Risk Analyst – Fall Term (Co-op/Internship) – 4 Months

Supports the execution of accurate and efficient reporting solutions for risk, regulatory and management information to internal and external stakeholders including regulatory bodies. Supports an efficient and effective risk management function which uses common information sources and practices, reduces ongoing costs, increases service level performance and minimizes risk.

• Designs, develops, and implements reporting solutions to meet management and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Provides advice and guidance to assigned business/group on implementation of analytical and reporting solutions.
• Executes work to deliver timely, accurate, and efficient service for scheduled reporting production processes.
• Supports the maintenance, monitoring, and measurement of key risk indicators to internal & external stakeholders.
• Analyses data and information to provide risk-related insights and recommendations for the assigned portfolio e.g. capital at risk modeling, risk/return assessments, etc.
• Supports the interpretation of internal and external policies and regulatory requirements relevant to the analytics and reporting mandate e.g. regulatory reporting.
• Works with various data owners to discover and select available data sources from internal sources and external vendors (e.g. lending system, payment system, external credit rating system) to fulfill analytical needs.
• Ensures strong governance and effective controls across risk reporting activities and information in accordance with enterprise standards.
• Analyzes data and highlights significant information including variances, trends, opportunities and exposures; escalates as required.
• Provides information and supports the process for internal and external audits.
• Gathers and formats data into regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
• Supports development and execution of strategic initiatives in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Supports the maintenance of operational procedures and processes related to analytical and reporting processes.
• Supports the development of tools and delivery of training focused on awareness and understanding of key data elements used in risk reporting.
• Participates in the design, implementation and management of core business processes to ensure the accuracy of risk data used in reporting.
• Organizes work information to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Focus may be on a business/group.
• Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works mostly independently.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.