Enterprise Risk Specialist - ATL, GA

Position Enterprise Risk Specialist - ATL, GA

Job Code-8671

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Riverwood 3250

Full Time

Job Description

Create your success story at Delta Community Credit Union – where opportunity meets purpose. Through our commitment to excellence, Delta Community has received numerous industry awards and earned the trust and loyalty of our employees, members and the metro Atlanta community. We value talent, encourage growth and keep community at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we’re one of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work! Whether you’re starting your professional journey or navigating the next step in your career, we invite you to join the Delta Community Credit Union team.

Reporting to the Enterprise Risk Management leader, the Enterprise Risk Specialist as a second line of defense will: provide awareness and subject matter expertise on the organization's Enterprise Risk Management program framework and associated program policies. Under limited supervision, this job supports the management and oversight of business-aligned application development activities by providing advice to multiple teams and departments on how to implement and remediate necessary controls.

Practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate across all lines of defense to ensure a holistic approach to risk identification, including review and challenge of risk identification, and linkage of the material primary risks
• Assist in design and implementation of enterprise and operational risk program
• Help implement continuous improvement ideas to drive transparency and effectiveness of controls.
• Work with operational line managers across the organization to support consistent adherence to Enterprise Risk programs.
• Assist with other operational risk programs including model risk management, business continuity, vendor risk management, etc.
• Assist managers and other teams in assessment activities for new and existing business units to determine effectiveness and functionality.
• Develop procedures and templates to maintain the risk inventory and support the production of risk reporting for the Credit Union’s key governance committees perform risk reporting to the executive and board committees on the material risk on a regular basis.
• Communicate quality assurance procedures, existing protocols, and effective controls
• Partner with management and key staff from other business units to identify processes, study and investigate operational risk issues, and develop solutions
• Perform root cause analysis of risks and losses to identify potential process and/or training enhancements
• Foster a risk-aware culture within the organization by promoting best practices in risk identification and management of the risk identification program.
• Training - Support the development of knowledge and understanding of operational risk across the organization.
• Acting as alternate to colleagues as required and provide support on ad-hoc tasks as required
• Provide support in Regulatory engagements/examinations as appropriate.
  
  

Position may offer work from home opportunities, pending specific performance and departmental needs.

Job Qualifications

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
• 3 years of experience in risk management, operations, processes and workflow gained in the financial services (Banking) industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of banking/financial industry trends, products and services
• Experience managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals
• Experience collaborating and working with all levels of staff, management, stakeholders, vendors
• Advanced database, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software skills
• Intellectual curiosity, proactive, ability to take ownership of tasks/projects, able to shape projects and drive them through to completion
• Successful candidate should possess the following competencies: Creativity and Innovation, Decision Making, Interactive Communications, Relationship Building, Results Management.
• Complies with all Credit Union policies and procedures including those related to Bank Secrecy Act regulations.
  
  

Other

• This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• This job description is subject to change at any time.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
• 5 years’ experience in risk management, operations, processes and workflow gained in the financial services (Banking) industry.
• 3 years’ Risk Framework implementation experience gained within banking industry
• Strong working knowledge of COSO ERM, ISO 31000 and /or gained within a financial services environment where a mature operational risk process has been developed
• Working knowledge of Operational Risk related framework, policies, procedures, products, and services
• Professional experience in major credit union or other high-volume financial institution.
• Strong knowledge of banking industry regulations, risk management frameworks, financial products and services, and industry best practices.
• Progressive experience leading and managing an analytics operation, preferably in a financial institution, including operational and regulatory risk controls
• One or more risk related preferred credentials: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Risk Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (CERP), Financial Risk Manager (FRM) or other similar financial and/or risk certifications.
• Strong analytics platforms, databases, and/or GRC skills (Archer, LexisNexis, Tableau, Verafin, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
  
  

Employee Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program and MyAdvocate
• Supplemental Insurance or Voluntary Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Vacation, Holidays and Personal Time Off
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Pre-tax Health and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
• Benefit Choice Program
• Health Reward Dollars
• Discount on Gym Reimbursement and Identity Theft Programs
• Legal Services