Strategic Financial Risk & Compliance Associate

Our Clients; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Clients in Makati City, Metro Manila, is seeking a Financial Risk Advisory Associate to support financial risk management, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and advisory engagements for banks, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations.

The role involves assessing financial and operational risks, evaluating risk management frameworks, reviewing internal controls, and assisting in practical solutions to strengthen risk governance and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Two or more years of relevant professional experience in financial risk management, risk advisory, banking, financial services, internal audit, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of financial risk management principles and internal control frameworks.
• Understanding of financial risks, including credit, market, liquidity, and interest rate risk.
• Familiarity with banking operations, financial institutions, and applicable regulatory requirements is an advantage.
• Experience in risk assessments, control testing, financial analysis, or compliance reviews.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team, manage multiple assignments, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in financial risk assessments and evaluating risk management frameworks for financial institutions and other organizations.
• Support engagements involving credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and other relevant financial risk areas.
• Review financial risk policies, procedures, methodologies, and control frameworks to identify potential gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in assessing risk exposures, risk measurement processes, and financial risk mitigation strategies.
• Support the development of practical recommendations to strengthen financial risk management and governance.
• Assist in reviewing compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal policies.
• Support regulatory risk assessments, independent compliance testing, and financial services advisory engagements.
• Assist in evaluating internal controls related to financial reporting, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Research relevant banking regulations, financial risk management practices, and regulatory developments.
• Document identified risks, control deficiencies, and recommended remediation actions.
• Participate in internal audit, risk advisory, and assurance engagements, including planning, fieldwork, testing, and documentation.
• Conduct process walkthroughs, review supporting documents, and perform control testing as required.
• Prepare working papers, financial risk analyses, reports, presentations, and other engagement deliverables.
• Collaborate with engagement teams and client stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate project completion.
• Manage multiple assignments while maintaining quality and adherence to engagement requirements.

Skills

Financial risk

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Internal audit

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Alteryx

R

Python

Job description

Our Clients in Makati City, Metro Manila, is seeking a Financial Risk Advisory Associate to support financial risk management, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and advisory engagements for banks, financial institutions, and other regulated organizations.

The role involves assessing financial and operational risks, evaluating risk management frameworks, reviewing internal controls, and assisting in practical solutions to strengthen risk governance and regulatory compliance.