Risk Management Specialist

Company: The Judge Group
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Location: Sacramento, CA Description: Our client is currently seeking a Risk Management Specialist 1. Perform risk and control assessments, assess and implement related controls (e.g. operational, information security, compliance, etc.), and analyze information (e.g. risk events, root cause analysis, audit findings, KRIs/KPIs, etc.) to identify: risks, process and control improvement opportunities, and effective mitigation strategies. 2. Perform or participate in business or process risk assessments, in conjunction with the business unit owners, as needed. Support business unit risk identification, assessment and reporting. 3. Perform new product/service risk assessments to ensure risks associated with new activities are effectively measured, monitored, and controlled. 4. Review and provide effective challenge to first line risk assessments, including completeness of risk identification, end-to-end processes, inherent risk ratings, residual risk rating, and control design ratings. 5. Review and analyze other internal and external reports as inputs to assigned risk assessments. 6. Work with internal business partners to identify and/or define area specific quantitative and qualitative key risk and performance indicators. 7. Ensure identified issues and concerns are reported and escalated, as appropriate. Provide concise written updates to management on progress, problem situations and recommended solutions. Review business unit actions to resolve identified issues for closure. 8. Assist in the reporting of event-driven operational loss data and in performing root cause analysis in order to recommend process and control improvements to prevent risk events and losses from occurring in the future. 9. Provide risk advisory services to business stakeholders on policies and internal controls to manage risk exposures in day-to-day operations. Independently facilitate or lead stakeholder meetings and management briefings on relevant issues, risks or trends, associated with enterprise-level risks. 10. Tactfully yet assertively challenge assumptions and perspectives on risk throughout the organization. Recommend improvements to policies, procedures and practices to reduce costs, improve internal controls and/or drive efficiencies. 11. Coordinate with risk management leadership to maintain risk assessments, operational loss events, issues and other relevant risk information for management reporting and record keeping. 12. Develop and prepare management reports and communications according to established frequencies and ensure data accuracy. 13. Build productive partnerships and trust with other key ERM stakeholders, leadership and business functions across the enterprise.

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