Senior Operational Risk Consultant, Financial Services

EY; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching & feedback

Career development

Flexible work

Job summary

EY Lisbon is seeking a Senior Consultant in Financial Services Risk Management (Operational Risks) to help clients strengthen governance, risk and control frameworks across banking, capital markets, asset management and insurance.

You will work with leading financial institutions, perform RCSAs, risk reporting and KRIs, and contribute to business development while growing your expertise in operational risk.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Operational Risk, Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Risk Management or Governance within financial services.
• Experience with RCSAs, control assessments, risk reporting or incident management activities.
• Understanding of operational risk frameworks and regulatory expectations for financial institutions.
• Consulting or advisory experience in financial services is valued.
• Fluent written and verbal English and Portuguese communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of Operational Risk engagements for financial institutions.
• Assist clients in designing and enhancing risk governance structures and controls.
• Conduct RCSAs, process walkthroughs and control testing activities.
• Identify, assess and remediate operational risk events and deficiencies.
• Develop and monitor KRIs and risk reporting for management decisions.
• Strengthen internal controls and operational resilience capabilities.
• Perform risk reviews, gap assessments and remediation aligned with regulatory expectations.
• Analyze risk data, loss events and trends to identify root causes.
• Support regulatory and internal audit engagements related to operational risk.
• Collaborate with risk, compliance, internal audit and business functions to strengthen risk culture.
• Contribute to business development and growth of the Operational Risk practice.

Skills

Operational Risk

Controls & governance

Risk reporting

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English & Portuguese

Job description

EY Lisbon is seeking a Senior Consultant in Financial Services Risk Management (Operational Risks) to help clients strengthen governance, risk and control frameworks across banking, capital markets, asset management and insurance.

You will work with leading financial institutions, perform RCSAs, risk reporting and KRIs, and contribute to business development while growing your expertise in operational risk.