Grow your career with an innovative global bank in Getzville, NY as a Risk & Controls Analyst with strong Financial Markets knowledge. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.
Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.
Contract Duration: 11+ Months
Required Skills & Experience
• Bachelor's/University degree.
• 5-8 years of experience in Operational Risk Management, Compliance, Audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of Markets Operations businesses/functions and understanding of trading lifecycle.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Must be extremely organized, motivated and a self-starter with ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Able to lead conference calls and produce meeting agendas, materials, and minutes.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Collaboration skills with multiple stakeholders across the Markets business.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, have great attention to detail and take ownership.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
What You Will Be Doing
• Support the delivery of Risk Metrics strategy and oversight governance across Markets Operations and determine the ongoing identification review of Markets Operations key risk metrics.
• Establish clear measurements to monitor and manage risk across Markets Ops.
• Implement improvements for risk oversight, root cause analysis and remediation tracking.
• Identify and establish performance indicators to drive improvements for clients, services and products.
• Integrate complimentary indicators (Cis), e.g.: volumes, to overlay against KRIs/KPIs highlighting potential drivers, enhancing hunting for risk capabilities and supporting strategic decision making
• Identify opportunities to align with Markets front office to enhance front to back risk oversight and control.
• Establish data sharing agreements, reporting and escalation protocols and overall integration with the broader Markets strategy for reporting.
• Oversight key risk metrics trending and support timely escalation of adverse movements.
• Support Markets Operations teams with Audit reviews and questions relating to risk metrics management, governance and oversight.
• Deliver on all goals including Financial, Client Service, Culture & People and Risk & Control, and support the delivery of Markets Operations COO goals.
