Financial Risk Manager

US Bank; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Financial Risk Manager on a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract in Ireland.

The role focuses on strengthening the Bank's Balance Sheet optimisation programme through second line oversight of liquidity, capital and market risks, reporting to the Chief Operational Risk Officer and Enterprise Risk Management. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in financial risk, strong regulatory knowledge, and a track record of working with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or a related field.
• 5+ years in financial risk, Treasury, or related areas.
• Experience with liquidity, market, and capital risk.

Responsibilities

• Support second line oversight of liquidity and risk.
• Prepare risk assessment reports for risk committee.
• Develop KRI indicators and risk scenarios.
• Collaborate with Treasury and Finance teams.

Skills

Financial risk

Treasury

Regulatory knowledge

Quantitative analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in Risk

FRM

Tools

Excel

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often-that's what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals-no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we're building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Job Description

6 Month Fixed Term Contract.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced candidate to join the Bank's Operational & Enterprise Risk Management (OERM) team, focusing on financial risk management, as the Bank expands its Balance Sheet optimisation programme.

The Financial Risk Manager will provide leadership, direction and support to the Senior Financial Risk Manager and Chief Operational Risk Officer & Enterprise Risk Management in reviewing and challenging the financial risks that OERM provides second line oversight of.

Key Responsibilities

• Support second line oversight of the Bank's liquidity, capital, and market risks, including IRRBB, FX and CSRBB, through review and challenge of the Bank's local Treasury and Finance teams, as well as the Bank's ICAAP, ILAAP, Funding Plan and Recovery Plan documents.
• Enhance the Bank's market, capital, and liquidity risk oversight as the Bank matures and expands its Balance Sheet optimisation programme.
• Prepare quarterly assessment reports for the Bank's Executive Risk Committee on its liquidity, capital, and market risk profiles.
• Support the production of periodic business model scenarios and sensitivity analysis to support the Bank's Emerging Risk process.
• Contribute to the enhancement of the financial risk management process through the development and calibration of Key Risk Indicators.
• Maintain a strategic perspective on market, socio-economic, political, regulatory, and industry-specific events, and provide management with key emerging insights into their potential implications for the Bank's risk profile.
• Establish successful collaborative relationships with key business units and with both first-line and second-line stakeholders.
• Support the Bank's annual Material Risk Assessment.

Experience and Qualifications

• 5+ years of financial risk, capital management, or Treasury experience.
• A strong track record of working with senior stakeholders.
• Sound understanding of market, liquidity, and capital regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent within a technical discipline (e.g., Finance, Mathematics, Economics or Business).
• A Master's in Risk Management, or a professional designation in accounting (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) or risk/finance (FRM, PRM or CFA), would be an advantage.

Skills and Disposition

• Strong visual, influencing, analytical and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

• U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.
• We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:
• Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
• Performance-based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.
• Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).
• Continuous development opportun