Financial Risk Senior Consultant

Our Clients; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Clients in Makati City, Philippines, offers a hybrid, full-time Financial Risk Senior Consultant role. You will assess financial and operational risk, review internal controls, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver actionable reports to client stakeholders.

The position requires strong analytics, governance experience, and engagement leadership within a professional services or financial setting. The role emphasizes collaboration with engagement leaders, data analysts, and client teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, management, or a related field.
• Relevant professional experience in financial risk, risk advisory, internal audit, banking, regulatory consulting, compliance, or enterprise risk management.
• Working knowledge of financial and operational risk management, internal controls, and business process assessment.
• Experience in risk assessments, control testing, audit procedures, or compliance reviews.
• Familiarity with banking operations, financial institutions, and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prepare clear reports, working papers, and presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate multiple assignments.

Responsibilities

• Execute risk assessments, internal control reviews, and operational risk management engagements.
• Evaluate business processes, policies, risk management frameworks, and control activities to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls and risk mitigation strategies.
• Identify risk exposures, control deficiencies, and process inefficiencies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support the enhancement of governance, risk management, and internal control practices.
• Support and execute risk advisory engagements for banks, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations.
• Review compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies.
• Participate in financial risk management reviews, regulatory compliance assessments, and independent compliance testing.
• Assist in engagements involving financial risk, operational risk, internal audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Research relevant regulatory developments and support the formulation of practical recommendations.
• Conduct risk-based audit and assurance procedures, including planning, process walkthroughs, fieldwork, control testing, and documentation.
• Evaluate supporting evidence and assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Document findings, analyze risk implications, and recommend remediation measures.
• Prepare and review working papers, risk assessment reports, presentations, and other engagement deliverables.
• Gather, validate, and analyze financial, business, and operational data to support risk assessments.
• Use Microsoft Excel and other relevant analytics tools to identify trends, exceptions, and potential control issues.
• Coordinate with engagement teams, data analytics specialists, and client representatives to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
• Monitor assigned engagement activities, manage competing priorities, and meet project deadlines.
• Participate in client meetings and present findings and recommendations.
• Support junior team members and contribute to the review and quality assurance of engagement outputs, as applicable.

Skills

Risk assessment

Internal controls

Financial risk

Regulatory advisory

Data analysis

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelors in Accounting/Finance

Finance Degree

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Alteryx

Power Automate

Excel

Job description

Financial Risk Senior Consultant

Location

Makati City, Metro Manila
Hybrid
Monday to Friday
Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking a Financial Risk Senior Consultant to support and execute risk advisory engagements focused on financial and operational risk, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and governance. The role involves working with banks, financial institutions, and other organizations to assess risk exposures, evaluate control frameworks, identify gaps in risk management practices, and develop recommendations to strengthen organizational controls and compliance.

The successful candidate will collaborate with engagement leaders, project teams, and client stakeholders to conduct risk assessments, perform control reviews, analyze financial and operational information, and deliver high-quality reports and recommendations. The role also involves coordinating assigned engagement activities, reviewing work outputs, and contributing to the effective delivery of client projects.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Assessment and Internal Controls

• Execute risk assessments, internal control reviews, and operational risk management engagements.
• Evaluate business processes, policies, risk management frameworks, and control activities to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls and risk mitigation strategies.
• Identify risk exposures, control deficiencies, and process inefficiencies, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Support the enhancement of governance, risk management, and internal control practices.

Financial Services and Regulatory Advisory

• Support and execute risk advisory engagements for banks, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations.
• Review compliance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies.
• Participate in financial risk management reviews, regulatory compliance assessments, and independent compliance testing.
• Assist in engagements involving financial risk, operational risk, internal audit, and regulatory requirements.
• Research relevant regulatory developments and support the formulation of practical recommendations.

Audit and Assurance Support

• Conduct risk-based audit and assurance procedures, including planning, process walkthroughs, fieldwork, control testing, and documentation.
• Evaluate supporting evidence and assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Document findings, analyze risk implications, and recommend remediation measures.
• Prepare and review working papers, risk assessment reports, presentations, and other engagement deliverables.

Data Analysis and Engagement Delivery

• Gather, validate, and analyze financial, business, and operational data to support risk assessments.
• Use Microsoft Excel and other relevant analytics tools to identify trends, exceptions, and potential control issues.
• Coordinate with engagement teams, data analytics specialists, and client representatives to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
• Monitor assigned engagement activities, manage competing priorities, and meet project deadlines.
• Participate in client meetings and present findings and recommendations.
• Support junior team members and contribute to the review and quality assurance of engagement outputs, as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Relevant professional experience in financial risk, risk advisory, internal audit, banking, regulatory consulting, compliance, or enterprise risk management, commensurate with a senior consultant role.
• Working knowledge of financial and operational risk management, internal controls, and business process assessment.
• Experience in risk assessments, control testing, audit procedures, or compliance reviews.
• Familiarity with banking operations, financial institutions, and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prepare clear reports, working papers, and presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate multiple assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience in a professional services firm, bank, financial institution, or risk and compliance function.
• Exposure to credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, or enterprise risk management.
• Familiarity with BSP regulations and banking risk management requirements.
• Knowledge of COSO, ISO 31000, COBIT, or similar risk and control frameworks.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Alteryx, Power Automate, or other analytics and automation tools.
• Exposure to AML, Data Privacy, SOX compliance, or specialized regulatory advisory engagements.

Core Competencies

• Financial Risk Assessment and Management
• Internal Controls and Assurance
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance
• Financial Services Regulatory Advisory
• Internal Audit and Control Testing
• Risk Mitigation and Process Improvement
• Data Analysis and Reporting
• Engagement Delivery and Quality Assurance
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Stakeholder Communication and Engagement Management