Role Description
The Risk Controls Analyst / Risk Controls Specialist evaluates the design and effectiveness of controls that manage business risks. The role involves reviewing processes, assessing control coverage, testing key controls, and identifying weaknesses that could expose the organization to operational, financial, or compliance risks.
The successful candidate will collaborate with risk, compliance, audit, and business teams to recommend control improvements, document findings, and track corrective actions. This position also supports risk and control assessments, maintains control documentation, and provides insights that strengthen accountability and risk management practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, risk management, or a related field.
- Relevant experience in risk controls, internal controls, risk management, internal audit, or compliance.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and identify control gaps.
- Understanding of risk and control frameworks, control testing methods, and remediation processes.
- Ability to review process documentation, assess supporting evidence, and prepare clear findings and recommendations.
- Familiarity with preventive and detective controls, segregation of duties, approval procedures, and exception management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and data analysis.
- Familiarity with governance, risk, and compliance platforms, audit tools, or ERP systems is an advantage.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to discuss control issues with stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple assessments, meet deadlines, and track corrective actions through completion.
- Professional qualifications such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, FRM, or equivalent are an advantage.
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