Risk Analyst

Our client is seeking a Risk Analyst / Risk Manager to identify, assess, and mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks across the organization. This role is responsible for developing risk models, monitoring exposures, ensuring regulatory compliance, and presenting actionable insights to leadership.

Requirements

• Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments covering credit, market, operational, and compliance categories.
• Document findings in risk registers and prioritize remediation.
• Build models in SAS, R, or Python to measure risk exposures.
• Perform stress testing and scenario modeling (e.g., interest rate shocks, market downturns).
• Use VaR, Monte Carlo, or regression methods to quantify potential losses.
• Monitor adherence to frameworks such as SOX, Basel III, Dodd-Frank, PCI-DSS, GDPR, or HIPAA (depending on industry).
• Prepare quarterly/annual risk and compliance reports for regulators or auditors.
• Test and validate the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Track incidents in governance/risk platforms (Archer GRC, ServiceNow, LogicManager).
• Partner with IT/security on cyber risk reviews and vendor risk assessments.
• Prepare dashboards and reports in Tableau, Power BI, or Looker to summarize exposures.
• Present risk findings and recommendations to executives and boards.
• Maintain clear documentation for audit trails and governance committees.

Originally posted on Himalayas