Senior Analyst, Operational Risk Management

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Colorado is seeking an experienced professional to support operational risk management across the company’s business and technology landscape. You will identify, assess, monitor and report key risks, contributing to risk governance and process improvements.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and at least four years in operational risk or internal controls. Power BI and advanced Excel skills are preferred, with CPA/CIA/CISA certifications advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant field.
• Four years of experience in operational risk management or internal controls, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in risk management, internal controls, or audits.
• Knowledge of risk management principles and metrics.
• Ability to present to management and build relationships at all levels.
• Insurance or financial services experience preferred.
• CPA, CIA, CISA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of operational risk activities including risk identification, assessment, monitoring and reporting.
• Participate in risk assessments across assigned business groups.
• Participate in process design reviews and identify efficiency improvements.
• Track action plans, monitor status and assist with root cause analysis.
• Assist owners in developing action plans and assessing actions taken by management.
• Contribute to Process Risk Assessments and management control testing.
• Collaborate with risk management peers and stakeholders across the organization.
• Navigate and use GRC tool to record, update and report on risk issues, events and actions.

Skills

Operational risk management

Internal controls

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant field

Tools

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day execution of the Transamerica Operational Risk Management activities including identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of key risks across the company business and technology landscape.
• Participate in risk assessments across assigned business groups.
• Participate in process design reviews and identify areas for improvement to increase efficiency and quality.
• Carry out action plan status reporting and monitoring, and assist with root cause analysis.
• Assist process owners during the development of action plans to assess adequacy of actions taken by management.
• Participate in the execution of Process Risk Assessments.
• Participate in and support management control testing efforts.
• Collaborate with peers in the Risk Management function, and various partners and stakeholders throughout the organization (e.g. line and functional management, compliance, IT, Internal Audit).
• Navi​gate company Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) tool to record, update and report on various risk issues, risk events, action plans, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant field
• Four years of experience in operational risk management or internal controls, or experience in an operational role with working knowledge of operational risk management or internal controls
• Experience in operational risk management, internal controls, audit, or equivalent field
• Good knowledge and experience with risk management principles and techniques including development of process flows, identification and assessment of risks and controls, testing and monitoring procedures, and development of related metrics
• Ability to present and interact with various levels of management
• Ability to build relationships with people at all levels
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge and/or experience in the insurance or financial services industry (Preferred)
• Data Analytics experience, particularly Power BI or advanced Excel (Preferred)
• CPA, CIA, CISA (Preferred)

Certifications & Qualifications

• CPA
• CIA
• CISA