Risk Specialist

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Hiring Remotely in Texas, USA
Remote
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Retail • Financial Services
The Role
The Risk Specialist reviews financial and operational data, conducts inventory and regulatory compliance assessments, identifies business and asset risks, and recommends mitigation strategies. The role prepares risk reports, presentations, policies, procedures, and management recommendations; develops risk management systems; and communicates findings to decision-makers. Candidates must be Dallas/North Texas-based, bilingual in Spanish and English, comfortable around firearms, proficient in Microsoft Office, and willing to travel 50% of the time.
Summary Generated by Built In

At EZCORP we are a growing team focused on creating and changing the pawn industry as we know it today. We believe that our platform enabled lending and e-commerce solutions will revolutionize our ability to attract, engage and service our customers across the United States, Mexico and Latin America.

Join us now for an opportunity to be a part of a team that wants to provide access to short-term cash for every person – everywhere!

The Company:

Founded in Austin in 1989, EZCORP has grown into a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States, Mexico and Latin America. We are dedicated to satisfying the short-term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained and providing an industry-leading customer experience.

What’s in it for you:

Ground Floor opportunity with EZCORP, a company with a start-up, purpose-driven mentality where innovative and agile problem solving are part of our DNA along with competitive compensation and benefits.

Address:

Texas

The Risk Specialist works to minimize many forms of risks to the company’s financial standings.  This role will be responsible for identifying present risks, whether or not they can be prevented and how to lower the chances of their occurrence.  This role also entails conducting various assessments including full physical inventories and regulatory compliance assessments as required by regulatory compliance. We are specifically looking for candidates who are based in the Dallas/North Texas area.


Key Areas of Responsibility

Provides financial insight into business decisions

Provides quality and timely inventory and compliance reports

Ensures the best decisions are made to minimize potential risks in business operations


Critical and Essential Tasks

Reviews financial data and information concerning business operations

Identifies potential risks and recommends how to address the issues identified

Identifies and analyzes areas of potential risk to the assets, earning capacity, or success of organizations

Prepares reports and presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, or recommend change

Conducts statistical and in-person analyses to identify and categorize risk and potential risk

Assists in developing risk mitigation strategies and implementing them

Presents risk analyses to consumers, decision-makers or management, making recommendations for action

Creates reports to provide to upper management

Remains informed on the latest developments in the company and overall field in order to update risk reports on a regular basis

Prepares company risk policies and procedures and safety/operational codes

Plans and contributes to the development of risk management systems


Requirements

Experience

1-3 years of experience


Education

Bachelor’s degree required,


Competencies

Technical & Professional Skills

Job-Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Comfortable working around firearms
  • Bilingual/bicultural technical and conversational skills (Spanish/English)
  • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; attention to detail and accuracy; and time management and organizational skills
  • Highly proficient in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Mathematical skills in order to perform calculations and identify potential problems with data
  • Must be willing to travel 50% of the time.

Skills Required

  • 1-3 years of experience
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Comfort working around firearms
  • Bilingual Spanish and English technical and conversational skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Time management and organizational skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
  • Mathematical skills for calculations and data analysis
  • Willingness to travel 50% of the time
  • Based in the Dallas/North Texas area

EZCORP Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about EZCORP and has not been reviewed or approved by EZCORP.

  • Affordable Benefits — Employee-only medical premiums are often covered at no cost, with medical, dental, and vision included as standard options. This lowers out-of-pocket burden for individuals and stands out within the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Offerings include PTO, paid holidays, volunteer time, and parental leave. The breadth provides multiple avenues for time away beyond basic vacation.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks include employee merchandise discounts and structured training programs alongside core benefits. Such additions enhance day-to-day value beyond base pay.

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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
1,642 Employees
Year Founded: 1978

What We Do

Formed with 16 pawn stores in 1989, EZCORP has grown into a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America. At our pawn stores, we also sell merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and used merchandise purchased from customers. We are dedicated to satisfying the short- term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained and providing an industry-leading customer experience. We provide numerous convenient options to obtain short-term cash, including non-recourse pawn loans collateralized by personal property. We also sell pre-owned merchandise to consumers seeking good value. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, EZCORP is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EZPW. We want you to join us for a career – not a job. At EZCORP we are looking for Team Members to lead the way today and to step into greater roles tomorrow. When you bring us your passion for service excellence, we’ll provide development and career paths to enhance your skills in a fun and fast paced environment that comes with competitive pay, generous bonus potential and great benefits! At EZCORP, we are committed to fostering an environment that values diversity, inclusion, and development for all. This commitment includes providing equal access to, and participation in, employment opportunities, programs, and services without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or age. We celebrate our Team Members’ differences, experiences, and beliefs. Our dedication to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity is critical to ensuring that EZCORP can attract and retain talent with the skills and abilities to lead the way today and to step into greater roles tomorrow.

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