Senior Risk Analyst

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In this role, you will provide analysis and support of Risk Management initiatives, with a focus on trading business controls. This involves working with multiple systems used to calculate risk measures, identifying, researching and resolving various data issues for accurate reporting and analysis.

You will also support day‑to‑day risk oversight, project support, change management, and lead process reviews to identify risk and develop solutions while maintaining regulatory and supervisory controls. Lead and assist with ongoing regulatory inquiries or audits in a timely and accurate manner.

• Manage, prioritize, and perform trade reporting, exception report processing, and reconciliation for trading business controls in accordance with regulatory and company requirements for all security types (e.g., Fixed income, Equity, Options).
• Utilize knowledge of systems to implement solutions that resolve data issues.
• Interpret regulatory and industry changes, assess impact to staff, processes, policies and technologies.
• Influence leaders and decision makers to take appropriate action and effectively communicate direction and updates to business units and peers.
• Proactively identify opportunities and recommend solutions to mitigate current and future business risk.
• Guide initiatives by validating applicable SEC or FINRA rules to business processes and enhancing processes or documentation as necessary.
• Assist with operational and regulatory audits or inquiries in a timely and accurate manner.

• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (4 years) or equivalent combination of post-secondary education and work experience.
• Capital markets trading, securities, finance, accounting or insurance/risk management experience, preferably in a corporate environment.
• Data analytics skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or a Risk Management Information System.

• Understanding of the securities trading markets and regulatory trading regulations.
• FINRA Series 7 exam or Securities Information Essentials (SIE) exam.
• Strong internal and external relationship management skills.

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024.

With a team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of over 3.5 million clients.

Estimated base salary: $76,300 - $104,900 per year.

Full-time, exempt, mid-senior level, business support & operations, clearance: CLEAR Clearing.

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.