First Line Risk Sr Analyst

In this role at Citizens, you’ll experience new things, create new opportunities, think beyond your role, and make an impact.

As the First Line Risk Sr Analyst, you will partner with the Risk Managers, executing the control monitoring program for multiple complex lines of business and/or products. You will be expected to work within established timelines to deliver control self testing and key risk indicator monitoring, which are critical to determining control environment effectiveness. Additionally, you will be responsible for assessing material controls, as well as monitoring and evaluating proper escalation procedures in place to ensure compliance with key rules and regulations. You will be responsible for keeping the Risk Manager apprised of testing progress and providing your opinion on control effectiveness results including analysis of themes and findings.

Most importantly, you’ll feel valued for who you are and supported to achieve what’s important to you, personally and professionally!

Primary responsibilities include:

• Partner with the Risk Managers, execute the control monitoring program for multiple complex lines of business and/or products.
• Work within established timelines to deliver control self testing and key risk indicator monitoring, which are critical to determining control environment effectiveness.
• Assess material controls, monitor and evaluate proper escalation procedures are in place to ensure compliance with key rules and regulations. Input control monitoring results into the system of record. Keep the Risk Manager apprised of testing progress, provide an opinion on control effectiveness results including analysis of themes and findings.
• Collect the outputs of control monitoring results for management’s use.
• Analyze results that summarizes key issues and recommended actions to present findings for business line management.
• Execute the control monitoring and testing program for assigned products, processes, and services. Meet all established SLAs related to control self-testing and continuous monitoring. Based on RCSA output, make recommendations to existing risks/controls/control assessment method. Support exam management through delivery of control monitoring documentation and related analysis. Support risk issue closure.
• Role will act as a technical expert in support of one or more critical business processes. As part, will be the primary point of contact for the topic and responsible for providing knowledge, expertise, and support to the First line units. Responsible for supporting other business line related activities.

Qualifications:

• Experience in a QA/QC, Risk monitoring and testing, or Risk Management environment.
• Intermediate knowledge of internal controls and risk assessment, as well as regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of banking products, operations, key processes, controls, and exposure.
• Experience delivering under tight deadlines while maintaining quality standards.
• Excellent business writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: preferably in Accounting, Business, Statistics, Risk Management, Information Systems, Finance, Economics or equivalent field or equivalent work experience.

Hours & Work Schedule: 4 days in the office a week

• Hours per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

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