Risk Analyst jobs in Bellevue, NE

Position: Senior Risk Analyst

Location:  Centris Headquarters (132nd & Pacific St)

General Summary:

At Centris, we're more than just a financial institution – we're a trusted life-long financial partner. Our mission is to empower our members to achieve their financial goals and dreams. We're dedicated to providing unparalleled service and building lasting relationships with our members and communities. This position will be an integral part of fostering that mission by providing analysis and risk management of internal control throughout the organization.

Essential Responsibilities:  

• Service: Provide unparalleled service to both internal and external members in accordance with the Centris Service Promises.
  • Create and/or develop long lasting relationships with internal and/or external members, vendors, federal and state regulators and other business contacts.
  • Communicate and manage relationships with the Leadership Team, business unit leaders, Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee, regulators, and other outside parties
  • Act as an advocate for Centris ensuring that established and created processes adhere to design specifications and adhere to internal and external audit and compliance standards.
  • Provide expertise to the organization and other functional areas to ensure well informed decisions, effective workflow and transaction completion.
  • Direct and oversee applicable activities of Strategic Risk Management

• Process Control Management:
  • Consult and advise Management on methods to identify, assess, monitor risk and assist in the development of processes, policies and procedures.
  • Assist in establishing a quality control program to perform quality control reviews to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, and underwriting procedures.
  • Implement and perform continuous monitoring of key processes to ensure operating effectiveness.
  • Analyze the risks and the design of controls for key business processes in financial reporting, compliance and operations and provide fundamental guidance on the internal control environment to the organization.
  • Identify and drive standardization of controls including controls documentation such as process narratives, flowcharts, and risk matrices within the credit union.
  • Develop ongoing processes to ensure all controls documentation is current and any changes are accurately documented.
  • Recognize and make recommendations for control and process improvements to strengthen the internal control environment as well as improve operations and reduce expenses.
  • Create framework for operational risk management and facilitate the identification and documentation of operational risks and controls.
  • Identify opportunities and risks within Centris’ financial reporting, compliance, credit, sales and operations and assist with risk assessments.

• Management:
  • Assist with projects assigned by the Vice President, Strategic Risk Management
  • Develop and maintain strong and effective relationships and work collaboratively and cross-functionally with others including Internal Audit, external auditing partners, regulators, and other professional service providers.
  • Maintain an awareness of current and emerging trends related to internal controls including but not limited to, COSO, information technology, e-commerce, regulatory and accounting changes.
  • Assist with designing, developing, and implementing a robust risk internal controls framework tailored to Centris’ needs.
  • Provide internal controls and process knowledge including training, to process and control owners and their respective managers.
  • Assist with other operational projects and reviews to identify potential efficiencies, strategy, and improvements as it relates to risk management.
  • Pursue professional development opportunities including external and internal training and professional association memberships and share information with peers and managers.
  • Adhere to the highest level of professional and ethical standards.