Overview

We currently have a career opportunity for a Risk Management SME/ Analyst to join our team - REMOTE.

Job Overview:

The role of the Business Consultant is for individuals passionate about identifying and delivering the right Business solution for each client. Our Business Consultants have a keen Business orientation with an understanding of how technology can be effectively applied to meet a variety of Business needs.

Our Business Consultants fill a number of different roles on our project teams working with a variety of technologies for a wide range of clients. The specific responsibilities vary for each client and each project. Key to the success of our Business Consultants is the willingness and desire to quickly learn the client's industry and the unique requirements of each engagement and to fill whatever role may be required to best support our client's needs.

A Business Consultant thrives in challenging environments and accomplishes difficult assignments without significant supervision and instruction. Our Consultants can handle the stress of being accountable for delivery and: complete goals on time, practice strong attention to detail, persevere through tough obstacles, and do not get easily discouraged.

The Business Consultant may be involved in the strategic planning of an engagement or helping the client make decisions about their future IT direction. Once a project has begun, the Business Consultant may assist in facilitating key requirements with stakeholders and customers using standard and User Experience techniques. The Business Consultant may be responsible for functional designs, detailed designs and system mapping, wireframes, requirement specifications, and prototypes.

The Business Consultant works with the Lead Business Consultant and Senior Project Managers to assist with daily operations exercising time management, communication and collaboration in a fast-paced environment to ensure the successful delivery of projects. The Business Consultant will interface with Perficient technical and business delivery personnel, as well as vendors and customers on a regular basis.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing assessment of the risk profile through regular monitoring and status reporting of risk issues and initiatives Execute front line controls, self-assurance, and risk assessment activities (ad hoc controls review, business process management (BPM), risk control self-assessment (RCSA)), and independent risk and audit activities as directed.
• Contribute to and support the implementation of remediation plans as directed.
• Contribute to risk analysis and risk mitigation recommendations.
• Partner with stakeholders, including process owners and control officers, to document controls, enhance control language, and develop/maintain test scripts that validate controls are being performed in compliance with bank policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements to mitigate risk to the firm.
• Coordinate control testing activities, including logistical scheduling and document retrieval to support control testing in accordance with internal requirements.
• Provide project management support in tracking and coordinating the execution of policy and standards control testing activities.
• Liaise with risk assessment team and other stakeholders to ensure control testing is in alignment with broader risk assessment activities.
• Create synergies by identifying opportunities to repurpose control testing results to satisfy assessment requirements across the bank.
• Support internal audits and regulator exams, and other control reviews; assist in resolving identified issues and monitor their resolution.
• Consult on controls design and efficiency with operations partners in support of their commitments to align with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
• Drive risk culture; influence self-identification and disclosure of control self-assurance gaps.
• Ensure gaps are addressed via remediation plans that adhere to issues management mandates: timely issue and corrective action submission, accurate root cause identification, corrective action monitoring, on time closure, no failed validations, and no repeat issue.
• Monitor and evaluate emerging risk, internal operational trends, and external risk events for potential impact to control environment.
• Prepare risk reporting, risk analysis and risk mitigation recommendations including control environment performance and risk management plans in place for critical issues.
  Support the preparation of meaningful risk and controls governance materials for executive management as needed.
• Assist with definition of corrective action plans to remediate non-compliance with enterprise wide policies and standards; including remediation and monitoring to completion of corrective action plans on an ongoing basis.
• Communicate material risk exposures and instances of non-compliance for review and validation.
• Monitor risk limits and tolerances to identify threshold breaches and escalate any limit breaches for review and validation.
• Quantify risk exposures using the risk analysis and risk acceptance criteria, tools and methods and communicate exposure.
  

Qualifications

• 5-8 years experience in a risk & control or audit function, and compliance.
• 6 plus years of experience in information technology, information security, and/or operational risk management, or a combination thereof, or other highly regulated environment
• Deep working experience with regulations applicable to the banking and finance industry required
• Deep understanding of financial institution processes, products, and risk
• Preferred: knowledge in first line of defense risk and control mitigation specifically: thorough understanding of risks and controls, issue management, reporting, metrics, and audits.
• Preferred: "Big Four" IT audit experience
• Experience with risk assessment/testing methodologies evaluating the adequacy and efficiency of internal controls, and identifying issues resulting from internal and or external compliance examinations
• Experience with process documentation, risk, and control assessments and designing/executing test scripts
• Experience with problem solving in a team environment by thinking outside of the box, providing innovative solutions, with and without technology
• Strong understanding of financial institution businesses, processes, products, and risk
• Strong understanding of processes necessary to produce accurate periodic reporting (e.g., data reconciliations, data governance, review, and approval, etc.)
• Experience with automating and/or the ability to conceptualize automated control solutions
• Experience using Microsoft collaboration and project management tools such as SharePoint, Teams, and Project
• Experience with critical data elements (CDE's) and data lineage
• Experience with risk metrics definition and reporting/scorecard development utilizing key risk metrics tools (IBM Open Pages, Tableau, structured query language (SQL), Access etc.) preferred
• Experience with process documentation, risk and control assessments, and designing/executing risk reporting, preferred
• Risk management experience including evaluating the adequacy and efficiency of internal controls, and identifying issues
• Experience with enforcement agencies' oversight activities (regulatory examinations, etc.)
• Strong understanding of critical domestic and international banking regulations (Reg W, Basel II, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), etc.)
• Strong understanding of the regulatory environment and regulations related to risk, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Reserve Board (FRB) expectations
• Understanding of industry best practices and frameworks such as: Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), COBIT, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-800-53, Cybersecurity Horizontal Reviews, and ITIL in complex environment
• Strong understanding of data quality, data quality monitoring, and data maturity models
• Ability to identify signs of changing risk levels
• Experience with executing first line risk assessment/testing methodologies, evaluating the adequacy and efficiency of internal controls; and identifying issues resulting from internal and/or external compliance examinations.
• Combined experience in external audit, internal audit, and operational risk and/or compliance with local/state/federal regulations.
  

Perficient full-time employees receive complete and competitive benefits. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays. In addition, all colleagues are eligible for a number of rewards and recognition programs including billable bonus opportunities. Encouraging a healthy work/life balance and providing our colleagues great benefits are just part of what makes Perficient a great place to work.

WHO WE ARE

Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers' expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, our colleagues bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help our clients - the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you'll become part of something truly special.

We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We're committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders... and we're not done yet.

Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Disability Accommodations:

Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.

Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.

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