Job Title:
Senior Financial Risk Analyst- Governance
Location:
CityScape
What you'll do:
As a Sr Financial Risk Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the overall governance and control function for Financial Risk Management, ensuring compliance with key regulatory requirements, and supporting audit & regulatory issue remediation work. Your expertise and analysis will contribute to maintaining a robust risk management framework and supporting strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of banking, audit, or regulatory consulting experience preferably in a financial risk function and possess strong technical skills, including working with data and reporting tools.
What we are looking for:

• Maintain risk inventory and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory rules related to Liquidity, Interest Rate Risk and Capital Risk Management
• Support leadership in executing the governance tasks related to model risk oversight which includes maintaining a complete inventory of models, tracking of performance monitoring, review and challenge use of management judgement and overlays.
• Support leadership in remediation of audit and regulatory issues.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations for management and committees on a regular basis.
• Prepare weekly and monthly limit reporting and dashboards to help inform senior management of changes in the risk profile of the Firm.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field. Advanced degree or certification (e.g., MBA, CFA) is highly desirable.
• Minimum of five years of banking, audit, or bank consulting experience, preferably in a financial regulatory risk function.
• Advanced in Excel, VBA, SQL and other querying and reporting tools.
• Proficient with GRC (governance, risk management, and compliance) reporting tools and business intelligence platforms.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build effective relationships across departments and levels of the organization.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
About the company:
Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.
Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.
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