Risk Analyst

Role Profile

Job Title

Internal: Operational Risk & Control - Senior Analyst

External:  Risk Analyst

Location

India

Reports to

Head of Operational Risk & Resilience

For advertising: About FNZ

Who we are:
 

FNZ Group is an established and rapidly growing company in the financial technology sector. We partner with the entire industry to make wealth management accessible to more people. Today, we partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth management firms, enabling over 20 million people across all wealth segments to invest in the things they care the most about, on their own terms. We have over 30+ offices globally with 5000+ employees (and growing!).

To learn more about us and our journey, check out our careers site.

Role Description

What our Senior Risk Analysts do:

Our Senior Risk Analysts are analytical thinkers who have excellent attention to detail skills. They are deadline driven and understand complex edicts, regulation guidelines, wealth products, and financial legislation. They have technical knowledge in product life cycle, market risk solutions, fixed income products, credit risk and attributions. Our Senior Risk Analysts are excellent communicators with a proven ability to influence and challenge. They use their previous experience to support an effective risk management function in Operations.

This Senior Risk Analyst is a critical role on our North America Operations team reporting into the Head of Operational Risk & Resilience. That person is required to support the implementation and application of the Risk Management Framework responsibilities, including but not limited:

• Performs technology risk assessments for applications and infrastructure assets.
• Conducts Business Impact Analysis and apply the enterprise risk methodology to determine criticality.
• Works with the Operations function to develop and maintain business continuity plans.
• Exercise the business continuity plans periodically. Address lessons learned from the exercise to continuously improve business resiliency.
• Work across the business to ensure timely and accurate recording and reporting of Risk Events, providing challenge to content and cause of the Event to ensure it is factually accurate.
• Ensure delivery of quality, accurate Risk Events to clients in a timely manner, with appropriate assessment of regulatory impact.
• Identifying efficiencies and improvements in the process related to quality and timeliness.
• Root Cause and thematic analysis along with working with the business to improve the control environment to reduce the volume of Risk Events.
• Lead or assist in driving quality action plans (events and audits), with appropriate ownership and oversight to ensure completion on schedule thereby mitigating FNZ risk exposure.
• Lead or support first line of defence with any technology Risk Event related enquiries.
• Design and deliver technology and business continuity Risk training.
• Acts as a resource for team members with less experience.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Experience required

• Typically, between 3-5 years of relevant experience in the financial services industry.
• Experience working in banking, wealth management, asset management, or technology providers to those industries.
• Good knowledge of IT risk management and IT security concepts, including COBIT, NIST and ISO 27001.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at a variety of levels within a regulated environment, both internally and externally.
• Ability to build and maintain relationship with clients.
• Ability to take initiatives and work under pressure.

Experience preferred

• Related professional or industry qualifications with Audit, Compliance or Risk Management certification.
• Business continuity/resiliency experience.

Opportunities

What we offer:

• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services.
• A competitive base salary, uncapped bonus, and paid time off.
• Flexibility in working hours for better work-life balance. 
• Fulfilling mentor and leadership opportunities. 
• Working with purpose and making an impact together.  
• A positive work environment with a sense of purpose to share knowledge and skills amongst other colleagues. 

Inclusion

At FNZ, we recognise that diversity, equity, and inclusion are important factors contributing to our success. We embrace the unique perspective and capabilities of our current and future employees, which will help us continue to drive innovation and achieve our business goals. Recruitment decisions at FNZ are made in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to gender, ethnicity/race, faith, age, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socio-economic background, disability, or military veteran status where all applicants and employees are valued and respected.

In addition, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, if you require specific support, please advise us.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.