This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment. We also offer relocation support. The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Chief Financial Controller Directorate (CFC), Financial Reporting and Accounting Department (FRA), Bank Reporting Division (BRD), Valuation & Regulatory Matters Unit (VAL) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a (Senior) Quantitative Officer*.

This is a full time position at grade 5/6 for which the EIB offers a permanent contract.

*internal benchmark (Senior) Officer Financial Accounting

Panel interviews are anticipated for end of March/early April 2025.

Purpose

The (Senior) Quantitative Officer is in charge of the valuation of the financial instruments reported in the Bank’s financial statements and the P&L analysis under IFRS; the valuation is performed in cooperation with relevant Directorates and in line with the Bank’s financial reporting and valuation framework (IFRS and EU AD). Moreover, the (Senior) Quantitative Officer monitors the model risks inherent to the models owned by the Unit. You will also provide financial analyses to the CFC’s management and the external and internal auditors.

Operating Network

You will report to the Head of the Valuation Unit, which is part of the Bank’s Financial Reporting Division, within Chief Financial Controller Directorate.

You will operate in a dynamic and interesting environment, combining diverse tasks such as valuation of fixed income instruments, model development, financial analysis. You will be able to leverage your skills and experience in ensuring the Bank meets its financial reporting and regulatory requirements and policy.

In addition to the solid quantitative skills, the ability to be assertive, diplomatic, solution-mind oriented and thinking out of the box is key in being successful in this role.

Accountabilities

Perform the valuation of the financial instruments reported at fair value in the Bank’s financial statements, in line with the relevant accounting and valuation standards (reporting framework: IFRS and EU AD);

Produce financial analyses and explanation of the evolution of the Bank’s P&L under IFRS (variation of the fair value of the relevant instruments, expected credit loss, profitability analysis);

Maintain (or when appropriate, develop new) models owned by the Unit;

Contribute to the consolidation of the Group's Model Risk Framework Principals (model review process and model risk framework set up within the Division);

Conduct controls in order to ensure the accurateness and completeness of the valuation reported in the Bank’s financial statements and other financial reports within the defined deadlines, in compliance with the relevant IFRS and EU directives;

Contribute to the communication of financial reporting related strategies, policies and procedures throughout the organisation;

Follow up of latest developments in IFRS (primarily, related to valuation, expected credit loss and related disclosures), as well as more generally stay abreast of best practice in the financial reporting and financial regulatory area;

Interface with the other services of the Bank in order to ensure appropriate internal co-operation in terms of valuation for financial reporting and controls.

Qualifications

University degree (minimum an equivalent to a Bachelor) in a quantitative subject such as Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Financial Markets, Statistics, Physics, or equivalent, with relevant exposure to Finance, Risk Management or Model development. University degree in accounting or related fields with a strong quantitative training can be also considered relevant;

An internationally recognized professional designation would be an advantage (CFA, CQF, FRM, CAIA, CIIA);

Excellent knowledge and strong track record in financial analysis, financial modelling of financial instruments, with exposure to technical model development, model management and/or model oversight;

Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience with exposure to quantitative analysis; experience in capital markets, finance, risk management, financial reporting would be considered as assets;

Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards and Regulatory framework;

Understanding of the relationship between financial risk hedging, ALM policies and financial statements;

Hands-on experience in designing and implementing financial or risk models;

Hands-on experience with at least one of the following programming languages: C#, C++, SQL, Python, MatLab, Java, JavaScript, C, PHP or R;

Experience with the risk management software solution “CompatibL” would be considered an advantage;

Excellent knowledge of English and/or French (**), with a good command of the other. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.

Competencies

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(**) Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre-requisite for hire. As both English and French are however official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre-requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion (either via the annual appraisal cycle or via an internal selection process). Proficiency is understood to mean the attainment of level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We hire and value talent with unique characteristics, creating a work environment where they can be themselves. We believe that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes us a performing and innovative organisation. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.

We strongly invite applicants with a disability, neurodivergent profile or chronic condition to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team Jobs@eib.org who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications: 21st February 2025

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