Senior Risk Manager - Finance

Edward Jones; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Edward Jones is seeking a Senior Risk Manager - Finance to join our Finance Risk Management team. You will serve as a trusted risk advisor, partnering with stakeholders across the organization to drive the Enterprise Risk Management program and strengthen risk oversight.

The role focuses on leading risk assessments, overseeing control activities, and developing KRIs while collaborating with business owners to address issues and escalation matters in a fast-paced financial environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or accounting preferred.
• 5+ years of risk management experience.
• Experience building cross-functional stakeholder relationships to drive alignment and results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and system-thinking skills.
• Effective communication skills with diverse audiences in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute Finance risk and control activities per the ERM Program and divisional requirements.
• Conduct critical risk assessments for new projects and initiatives; maintain risk inventories.
• Develop knowledge of processes, risks, policies and ERM standards to enable governance.
• Support owners of out-of-appetite risks with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Document risk issues in GRC and ensure timely reporting for risk management.

Skills

Risk management

Cross-functional collab

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem-solving

GRC system

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/accounting

Tools

GRC system

Job description

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 07-Nov-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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Team Overview

Join the Finance Risk Management team to execute the firm's Enterprise Risk Management framework for identifying, assessing, treating, mitigating, monitoring, reporting and escalating risks. The Senior Risk Manager - Finance serves as a trusted risk advisor and partner to the Finance division, collaborating with stakeholders across the organization to drive risk management initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Execute Finance risk and control activities in accordance with the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program and applicable divisional requirements.
• Execute critical business risk assessments, including new projects and initiatives, and maintain accurate process, risk, and control inventories to strengthen risk identification and evaluation.
• Build and maintain deep knowledge of assigned business division processes, risk profiles, firm policies and programs, and ERM frameworks and standards to enable effective risk oversight, governance, and credible challenge.
• Support business owners of out of appetite risks, issues or incidents, including root cause analysis, action plan development, evidence review, remediation documentation and effective challenge of action plan effectiveness.
• Use GRC to document risk issues and assessment data in accordance with established SLAs, ensuring complete, accurate and timely reporting to enable effective risk management.
• Support development of reporting and analysis for inclusion in risk forums that clearly communicate trends, exposures, remediation status and matters requiring escalation.
• Monitor emerging risk and provide early-warning risk insight to divisional leadership.
• Work to develop and inventory KRIs that enable effective monitoring of the division's risk profile.
• Support development of risk training and education that strengthens business partner understanding and application of the Enterprise Risk Management Program
• Stay informed on risk industry and educational/development opportunities.

Note: Internally, this role will be known as a Senior Risk and Control Associate.

What Experience You Need

• Bachelor's degree required (business, finance or accounting preferred)
• 5+ years of risk management experience required
• Experience building and influencing cross-functional stakeholder relationships to drive alignment and results.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and system-thinking skills with a track record of solving complex business challenges.
• Effective communication skills with experience presenting to diverse audiences and delivering results in fast-paced, evolving environments.

What Could Set You Apart

• CPA
• Experience as a risk manager or risk owner within the financial risk domain
• Experience supporting systems implementation
• SOX experience

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.