FEB 2024 — AUG 2026
Barclays · Internal Audit
AVP, Model Risk Audit · FEB — AUG 2026
Analyst, CCAR Stress Testing · FEB 2024 — FEB 2026
Risk governance, control assessment, performance monitoring and stress-testing assurance.
OPEN TO ROLES · NEW YORK · RELOCATION OK
Ainur Arslanov
Risk · Audit · Analytics
I bring analytical rigor and practical curiosity to risk and audit.
I combine experience at Barclays with data analysis and practical tools to assess risks, evaluate controls and turn complex findings into clear conclusions.
3 years
Barclays Internal Audit
FRM · CIA
Risk and audit certifications
Python
Data analysis and automation
01 /Experience
JUN — AUG 2023
Barclays · Summer Analyst
CCAR data validation and capital hedge projection reviews.
DEC 2022 — JUN 2023
CUNY Graduate Center
Business Analyst / Assistant.
2017 — 2022
Thornton Classic Studios
Operations Manager. Led a team of ten and improved workflows through reporting and automation.
02 /What I bring
Analysis that supports decisions
I investigate data, question assumptions and connect the details to the bigger picture. I help teams understand what the evidence shows, where gaps remain and what needs attention.
In practice: data validation, KPI analysis and reconciliation across financial and operational information.
Risk and control judgment
I look at how risks are identified, who owns the controls and whether those controls work in practice. I connect findings to their impact and communicate what needs to improve.
In practice: governance and monitoring reviews, alongside regulatory stress-testing audits covering $114B+ in Markets assets and $33B in consumer lending.
Practical tools and automation
I use Python, SQL and Excel to investigate data, make checks repeatable and reduce manual work. My personal projects also explore what AI assistance and coding agents can help build.
In practice: data-quality checks, reconciliation and exception reporting. Earlier in operations, reporting and automation helped cut processing time by 30%.
03 /How I work
I like understanding how something works beneath the surface.
I learn by rebuilding, testing and asking questions. I want to understand the assumptions behind a number, the path the data took, and what could change the conclusion.
I value clear explanations and thoughtful challenge. Whether I am discussing a process with its owner or explaining a finding to a stakeholder, the aim is the same: make the issue understandable and the next step practical.
I approach new tools with curiosity and a testing mindset. AI and coding agents are part of my personal development workflow; the value comes from framing a useful problem and examining the output.
04 /Projects
Personal projects built with AI assistance and coding agents, combining Python development with risk and audit knowledge.
Portfolio risk engine
A Python toolkit for exploring value at risk, stress scenarios and exposures across a multi-asset portfolio. Brings portfolio risk measures together to examine how a book responds to changing market conditions.
Options analytics
Python tools for option pricing, Greeks and strategy screening. Uses price and sensitivity analysis to compare options strategies and examine how their risk changes with market inputs.
05 /A little about me
My curiosity extends beyond finance. I read philosophy and enjoy questions about how we know what we know. Away from the desk, I spend time hiking, backpacking and taking photographs.
I grew up speaking Tatar, speak Russian and English, and have built my education and career in the United States. Learning across different environments is a familiar part of my life.
Baruch College, CUNY
BBA, Statistics & Quantitative Modeling
Zicklin School of Business · 2023
Certifications
FRM · GARP
CIA · IIA
06 / Contact
Hiring for risk or audit?
Let’s talk.
New York. Open to relocation.