Risk Analyst

IFG International Financial Group Ltd; Canada; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Risk Analyst to enhance its compliance and risk management functions. This role involves working within the Control Management function, focusing on regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and collaboration across various departments. Candidates should possess audit and control testing experience, with strong analytical and communication skills. The organization offers a dynamic environment that supports professional growth and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of audit experience.
• Minimum 1 year of control testing experience.
• Strong understanding of process flows with the ability to interpret and document processes.
• Governance and risk management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for controls and processes.
• Analyze and assess complex business problems.
• Build and maintain relationships with business controls and other teams.
• Review proposals for product enhancements.
• Provide support to technology and application development teams.
• Partner with Business Controls to manage key processes.
• Manage product oversight to ensure alignment with policies.
• Ensure controls operate effectively across lending products.
• Leverage analytical skills to deliver outputs within timelines.
• Support additional product initiatives as capacity permits.

Skills

Audit experience

Control testing experience

Understanding of process flows

Governance experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client, a leading financial services organization, is seeking a Risk Analyst to support its Personal Lending & Insurance business. This role sits within the Control Management function and plays a critical role in strengthening control frameworks across secured and unsecured lending products. The position focuses on regulatory compliance, risk management, control design and testing, and cross-functional collaboration to support the organization's strategic and regulatory objectives.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in the development, execution, and enhancement of controls and processes to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Analyze and assess complex business problems and solutions; make decisions on behalf of secured and unsecured lending management to support initiatives and ensure adequate oversight.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business controls, risk, operations, channel partners, and other Lines of Business to support enterprise-wide strategies.
• Review and assess options and proposals for product, program, or service enhancements and provide recommendations to senior leadership on control and oversight impacts.
• Provide strategic and tactical support to technology and application development teams to ensure solutions align with internal standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Partner with Business Controls and Second Line of Defense teams to identify, manage, and test key processes and controls.
• Manage day-to-day product oversight to ensure alignment with policies, procedures, and client disclosure requirements.
• Ensure controls are designed effectively and operating as intended across secured and unsecured lending products.
• Leverage strong planning, analytical, and communication skills to deliver high-quality outputs within tight timelines.
• Support additional secured and unsecured lending product initiatives as capacity permits.

Must-Have Skills

• Minimum 1 year of audit experience.
• Minimum 1 year of control testing experience.
• Strong understanding of process flows with the ability to interpret and document processes.
• Governance and risk management experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Prior banking or financial services experience.

If you are interested and qualified for this opportunity, please send your updated resume in MS Word format to [e-mail].

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