Operational Risk Management Associate

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Udyog Vihar, Thane, Maharashtra
Junior
Fintech
The Role
The Operational Risk Management Associate will support the 1st Line Risk Managers in reviewing processes and ensuring effective controls are in place. Responsibilities include preparing risk reports, conducting assessments, testing controls, proposing updates to key risk indicators, and coordinating operational resilience exercises while ensuring compliance with industry standards.
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Have excellent communication skills to deal with business partners, team, and leaders. Prepare data summary analysis, internal trending reports, and presentations, as needed. Prepare Operational Risk Management reports or dashboards as required by leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Operating Soundness

- Supports the 1st Line Risk Managers to review processes on a periodic basis alongside the business to ensure the Operational Risk Management Framework is embedded consistently across the organization. Which will then ensure there are effective controls in place to mitigate against risks.

- This includes ensuring processes, risks and control inventories are up to date and support the objectives of the 1st Line risk team.

- Review and refresh process maps and undertake risk and control reviews of processes alongside 1st Line Risk Managers

- Reviews risk and control Key Risk Indicators (‘KRI’) that are impacted by Risk Events, Change Programmes or other events which may cause them to be updated and reissued – propose updates to KRI owners

- Plays a key role in the testing of controls following the Operational Risk Management framework. This involves the management of a control library, writing test scrips and undertaking control testing.

- Supports 1st Line Risk managers in writing/reviewing select policies and procedures.

- Runs tracker or project management for Issue Management related to Controls, as requested by 1st Line Risk managers

-Coordinates operational resilience exercises, with support from 1st Line Risk managers

Operational Risk Management ie (Assessments (Risk Control Self Assessment (‘RCSA’), Scenario Planning, Emerging Risk Analysis, Outsourcing Risk Analysis, Deep Dives), Trends (Risk Indicators, Risk Events, External Events), Findings (1st Line Risk testing, RCS assurance, SOX, ISAE tests)

-Supports 1st Line Risk managers in coordinating and performing risk assessment activities and Risk Control Committee (‘RCC’) deep dives, prepares recommendations for presentation to Business Unit head

-Ensures timely and accurate Risk Event (‘REV’) incident recording and proposes escalation to 1st Line Risk managers, as required

-Oversees REV action remediation

-Reviews risk trends and recommends actions

-Conducts risk-based testing at the direction of the 1st Line Risk manager

-Supports 1st Line Risk teams in coordinating responses to findings from 1st Line Risk testing, RCS assurance or SOX/ISAE testing)

Governance ie. BU control meeting / RCC

-Supports preparation of agenda/papers for Business control meetings

-Support preparation of updates for RCC where required for escalation purposes

Risk expertise

Keeping up to date with company-wide and industry best practices around effective operational risk management

- Collaborating with the Second Line of Defense on risk initiatives, including the global Operational Risk Management (‘ORM’) framework and making recommendations to 1st Line Risk managers


Required Qualifications
2-3 years of relevant experience with master degree
Excellent written and spoken English skills.

Risk/Control expertise: knowledge of current techniques in operational risk management, controls and operational soundness

Analysis: ability to assess data points (eg. inherent risk, crystallised risk, emerging risks, control effectiveness) to propose an actionable plan to bring data points into tolerance

Testing: ability to test control design, effectiveness and evidencing

Workshop facilitation: ability to run workshops with business SMEs and senior leadership with support from 1st Line Risk Managers to perform process reviews or control testing discussions.

Process Mapping: Be able to use Microsoft Visio to document a process or sub process in the form of flow document

Oversight: support the 1st Line Risk teams in oversight of unit deliverables with respect to the control environment


Preferred Qualifications
Experience with MicroSoft Access.
Self-Motivated; ability to deliver on competing priorities and multi-task.
Any additional qualification or experience with SQL
Any additional qualification or experience in Risk Analytics.

About Our Company
Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 125 years. We are a U.S. based financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection. Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Timings

(2:00p-10:30p)

India Business Unit

AWMPO AWMP&S President's Office

Job Family Group

Business Support & Operations

The Company
Minneapolis, MN
16,649 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1894

What We Do

Ameriprise Financial has helped millions of clients feel confident about their financial futures for more than 125 years. Our network of approximately 10,000 financial advisors* delivers personalized financial advice to help clients reach their goals.

We believe that with the right advisor, the right advice, and the right firm, life can be brilliant.

Ameriprise has corporate locations throughout the U.S. and across the globe, and advisor offices in all 50 states.

Learn how you can build your career at Ameriprise Financial.

*Ameriprise Financial Q2 2020 Statistical Supplement

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