Overview

To fulfil a split role which incorporates the duties of the Monitoring System (Fortent) Administrator amongst other general operational issues within the reporting office. These duties will include ensuring compliance with other related legislation and more specifically the performance of quality control over suspicious/unusual transaction reports produced by team members in terms of identifying trends and typologies including system and product abuse. Co-ordinate, review and challenge fraud prevention and other related areas. Liaise with staff within the GMLRO(STR/TPR/CTR), Group Fraud Prevention and other areas of the bank with regard to all aspects of reporting MI from a control perspective. To act as champion for the GMLRO.

Job Description

A risk analyst evaluates financial documents, economic conditions and potential clients to help companies determine the level of risk involved in making a particular business decision. They typically work for banks and insurance companies, though any company handling large amounts of money may choose to hire a risk analyst. You can get a job as a risk analyst after college, provided that you have the relevant experience and internship credit, and can progress to higher levels of management throughout your career.

Risk analysts must have a bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, finance or another business-related degree. They should be able to use software programs, including Excel, and complete extensive research to evaluate business decisions. In certain cases, risk analysts may be required to travel to clients’ locations for their work, depending on the type of company for which they work.

Job Function/ Responsibilities

• Analyze data to better understand potential risks, concerns and outcomes of decisions
• Aggregate data from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive assessment
• Create reports, summaries, presentations and process documents to display results
• Collaborate with other team members to effectively analyze and present data
• Develop systems and processes for gathering and storing data for future analytic projects
• Conduct research into potential clients and understand the risks of accepting each one
• Identify economic and financial trends that may present a risk to the company
• Monitor internal and external data points that may affect the risk level of a decision

Experience And Qualifications

•  Relevant 3 year degree or diploma 
• Certificate in money Laundering Control
• Certificate in Compliance Management (will be an advantage)
• Legal diploma/degree (will be an advantage)
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and meet daily deadlines for projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to inform managers and other stakeholders of results
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio and other analysis programs
• Ability to manage multiple projects and programs at the same time to complete work
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to independently solve problems with data
• Quantitative and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to understand new analytical concepts
• Basic knowledge of programming languages, such as SQL and Python
• Presentation skills, including public speaking and presentation creation using PowerPoint or a similar program