Senior Risk Manager

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Job Overview

Position Schedule: Full-Time

Join the Finance Risk Management team to lead risk management capabilities and execute the firm's Enterprise Risk Management framework for identifying, assessing, treating, mitigating, monitoring, reporting and escalating risks. The Senior Risk Manager serves as a trusted risk manager and partner to the Finance division and works in partnership with many stakeholders including Finance leaders and risk leaders across the organization. This role includes leadership of the Firm's Sarbanes-Oxley program.

• Responsible for carrying out risk and control activities per the Enterprise Risk Management Program as well as any divisional-required elements.
• Understands and advises team on division processes, historical risk results, firm policies/programs including all Enterprise Risk Management Program Framework and Standards.
• Primary focus includes issue/incident management, control testing, critical business process mapping/inventorying and risk assessment support including new projects and initiatives.
• Assist Business Owners in ensuring policies, standards and procedures are consistent with ERM policies and standards.
• Supports business risk owners in evaluating remediation strategies and control enhancements.
• Executes risk management procedural requirements for open high risks including root cause analysis, action plan development, evidence, and remediation documentation including supporting and challenging business risk owners on action plan effectiveness.
• Reviews emerging risk concerns and provides early warning on key risks with divisional leadership. Works to develop, inventory and report on KRIs for the division.
• Use a GRC to document risk issues and assessment data.
• Assists leadership in developing reporting and analyzing results for inclusion in risk forums.
• Acts as resource to team and assists divisional associates.
• Assists in development of risk training and education to business partners. Assists divisional associates in understanding the Enterprise Risk Management Program.
• Stays informed on risk industry and educational/development opportunities.

• Bachelor's degree required (business, finance or accounting preferred)
• 3-5 years of risk management experience required
• CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, or FRM preferred
• Experience in building relationships and networks, at varying levels in the organization
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor communication based on the audience
• Ability to lead in an environment of significant change
  
  Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.