Senior Financial Risk Manager

<p><span>At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive.   We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. </span></p><p></p><p><span>As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other. </span></p><p></p><h2><b><u>Job Description</u></b></h2><p>The role provides an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced candidate to join the Bank’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team as the Bank looks to expand its Balance Sheet optimisation programme.</p><p></p><p>The Senior Financial Risk Manager provides leadership, direction and support to the Head of Enterprise Risk in reviewing and challenging the financial risks that Enterprise Risk provides second line oversight of.</p><p></p><p><u><b>Principal Accountabilities:</b></u></p><ul><li>Maintaining a strategic perspective on the market, socio-economic, political, regulatory and industry-specific events, and providing management with key emerging insights into their potential implications on the Bank’s risk profile.</li><li>Establish successful collaborative relationships with key business units and with both FLOD and SLOD stakeholders.</li><li>Provide second line oversight of the Bank’s liquidity and market risks (including IRRBB, FX, CSRBB) through the review and challenge of the Bank’s local Treasury and Financial Risk Management teams, as well as the Bank’s ICAAP, ILAAP, and Recovery Plan documents.</li><li>Enhance the Bank’s Market and Liquidity Risk oversight as the Bank matures and expands its Balance Sheet optimisation programme.</li><li>Prepare quarterly assessment reports to the Bank’s Executive Risk Committee on its liquidity and market risk profiles.</li><li>Produce periodic business model scenarios and sensitivity analysis to support the Bank’s Emerging Risk process.</li><li>Undertaking an annual inter-concentration risk assessment across the Bank’s risk profile.</li><li>Contribute to the enhancement of the financial risk management process through the development and calibration of Key Risk Indicators.</li><li>Perform independent review of the Bank’s strategy and strategic risk profile to ensure sufficient second line challenge of the strategic direction.</li></ul><p></p><p>​<b><u><span>Experience/Qualifications</span></u></b></p><ul><li>Significant Financial Risk, Capital Management or Treasury experience.</li><li>A strong track record of working with senior stakeholders.</li><li>At a minimum a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent within a technical discipline.</li><li>A Masters in Risk Management, or a Professional Designation in accounting (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or risk/finance (FRM, PRM or CFA) would be an advantage.</li><li>Minimum of five years of banking or payment industry experience.</li><li>Experience of stress testing, financial modeling or analytical risk reporting.</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Skills/Disposition</u></b></p><ul><li>Strong visual, influencing analytical communication skills</li><li>Strong Analytics skills.</li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Location Expectations</b>  </p><p>The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.  </p><p></p><p> <b>The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. </b></p><p><b>This role has been identified as a Controlled Function CF2 under the Central Bank of Ireland’s Individual Accountability Framework Act 2023. </b></p><p><b>Accordingly, US Bank DAC must be satisfied on reasonable grounds that the role holder complies at all times with the fitness and probity/propriety standards. Applicants agree to permit US Bank (or its agents) to conduct such due diligence as it deems necessary to satisfy itself on reasonable grounds that you comply with th