Risk & Control Analyst; Hybrid), NY

Risk & Control Analyst (Hybrid)

#12323 job at Actus consulting. New York, NY. Japanese major bank seeks a Risk & Control Analyst.

NYC Manhattan. This role is located in New York City and will require a hybrid work schedule of at least 2 days in office per week.

$75K-$115K DOE. The salary will be determined based on your experience after the interview process.

Health, Dental, PTO, 401K, Holiday pay and others.

Full‑Time.

Financial Services.

Risk and Control Analyst is accountable for engaging in the proactive identification, escalation, and timely mitigation of operational risks. Responsible for administering Operational Risk and Control Self‑Assessment (RCSA) including Control Testing and Risk Register. Participates in the design, supervision, and implementation of an RCSA program to provide support in identifying, assessing, monitoring, and escalating the risk assessments performed by the First Line of the Bank.

The analyst is given broad exposure to all functions and business lines within the Americas Division and is expected to execute all aspects of the Operational Risk Management Framework through the 2nd line of defense oversight activities.

• Coordinate and conduct Risk and Control Self‑Assessment (RCSA).
• Coordinate and conduct Vendor Risk Assessment, Model Risk Assessment, and Operational Risk Event (Business Continuity) Assessment.
• Conduct analyses of risk data to identify trends and potential areas of concern.
• Perform deep dives to assess the design and operational effectiveness of controls surrounding key technology and operations processes, and to identify remediation for gaps to mitigate risks.
• Challenge risks within scenario analysis.
• Maintain Risk Registers.
• Contribute to the New Product Approval process.
• Research regulatory changes and/or risk trends applicable to area(s) of coverage.
• Assist in various Operational Risk related projects and initiatives.
• Proactively contribute to the risk culture and overall awareness of operational risk and contribute to the creation and delivery of operational risk management training and/or workshop sessions.
• Prepare operational risk reports, schedule meetings, take notes, prepare minutes, and maintain files for ORM department.
• Provide analysis and coordination for the ORM department.
• Provide challenges on key indicators and material operational risks.
• Identify emerging operational risks in the context of the regulatory and business operation environment and assure that measures are being taken to mitigate these risks.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for operational risk and control assessments, and independently prepare a comprehensive report.
• Facilitate accurate and appropriate reporting of operational risks to senior management.
• Analyze operational risk data (losses, metrics, or assessment results) to identify areas of excessive risk and to ensure that mitigation efforts are having the desired effect(s).
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of 4‑5 years of prior operational risk management experience with a financial institution.
• Integrative thinking skills, basic risk management knowledge, good organizational, communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical and thorough approach to form defensible conclusions from risk assessments.
• Able to present to and respond effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
• Team‑oriented with strong interpersonal skills, able to calmly manage conflict and pressure in a demanding, high‑volume environment.
• Able to be flexible and capable of prioritizing based on changing internal or external demands.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.