Risk Control Consultant

Job Title: Senior Risk & Controls Analyst

Location: 1 First American Way Santa Ana, CA 92707

Duration: 12 months

Job Description

How You'll Contribute

· Develops a clear understanding of the enterprise and the existing risks and controls through review of documentation including the enterprise risk assessment, risk assessment methodology, policies, and procedures.

· Translates complex operational processes into clear, structured risk and control language that is aligned with the established methodology.

· Identifies and documents evidence requirements for each control, including source systems, report names, and retention expectations.

· Facilitates working sessions with process owners to ensure that risk, control, and evidence details are accurately captured.

· Develops and maintains a detailed project plan covering risk documentation, control documentation, evidence mapping, and walkthroughs by process area.

· Tracks progress against established timelines, milestones, and deliverables, proactively identifying areas at risk of delay and escalating issues as needed.

· Monitors documentation quality, ensuring consistent application of the established methodology across all process areas; flags inconsistencies or gaps for review.

· Supports preparation of periodic progress updates for leadership.

What You'll Bring

Education, Experience, Licensure & Certifications

· Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience

· 5 years of experience in risk management, internal controls, compliance, internal audit, or related field, preferably within the Commercial Banking and / or Fiduciary and Wealth Management industries

· Experience with GRC or risk-management systems (AuditBoard experience preferred).

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs)

· Knowledge of operational and regulatory risks and controls, and the related concepts and practices

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at the senior management level across functional groups and business units

· Excellent client service skills

· Excellent organizational and analytical skills

· Attention to detail

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and teamwork skills

· Self-motivated; self-starter

· Ability to manage multiple tasks, respond quickly to emergent problems, and focus both on long-range projects and immediate tasks

· Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Additional Job Description

Job Complexities & Impact

· Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of information requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

· Devises solutions based on limited information and precedents and adapts existing approaches to resolve issues.

· Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select the right course of action.

Supervision Received or Extended

· No formal responsibility for the supervision of others

· Works independently under broad supervision