Finance Risk & Controls

Finance Risk & Controls

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Auditing, or Project Management.
• 2-3 years of applied experience in accounting or finance.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate views and recommendations.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, demonstrating the ability to interact and engage with a diverse group of people in a variety of global functions.
• Fundamental understanding of operational risk management principles and practices, including an understanding of risk management and internal control principles (e.g., COSO framework).
• Experience working with or supporting control documentation, testing, or issue remediation.
• Ability to analyze financial data and identify potential risks or anomalies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams for data analysis, presentation design, and virtual collaboration.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework within the region and across Corporate Functions.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end processes, documenting key changes and transformations. Ensure process and control documentation is up to date by engaging with process owners to verify its accuracy and alignment with current practices.
• Monitor internal controls within Finance to verify alignment with risk management frameworks and regulatory expectations.
• Perform control assessments, report on effectiveness, identify control gaps or process inefficiencies, recommend remediation plans, and support issue remediation tracking and validation.
• Identify and raise risk events or issues within the risk management system, ensuring proper documentation, enrichment, and escalation. Partner with operational risk personnel across functions to address and resolve cross-functional risk events in a timely manner.
• Report and monitor key risk metrics and KPIs to track risk events and performance across the organization. Work with stakeholders to develop and refine metrics that are relevant and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Partner with finance personnel to promote the importance of risk and control concepts and to support the evolution of risk management practices, including the rollout of new controls.
• Assist in preparing and enhancing materials and summaries for meetings, control audits, and governance forums, ensuring they provide clear and concise risk-related information for informational purposes.
• Maintain finance technology associated with the Internal Control Framework.
• Participate in the periodic review and enhancement of Risk Management Standards (RMS), contributing insights to strengthen risk frameworks and support continuous improvement.
• Stay informed on industry best practices and regulatory requirements, proactively identifying emerging risks.
• Complete mandatory training by required deadlines and perform other duties as needed to support the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to operational risk or finance.
• Experience in a first line of defense risk or controls role within a large financial institution.
• Experience with Power BI for business analytics, OneDrive for cloud storage and file sharing, and Copilot for AI-driven productivity enhancement.
• Familiarity with risk and control tools or systems (e.g., Trintech, Riskonnect, JIRA or Alteryx).
• Exposure to internal or external audits, SOX compliance, or risk control self-assessments (RCSA).