NN Life & Pensions is looking for a Junior Financial Risk Manager with quantitative background (e.g., econometrics, mathematics, or similar) and programming skills. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical capabilities, an independent and critical mindset, and excellent stakeholder skills to ensure that NN Life & Pensions (NN L&P) remains in control and fulfils its financial commitments. If you enjoy delving into complex analyses, Balance Sheet management topics, and you can translate your analyses into clear explanations for senior management, then this is the job for you!

What you are going to do 

• You will lead projects to further improve and automate the capital calculation process, and related insights, at NN L&P
• You will participate in projects that will assess NN L&P’s (financial) risks. You will do analyses on market risks, calculate impacts of investment decisions, and perform stress-testing to assess the resilience of the NN L&P balance sheet under various stress scenarios
• You will play an important role in the quarterly calculation of NN L&P’s Solvency Capital Requirement and the analysis of the quarterly movements
• You will participate in the preparation of the (regulatory) reports such as the Regulatory Supervisory Report (RSR), the Profit and Loss analysis, ORSA report, and the quarterly reporting on Operating Capital Generation (OCG)

What we offer you
NN invests in an inclusive, inspiring work environment and in skills and competences for the future. We match this with employee benefits that are in line with what is needed today and in the future. This way, we offer our employees the opportunity to get the best out of themselves. We offer you:

• Salary between €3,517 and €5,025 based on 36 hours depending on your knowledge and experience, working 40 hours per week is also possible
• 13th month and holiday allowance are paid with your monthly salary 
• 27 vacation days for a 5-day working week and three Diversity days
• A modern pension administered by BeFrank
• Plenty of training and learning opportunities
• NS Business Card 2nd class, which gives you unlimited travel, also privately. Do you prefer to travel with your own transport? Then you can declare the kilometres travelled
• Allowances for setting up your home office and for internet use

Who you are 
You have excellent analytical skills and are able to explain complex matters to all stakeholders in a clear and transparent manner. You have a structured way of working and can identify areas of improvement in processes and lead projects to improve. You can independently perform analysis and effectively present your conclusions. 

Furthermore, you bring: 

• A master’s degree, preferably in a quantitative field (e.g., econometrics, mathematics, or similar)
• At least 0-2 years of experience in financial risk management, Solvency II modelling or reporting, or related
• Experience in financial risk modelling is considered a plus
• Programming experience in Python, SQL, or R
• You have a high learning agility, meaning you can easily adapt and absorb new information in a changing environment. You draw the best out of yourself as well as those around you
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. You’re able to clearly communicate with senior management level and with specialists

Who you will work with

You will be part of the Financial Risk Management (FRM) team at NN L&P. The FRM team consists of 12 employees with a wide variety of backgrounds, amongst others in mathematics, actuarial science, and financial risk management. The team has a mentality to produce high quality work and provides an environment to work on one’s own initiatives and innovative ideas. At NN L&P we work hybrid, you will decide where, how and when you work. The location of this job is our office in Rotterdam.

Any questions? 
If you have any questions about the job, you can reach out to Tristan Hands, Head of the Financial Risk Management team on 06 162 11 973. Any questions about the process can be directed to Floor Jutte, Talent Acquisition Specialist via floor.jutte@nn-group.com.