Director, Risk Advisory

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The objective of the Finance Control Management Risk Advisory team is to provide specialized and strategic risk advisory specific to Finance areas.

Finance is looking for a Director of Risk Advisory to lead a diverse team of high-performing professionals focused on ensuring control management is embedded in the day-to-day operations of our organization. It will involve extensive collaboration with multiple partners across numerous business units, functional areas, and geographies.

The Director, Risk Advisory will:
? Provide risk advisory specific to Finance large-scale initiatives
? Lead strategic projects to uplift the Finance control environment
? Compile best practices and learnings from historical initiatives, and leverage to support risk identification
? Ensure appropriate assessment and controls related to data risk across the data lifecycle
? Coordinate with Finance process owners to embed ORM considerations into financial processes
? Collaborate across FLT teams for input on areas of risk

Required Qualifications: ? 6+ Years experience in operational risk management (e.g., within Risk and/or Internal Audit function) and understands critical operational risk management lifecycle activities ? Experience with assessing and mitigating data risk across the data lifecycle ? Excellent project management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to interact and obtain buy-in from senior Finance counterparts ? Experience within financial services industry ? Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to analyze data, identify trends, and evaluate risk scenarios effectively ? Demonstrated history and ability to manage large teams, spread over geographies and with varying backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications: ? Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Risk Mgmt., or related field; advanced degrees (e.g., MBA, MSc) or certifications are advantageous ? Experience in at least one of the following

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