Senior Risk Analyst

In this role, you will provide analysis and support First Line Risk Management initiatives for Ameriprise Bank. This involves working with multiple systems used to calculate risk measures, and identifying, researching and resolving various data issues for accurate reporting and analysis.

You will support day-to-day risk oversight for assigned business deliverables, project support, change management support and lead process reviews identifying risk and developing solutions while maintaining regulatory and supervisory controls. Additionally, support Risk Events to ensure appropriate root cause is identified, issues are resolved timely and appropriate controls/mitigation are put in place. You will serve as escalation point of contact/ risk liaison to ensure appropriate information exchange and to drive forward risk reducing recommendations, testing and actions through resolution and lead and assist with ongoing regulatory inquiries or audits in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for loading and reconciling risk information/data into specific systems.
• Prepare reports for leadership to perform analysis and report results to senior leadership in Ameriprise Bank.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the data in the system. Analyze, identify, research and resolve data issues for reports and statistics utilized by the team. Utilizing knowledge of the systems, implement other solutions to resolve data issues.
• Conduct quarterly control testing of assigned business controls under Ameriprise Bank.
• Provide general support of risk management functions for Ameriprise Bank, including but not limited to, risk events, Risk and Control Self-Assessment, change management, operational soundness, control testing changes, and Business Continuity Planning.
• Provide support for Bank project management by assisting in the analysis and documentation of the risks and controls associated with the project.
• Partner with Bank Technology to perform access management analysis for banking systems.
• Partner with Risk Managers and other business partners to proactively identify opportunities and recommend solutions to mitigate current and future business risk, including opportunities to involve automation and/or data analytics.
• Direct and guide initiatives by validating applicable banking regulations (OCC, FDIC, CFPB, etc.) to business processes and enhancing processes or documentation as necessary. 
• Assist with operational and regulatory audits or inquiries in a timely and accurate manner.

Required Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (4-years)
• Post-secondary education and relevant work experience may be interchanged to meet the combined total years of minimum required qualifications for education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Risk management experience, preferably in a corporate bank environment
• Strong Excel/reporting skills, including proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of the banking industry, including personal trust services
• Advanced technical skills, including general understanding of SQL, and MS Power Tool suite (Power Automate, Power BI, Power Apps)
• Experience developing Power BI reporting utilizing various data sources such as relational databases, Excel and SharePoint
• Excellent analytical capabilities and interpersonal skills
• Strong internal and external relationship management skills

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2022. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $74,800 - $101,000 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role.