Role type
Finance
Finance roles focus on managing, analysing, and pricing financial risk. They appear at banks, insurers, pension funds, and asset managers.
In this type of role, you work with financial data to measure, model, or manage risk and value. That might mean pricing a financial instrument, monitoring a portfolio's exposure, or building a model to estimate long-term liabilities.
Financial institutions need people who can put numbers on uncertainty, price complex instruments, and make sure the organisation does not take on more risk than it can handle. Finance roles exist to do exactly that. Regulators also require financial institutions to demonstrate that their risks are well understood and managed, which adds a structural demand for quantitative expertise in this field.
A Risk Manager monitors exposures and reports to regulators. A Trader makes decisions about buying and selling assets. An Actuary models long-term liabilities for an insurer or pension fund. A Quantitative Analyst builds the models that others rely on. What these roles share is a need to work with financial data, understand uncertainty, and communicate findings clearly.
The same role can also look different across organisations. A risk manager at a small insurer may cover multiple risk types and work closely with management. At a large bank, the role is more specialised and embedded in a larger team with strict regulatory reporting requirements.
The shared tools are Python or R for modelling, Excel for analysis and reporting, and SQL for data extraction. Bloomberg is widely used for market data. Knowledge of financial products and regulatory frameworks is relevant across most finance roles. Strong mathematical intuition matters more here than in most other role types.
Finance roles
7 roles fall under the Finance type.
Companies
Organisations where graduates typically work in Finance roles.
Oliver Wyman Actuarial · Amsterdam
The Actuarial Practice at Oliver Wyman (OWA) provides high-end actuarial advisory services covering a broad range of insurance and actuarial topics including insurance M&A, reinsurance, financial…
STX Group · Amsterdam
As the leading global environmental commodity trader and climate solutions provider, we’re building a business fit for the future – where financial growth and environmental responsibility go…
Sprenkels · Amsterdam
Sprenkels is marktleider in het vormgeven van het pensioen van de toekomst.
MavenBlue · Utrecht
We supercharge actuaries and financial risk professionals with cutting-edge technology-based solutions for mastering capital and risk management, forward-looking assessments of the balance sheet,…
Zanders · Utrecht
Zanders is a global financial consulting firm focused on Treasury, Risk, and Technology.
WTW · Amstelveen +5 more
WTW is een vooraanstaande wereldwijd opererende consultant, broker en solutions provider die organisaties helpt om risico om te zetten in groeimogelijkheden.
Triple A · Amsterdam
Triple A - Risk Finance is een onafhankelijk en innovatief consultancybedrijf gespecialiseerd op het gebied van actuariaat en risicomanagement.
IMC Trading · Amsterdam
A global trading firm powered by research and technology.
Da Vinci · Amsterdam
Da Vinci is a proprietary trading house founded in 2015, specialising in volatility arbitrage, delta1 strategies, and market making. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the home of the world's first stock…
Deloitte · Amsterdam
At Deloitte, it’s all about people, each of whom has something unique to offer. We work closely with our clients and make great things happen. In doing so, we create real change.
Note: this list is an approximation. An organisation's actual work, roles, and terminology can differ from the categories shown here.