Risk Analyst

Job Description:

The Role

Risk Analyst, Fidelity Institutional Risk

We are seeking a highly motivated individual contributor to join our FI Risk testing team. The Risk Analyst will conduct control testing, while identifying and mitigating risks across a diverse set of Fidelity Institutional business areas. In addition, you will support specialized risk initiatives such as developing innovative solutions to enhance and automate control testing, while fostering a strong risk attitude. Another key function is the creation and validation of senior level reporting. This is a unique opportunity for a curious individual to collaborate across many lines of business to find innovative solutions to address testing and oversight requirements.

The Expertise You Have

• Experience in risk management, audit, control testing, and/or compliance related work, or comparable experience in operations, finance, trading or other business roles.
• Strong analytical ability with an understanding of risks and impacts
• Practical working knowledge of common reporting and visualization tools (ex. MS Excel, Tableau, Snowflake, PowerBi, Alteryx, or similar applications)
• Ability to give and eventually lead discussion on issues or procedural deficiencies putting the firm at risk for current or future financial exposures or losses
• Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills
• Able to lead meetings with senior leaders walking through their respective controls
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and handle competing priorities and workload
• 3-5 years experience in financial services, risk management, audit, control testing, compliance and/or analytics related work is a plus
• Strong teammate who takes initiative, builds consensus, and communicates effectively with others

• You are able to work in a face-paced environment
• You are organized and able to multi-task across multiple projects or activities simultaneously and can deliver results in an accurate and timely manner
• You have the ability to review and detect potential design flaws or operating failures for the activity or control being assessed
• You possess a working knowledge of common analytical, reporting, and visualization tools and methods
• You are analytical and a creative problem solver with a curiosity fueled by current technology, and are interested in applying new technology-based solutions to our testing processes
• You have a strong sense of accountability and ownership in your work
• You utilize effective collaboration with internal and external business partners to get the job done
• You apply sound judgment to recognize issues, assess risks, and identify items requiring escalation
• You can effectively communicate, both written and verbal, to all levels of management

• Apply data driven approach to test and analyze risk, successfully completing regulatory testing assignments
• Identify strategies to improve and streamline control testing program, including applications of analytic techniques, tools, and methods
• Promoting a culture of risk management by establishing relationships and creating awareness about the risks facing our business partners