Risk Analyst

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Section 1:
Position Summary As a key member of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team, this role will make meaningful contributions to, and provide oversight of, programs to proactively identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risk throughout the organization. The role will directly support program execution, work collaboratively with leaders at all levels to ensure a clear view of risks, effective performance of key controls, and that any opportunities for improvement are documented, prioritized and tracked to completion.  

The ERM team is responsible for coordinating and supporting internal and external audits and risk assessments, management and oversight of the disaster recovery and business continuity programs, access certification and incident triage and response.

Section 2:
Job Functions,

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Risk Exposure and Analysis Responsible for management of incident response program including facilitation of standing or ad-hoc incident response meetings, maintaining up-to-date list of incidents, and providing reporting, trending, and analysis as necessary

Triage new, reported incidents as needed to challenge timeline, fact pattern, root cause, and any required preventative action or escalation

Identify any confirmed or potential thematic issues, and perform and/or plan “deep dive” assessments of the underlying process, risks, and controls

Assist in efforts relating to internal risk assessments at the entity, department, and project levels

Data Privacy Coordinate updates to corporate privacy program

Evaluate escalated Privacy Incidents to confirm potential scope and severity

Coordinate communication and response to privacy issues that require notification to impacted parties and regulatory bodies

Review communications blocked by security tools to confirm risk and business use case, and coordinate any required updates to tool configurations

Project Management Initiatives
Assist with various Enterprise Risk t or Ascensus projects including platform changes and process improvement initiatives

Coordinate updates for senior leaders and other key stakeholders on issues, including monthly cross functional risk and governance meetings

Manage Ascensus Access Reviews, exception handling processes, and any related initiatives to ensure effective protection, security, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus across the end-to-end data lifecycle

Assist with other tasks and projects as assigned

Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

At Ascensus we are guided by our Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always. They inspire us every day to prioritize an environment of respect for those we serve and one another and should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day.

Supervision  N/ASection 3:  Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements Minimum of 2 to 4 years of financial service experience, preferably within risk management, audit, compliance, or transfer agency, broker-dealer or investment advisor functions

Strong and proven analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior management and across all levels and functions of an organization

Knowledge of internal controls, processes, corporate governance, or enterprise risk management

Ability to respond to routine multi-tasking as well as complex, unplanned issues while adhering to aggressive deadlines for multiple initiatives

Proven ability to proactively and independently research issues, gather evidence, and successfully collaborate with various subject matter experts and teams

Self-motivated, proactive, and energetic team player

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to successfully interact with stakeholders at all levels, internal and external, to achieve desired results

Ability to proactively identify areas for process improvement, and effectively turn recommendations into actions

Ability to manage multiple tasks/deadlines with limited supervision

Detail-oriented, PC…