Cash Connect Business Unit Risk Officer

Job Description

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The Business Unit Risk Officer for the Cash Connect Division is a dedicated risk leader embedded within the business unit. This role is responsible for promoting a strong risk culture and ensuring risk management practices are effectively integrated throughout their respective business unit(s) operations. This role will serve as a subject matter expert within the respective business unit as well as a point person to the Risk Division (ERM, Compliance, etc.)

and Internal Audit; ensuring timely identification, assessment, escalation, and remediation of all applicable categories of risk (Credit, Interest Rate, Liquidity, Price/Market, Operational, Compliance, Strategic, and Reputational risk), and emerging risks as required by applicable Risk Division policies/programs. The incumbent will own the risk management responsibilities and deliverables, on behalf of the respective business unit(s) and collaborate with senior leadership to ensure timely and accurate completion of these deliverables.

This role is essential for advancing risk-informed decision-making, ensuring business initiatives align with the organization’s risk appetite, fulfilling regulatory, and internal expectations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as the business unit(s) primary contact for all risk matters and ensure alignment between front-line activities and risk management expectations.
• Build and successfully manage relationships with Cash Connect key stakeholders and senior leadership within the respective business unit(s) to maintain knowledge and awareness of departmental operations, risk management developments, and new/changes to processes, products, services, and initiatives.
• Periodically meet with business unit ELT and senior leaders to complete and review risk monitoring activities (quarterly risk assessments) and other risk management deliverables as needed.
• Identify and escalate Cash Connect business risk related issues and ensure issues self-identified by others in the business unit(s) are timely, properly escalated and reported through the appropriate business unit channels (e.g. self-identification process, ERM, management committees, SOX 302 certifications, etc.)
• Identify and escalate control failures, breaches or suspicious activity in accordance with established procedures.
• Recommend updates to business policies, procedures and/or practices, consistent with established or identified risk protocols.
• Support timely remediation and track corrective action plans to closure.
• Develop and manage Cash Connect Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) against established thresholds/risk limits to ensure compliance with risk appetite on a quarterly basis. Investigate threshold breaches and create a formal action plan to remediate breaches.
• Own Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process by creating and validating process flow(s) that document the process, identifies controls, and control gaps. Partner with applicable Cash Connect stakeholder(s) to address issues or recommendations based on RCSA output.
• Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen Cash Connect risk controls and improve operational processes.
• Identify and escalate instances of emerging Cash Connect risks to business unit leadership and ERM partners for consideration and discussion.
• Participate in the annual review/evaluation of risk appetite(s) applicable to the respective Cash Connect business unit(s). Collaborate with senior leadership to ensure the risk appetite(s) accurately reflect the organization’s willingness to take on specific risk(s).
• Report monthly Operational Risk Event activity by reviewing provided general ledger activity and engaging Cash Connect stakeholders throughout assigned business unit(s). Document associated lessons learned around circumstances and root cause(s) to ensure events are properly understood and remediate. Provide updates on ongoing remediation efforts.
• Review action plans and remediation evidence for business issues (Audit, Regulatory, Compliance, Cash Connect Compliance, Operational, or self-identified issues) for adequacy prior to business submission as complete for validation testing.
• Serve as a visible risk leader within the Cash Connect business unit(s), ensuring fellow Associates understand their risk responsibilities and they are completed timely (including Third Party Risk Management, Model Risk Management, etc.…