Risk Analyst

Ascensus

Dresher (Montgomery County)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 110,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Savings Account

401(k) match

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer programs

Business casual

Job summary

Ascensus is seeking a proactive ERM professional to lead risk management efforts, oversee incident response, and coordinate privacy-related activities across the enterprise. You will work with leaders to identify risk, monitor controls, and drive improvements in governance processes.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior management, cross-functional coordination, and ensuring protection of confidential data throughout the data lifecycle in a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

Minimum 2–4 years of financial services experience in risk management, audit, compliance, or transfer agency
Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
Effective collaboration with senior management across functions
Knowledge of internal controls, governance, and enterprise risk management
Ability to manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines

Responsibilities

Identify risk exposure and analyze potential impacts
Manage incident response program including meetings, reporting, and corrective actions
Triage incidents, assess root causes, and escalate as needed
Support internal risk assessments at multiple levels
Support privacy program updates and incident evaluations
Coordinate risk-related communications to senior Leaders
Assist with enterprise risk projects and governance updates
Protect confidential data and ensure proper handling across data lifecycle

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Section 1: Position Summary

As a key member of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team, this role will make meaningful contributions to, and provide oversight of, programs to proactively identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risk throughout the organization. The role will directly support program execution, work collaboratively with leaders at all levels to ensure a clear view of risks, effective performance of key controls, and that any opportunities for improvement are documented, prioritized and tracked to completion. The ERM team is responsible for coordinating and supporting internal and external audits and risk assessments, management and oversight of the disaster recovery and business continuity programs, access certification and incident triage and response.

Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Risk Exposure and Analysis
Responsible for management of incident response program including facilitation of standing or ad-hoc incident response meetings, maintaining up-to-date list of incidents, and providing reporting, trending, and analysis as necessary
Triage new, reported incidents as needed to challenge timeline, fact pattern, root cause, and any required preventative action or escalation
Identify any confirmed or potential thematic issues, and perform and/or plan “deep dive” assessments of the underlying process, risks, and controls
Assist in efforts relating to internal risk assessments at the entity, department, and project levels
Data Privacy
Coordinate updates to corporate privacy program
Evaluate escalated Privacy Incidents to confirm potential scope and severity
Coordinate communication and response to privacy issues that require notification to impacted parties and regulatory bodies
Review communications blocked by security tools to confirm risk and business use case, and coordinate any required updates to tool configurations
Project Management Initiatives
Assist with various Enterprise Risk projects including platform changes and process improvement initiatives
Coordinate updates for senior leaders and other key stakeholders on issues, including monthly cross functional risk and governance meetings
Manage Ascensus Access Reviews, exception handling processes, and any related initiatives to ensure effective protection, security, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus across the end-to-end data lifecycle
Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned
Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
At Ascensus we are guided by our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always®. They inspire us every day to prioritize an environment of respect for those we serve and one another and should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day.

Supervision N/A

Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

Minimum of 2 to 4 years of financial service experience, preferably within risk management, audit, compliance, or transfer agency, broker-dealer or investment advisor functions
Strong and proven analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior management and across all levels and functions of an organization
Knowledge of internal controls, processes, corporate governance, or enterprise risk management
Ability to respond to routine multi-tasking as well as complex, unplanned issues while adhering to aggressive deadlines for multiple initiatives
Proven ability to proactively and independently research issues, gather evidence, and successfully collaborate with various subject matter experts and teams
Self-motivated, proactive, and energetic team player
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to successfully interact with stakeholders at all levels, internal and external, to achieve desired results
Ability to proactively identify areas for process improvement, and effectively turn recommendations into actions
Ability to manage multiple tasks/deadlines with limited supervision
Detail-oriented, PC proficient, flexible, committed to quality
Preferred Requirements
Knowledge of industry-accepted risk management and risk assessment frameworks
Experience with investment advisor, broker-dealer, and transfer agency regulatory requirements
Experience working with internal and external auditors

For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual workspace and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25Mbps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider.

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