🚀 Risk Analyst / Risk Manager (Financial Risk, Compliance & GRC) – Remote
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours
💼 About the Role
We’re hiring a highly analytical and detail-oriented Risk Analyst / Risk Manager to identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate financial, operational, compliance, and enterprise risks across the organization.
This is not a passive reporting role.
You’ll play a key role in:
- enterprise risk management
- compliance monitoring
- internal controls
- risk modeling
- regulatory reporting
- governance and audit readiness
You’ll work closely with:
- finance
- operations
- IT
- legal
- compliance
- leadership teams
to help the organization make smarter, risk-aware business decisions while maintaining strong governance and regulatory compliance.
If you enjoy:
- analyzing complex risk scenarios
- building risk models
- improving controls
- working with compliance frameworks
- delivering data-driven insights
this role is a strong fit.
🔥 What You’ll Own
Risk Identification & Assessment
- Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments across:
- financial risk
- operational risk
- compliance risk
- vendor risk
- technology risk
- Maintain and update:
- risk registers
- mitigation plans
- incident tracking
- Evaluate:
- likelihood
- impact
- control effectiveness
- Prioritize risk mitigation initiatives and escalation workflows
Risk Modeling & Quantitative Analysis
- Build and maintain risk models using:
- Perform:
- stress testing
- scenario analysis
- trend analysis
- forecasting
- Apply quantitative methodologies including:
- Value at Risk (VaR)
- Monte Carlo simulations
- regression analysis
- probability modeling
- Analyze market, operational, and financial exposures
Compliance & Regulatory Oversight
- Support compliance with frameworks and regulations including:
- SOX
- Basel III
- Dodd-Frank
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- PCI-DSS
- Prepare:
- quarterly risk reports
- audit documentation
- compliance summaries
- regulatory reporting packages
- Support internal and external audits
- Ensure governance documentation remains organized and audit-ready
Controls, Monitoring & GRC Operations
- Test and validate:
- internal controls
- operational safeguards
- compliance workflows
- Monitor incidents and risk events using GRC platforms such as:
- Archer
- ServiceNow
- LogicManager
- Support:
- cyber risk assessments
- vendor risk reviews
- operational control testing
- Partner with IT and security teams to improve risk visibility and governance
Reporting & Executive Communication
- Build dashboards and reports using:
- Present clear, actionable risk insights to:
- leadership
- stakeholders
- compliance teams
- Translate technical risk findings into business-friendly recommendations
- Maintain organized documentation for:
- governance
- audits
- compliance reviews
💻 Required Experience & Skills
- 3+ years of experience in:
- risk analysis
- risk management
- compliance
- audit
- governance
- Strong proficiency with:
- Experience using GRC platforms such as:
- Archer
- ServiceNow
- LogicManager
- Strong understanding of:
- enterprise risk frameworks
- internal controls
- regulatory compliance
- governance processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent reporting and communication abilities
- Ability to work independently in remote environments
⭐ Nice to Have
- Certifications such as:
- Experience with:
- Value at Risk (VaR)
- stress testing
- financial risk modeling
- Industry experience in:
- financial services
- SaaS
- healthcare
- fintech
- Experience supporting:
- board-level reporting
- enterprise governance initiatives
- audit preparation
🛠️ Tools & Tech
- SQL
- Excel / Google Sheets
- Python / R / SAS
- Tableau / Power BI / Looker
- Archer / ServiceNow / LogicManager
- Risk & compliance reporting tools
🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable working with complex data and risk frameworks
- Strong ownership mentality and proactive communication
- Able to identify risks before they become operational issues
- Strong balance of technical analysis and business communication
- Process-oriented with strong documentation discipline
📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like
- Review active risk dashboards and incident reports
- Conduct risk assessments and update mitigation plans
- Analyze operational and financial risk exposures
- Prepare compliance and audit documentation
- Validate internal controls and governance workflows
- Build reports and dashboards for leadership
- Collaborate with finance, IT, legal, and compliance teams
- Identify process improvements and risk reduction opportunities
In short:
You help protect the organization by identifying risks early, improving controls, ensuring compliance, and delivering actionable risk insights to leadership.
📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)
- Accurate and timely risk reporting
- Reduction in operational and compliance risks
- Strong internal control effectiveness
- Zero missed regulatory deadlines or audit gaps
- Improved governance and documentation quality
- Clear, actionable executive reporting
- Successful mitigation and tracking of identified risks
🌟 Why This Role Stands Out
- High-impact role influencing business stability and governance
- Strong exposure to:
- enterprise risk
- compliance
- finance
- operations
- cybersecurity
- Opportunity to improve and scale risk management frameworks
- Direct collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams
- Remote flexibility with strong ownership and visibility
- Growth opportunities into:
- Senior Risk Manager
- Enterprise Risk Lead
- Compliance Leadership
- Governance & Controls Management
🧪 Interview Process
- Initial Screening Call
- Recruiter Interview
- Technical / Risk Scenario Discussion
- Final Interview
- Offer & Onboarding
👉 Apply Now
If you:
- enjoy analyzing and mitigating business risk
- understand compliance and governance frameworks
- thrive in data-driven environments
- can translate complex risks into actionable insights
this role is a strong fit for you.
