(Senior) Consultant Financial Risk
Your tasks
Dependent on your seniority level your daily tasks will conclude in:
- Take an active role working on high-profile international projects with clients.
- Solve complex real-world quantitative challenges.
- Work with complex data sets developing risk models and analytics tools.
- Support senior colleagues in their daily client work, e.g. write management reports, perform controls, financial reporting, attend client meetings.
- Development of internal projects.
- Development of presentation material.
- Deep dive analysis within a broad range of topics required for senior colleagues.
Your skills
- Academic degree (MSc or PhD) in a quantitative subject such as Mathematics/Financial mathematics, Physics, Computer Science etc with a solid academic record from a top tier university.
- Earlier part-time jobs/internships at a management consulting firm and/or a financial service company.
- Strong interest in finance.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners.
- Good communication skills with the ability to present information, insights and conclusions in a credible way to various stakeholder.
- Knowledge of the Microsoft office package (Excel, Powerpoint) or with a desire to learn.
- Programming skills in Python or other quantitative language.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (fluent in English and Swedish). A plus but not a must: Additional European language, preferably German. #LI-Hybrid


Testimonials
What do you particularly appreciate about your work at zeb?
Reasoning is key—it’s not about where you come from, what position you are in or what background you have!
You work in Embedded Research. What does that mean in concrete terms?
On the one hand, we support client acquisitions and projects in the same way as classic consultants do; on the other hand, we are the zeb unit responsible for creating and further developing various market models and studies.
What makes zeb special?
Every individual is seen as a capable team member that can have a tangible impact from the start of their experience with the company.
What makes zeb special?
Working culture at zeb is a unique mix of corporate professionalism and expertise combined with entrepreneurial spirit, agility and collaboration.
How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?
I really enjoy working work at zeb. The working atmosphere is a good mix of professional work for clients and open, friendly communication in the zeb team. As part of the application process, great importance is attached to finding people who fit in—and it really shows!
What do you like most about your position at zeb?
I enjoy working in the zeb team, whether on projects or in topic development. I especially appreciate the friendly colleagues, the challenging tasks and the great events.
What do you like most about working at zeb?
That I can work largely independently and autonomously, organizing my time myself. Overall, zeb as an employer offers me a great deal of freedom.
What’s your typical day like?
My working days are structured by meetings in which my colleagues and I show clients the zeb.control software or discuss aspects of software implementation with them. In between the meetings, I’m in charge of proposal processes, which can involve an onslaught of information.
What has been your most exciting task so far?
One of my most exciting tasks was helping to shape a software partnership with a foreign core banking system provider. This involved combining two different software products to form a new product. The project provided new perspectives, content and contacts at international clients.
What do you like most about your job as Manager?
I like the fact that my experience as a software architect in the field of data management is valued and that I enjoy a great deal of freedom for architectural and development decisions.
What surprised you most about zeb?
In fact, zeb has a very high level of technical expertise in addition to its specialist business knowledge. Along with developing long-lasting software as a product, zeb allows you to experience and participate in shaping current cloud topics and to work on ever-changing tasks in the project business.
You are working in the areas of HR analytics and HR IT systems. How would you describe your job?
Our analyses provide our management and specialist departments with business-relevant insights on various aspects of HR and recruiting. My day-to-day work has many different facets: from performing requirements analyses to creating, optimizing and publishing reports to further developing our HR IT systems.
What do you like most about your job?
Working in external communications, I love to be part of interdisciplinary project teams and I appreciate how much authority I have over my own work.
What do you like most about your job at zeb?
Having studied German literature and linguistics, I didn’t originally have a background in business administration. But with the fantastic support of my colleagues at zeb, I have been able to familiarize myself with this field very quickly and can now do exactly what I enjoy, and that is working with texts.
What makes zeb special?
Every day I have the opportunity to learn from the best experts and get the latest insights.
What did your typical week at zeb look like?
My week was a typical consultant week: packing my suitcase on Sunday evening, traveling to the client’s by train on Monday morning and working there until Thursday. On Thursday evening, I returned home and Friday was my office day
Were your expectations of the bachelor welcome program at zeb fulfilled?
My expectations of the program were met completely. During my time as an Analyst, I was able to gain valuable insights into everyday consulting work and knowledge of the banking industry. I was treated as a colleague from the very beginning and was quickly assigned responsibility. These experiences help me considerably during my Master’s studies.
How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?
Relaxed, family-like, open and friendly.
What does a typical week look like for you?
Unlike in consulting, I hardly have to travel at all, which I really appreciate, since I have just moved to Münster and first want to settle down here. My tasks are highly varied, I work on larger projects such as designing a new pricing strategy for a bank, but also frequently on smaller market analyses or the further development of our market models.
What do you like most about your role in Embedded Research?
For me, the Embedded Research department combines the best of two worlds: client proximity and scientific work. I can assist in various client projects as part of a team while continuing my university-style way of working, since a large part of my everyday work revolves around developing models and studies.
How would you describe the atmosphere at zeb?
Every day, I look forward to seeing the other staff members at the office. Moreover, I get to meet new colleagues on quite a regular basis. Communication between the different office locations and between the different career levels is absolutely hassle-free.
Why did you decide to join zeb directly as an analyst?
My Bachelor’s degree was very theoretical, and I always wanted more practical relevance and career orientation. After my last exam it was immediately clear: first work, then study some more. The Analyst program offers an ideal link-up between a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree as well as education and career.
From your perspective, what is special about how we work together at zeb?
Your personality, your diversity of ideas and your commitment are considered an asset at zeb. Whether you are an intern, a junior consultant or an experienced mentor, communication takes place on a par, and you are always part of the project’s success.
Why did you decide to work in Embedded Research?
Working with many different teams has shown me that no two days are ever the same in the Research department.
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