidance.

The company culture was good with a strong work environment. Everyone that I interacted with was happy to help and support my willingness to learn more and ask questions.

I enjoyed the internship a lot. I was able to learn a lot about the field, the company, and applications of skills from my degree. The people I met were all friendly and willing to help me when I needed it and I was made to feel like a welcome addition to the team in my time there.

Yes