EU Finance Functional Risk Manager

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.   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.   We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation. We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

The EU Finance Functional Risk Manager is considered an expert in applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact their assigned line of business. Job scope and complexity of assigned business is broad and very complex. This role has an expert-level understanding of the business line’s operations, products/services, systems, and associated risks/controls. They typically interact directly with senior managers requiring an advanced level of presentation, relationship building and negotiation skills. They will support Finance investment portfolios, treasury and investment activities, and the related market, capital, liquidity, and operational risk. Key accountabilities: Serve as a trusted risk advisor to aligned Finance leaders Identify and address risks before they impact objectives Present Finance update at appropriate committee meetings Serve as a functional liaison between the Business Line and second and third lines of defence Evaluate and consult on the risks associated with strategic priorities or major programs and projects Design, enhance and simplify effective control environments for Finance teams. Provides assurance of the efficacy of the BL compliance with Enterprise Risk Appetite Statement and Enterprise Risk Management Policy Leading collaboration sessions with the functional area(s) to document Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Business Line Incidents and report Operational losses.  Support the BL with risk programs such as Issues Management, BCIQ & PRISM submissions, Risk assessment Unit reviews and support and monitor through the full lifecycle. Manage adhoc projects from start to finish Respond to unexpected events and findings Skills & experience required: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience. Six to ten years of applicable experience. Possesses a sound understanding of investment management practices, financial instruments, and applicable regulatory requirements, enabling effective independent risk assessment, review, and challenge. Considerable understanding of the business line's operations, products/services, systems, and associated risks/controls. Considerable knowledge of Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies. Strong process facilitation, project management, and analytical skills.

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