Business Continuity Analyst

Value Proposition

Our values define us and our culture inspires us to change lives for the better. Our employees are the heart and soul of our company, and every success we experience begins with them. Together we are committed to making a positive impact in our local communities. We champion a culture of continuous learning, work-life integration, and inclusion. We promote a digitally enabled work environment to continuously enhance the experience of our employees and customers.

Overview

This is a full-time, hybrid career opportunity based out of our Administrative Services Center location in East Petersburg, PA.

 

The Business Continuity Analyst contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the business continuity management program to ensure operational resilience. This role partners with business leaders to analyze critical processes and dependencies, coordinate continuity planning activities, and facilitate testing and reporting. The Analyst provides guidance and training to enhance continuity capabilities, prepares periodic program reports, and ensures alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements. Incumbents may serve as a mentor, work independently, and review the work of others as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain department business continuity plans that outline recovery strategies, roles, and responsibilities to strengthen organizational resilience. Conduct risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify critical processes, dependencies, and recovery objectives (RTO/RPO).
• Collaborate and develop strong working relationships with business leaders and cross-functional teams to align continuity and resilience strategies with organizational objectives and assist with plan activation and coordination during incidents. Guide, train, and counsel the lines of business to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of business continuity and resilience management activities and processes, as well as in the identification, documentation, mitigation, and monitoring of gaps.
• Plan and facilitate tabletop exercises to validate continuity and resilience plans. Document outcomes, identify gaps, and assist teams to implement corrective actions. Collaborate with teams to integrate lessons learned into updated plans and recommend enhancements based on industry best practices.
• Maintain accurate records of continuity plans, testing spreadsheets, and corrective actions. Prepare business continuity and resilience reports for annual reviews to communicate program status, gaps, and improvement opportunities. Support internal and external audits and address findings promptly.
• Provide training and technical support for continuity planning tools to ensure resilience objectives are met, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data integrity. Provide management, and other stakeholders if needed, with quality reports and analysis as deemed necessary, documenting clear and accurate findings that objectively convey observations and recommendations in the appropriate context.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and enhancements to business continuity and resilience management activities, processes, systems, and internal controls to ensure they are efficient, effective, and a fit for the organization’s needs and risk profile.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of industry trends, regional economic environment, and national regulatory environment, which could inform the analysis of emerging risks and have an impact on the way Fulton manages business continuity, resilience, and risk.

 

Qualifications

Education

Associate Degree or the equivalent experience. Specialty: Risk Management, Business Continuity, Resiliency, Information Technology, or Compliance. (Required)

Experience

3 or more years Risk Management, Business Continuity, Resiliency, Information Technology, or Compliance. (Required)

Certifications

Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP). (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong program management and organizational skills. (Required)
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and identify trends. (Required)
• Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities. (Required)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for clean documentation and reporting. (Required)

 

 Other Duties as Assigned by Manager

This role may perform other job duties as assigned by the manager. Each employee of the Organization, regardless of position, is accountable for reading, understanding and acting on the contents of all Company-assigned and/or job related Compliance Programs, regulations and policies and procedures, as well a