Risk Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY:

The role of a Risk Analyst in our Global Internal Audit and Risk Team requires development and further enhancement of Internal Audit’s risk management dashboard tool from a business/risk perspective. This dashboard includes Risk Assessment at an Agency level and a feedback loop – which will provide compliance levels for risks, policy and controls tested by Internal Audit. The tool is currently used by Internal Audit team and other departments within IPG.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ownership of Internal Audit’s risk management dashboard tool from a business and risk analytics perspective.
• Evaluation and review of existing risks in line with Company risks and objectives. Providing suggestion for improvement/changes.
• Evaluation and review of data risk attributes used in calculation of risk rankings and compliance levels of risks/policy/controls. Provide suggestions for improvements/changes.
• Continuous monitoring and review of Outliers and anomalies as part of the risk assessment refresh process.
• Managing and further developing our risk assessment visualization tool to jointly share data and expertise, with the main objective to continually expand on current capabilities to align to best practices.  
• Managing User access, quarterly risk assessment timeline and other admin related activities associated with the tool.
• Coordinating with Internal Audit team and other departments to understand the business need for tool’s further development and enhancement.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field, preferably with a concentration in Business Risk or Finance. Masters/MBA preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills
• 4+ years of relevant business experience, including risk management preferred
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively either independently or as part of a team
• Advanced PC skills, Microsoft Office Suite