Our client, a financial services and digital payments company, is seeking a Risk Analyst. 

This position is a remote, 6-month contract. Candidates must be eligible to work in the USA, without requiring H-1B visa sponsorship. The hourly rate is $53.45, W2 + paid holidays through Talent Table. No Corp-to-Corp.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage business partners in risk and control identification, documentation, mapping, and RCSA preparation.
• Support dashboard creation, monitoring, and executive-level reporting.
• Maintain artifacts such as risk registers and control inventories.
• Act as a liaison to business teams while ensuring risk-related work progresses.
• Manage issues through the issue management lifecycle.
• Collaborate and coordinate with FLRM program teams (Issue Management, Control Testing, Policy Governance) to align RBP priorities across FLRM.

Main Coverage Areas (but not limited to):

• Banking Operations.
• Remote Deposit Capture.
• Missing Deposits.
• Investigations.
• Behavioral Insights.
• Fraud analysis as it relates to:
  • Chargebacks and Bitcoin.
  • Account Takeover and Scams.
• Customer Onboarding and Identity Evaluations.
• Disputes and traditional banking money movements (e.g., ACH, mobile check deposits, wire transfers, paper money deposits)

You Have:

Given the scope of work, we’re looking for a temporary resource with strong analytical and communication skills, who can operate independently with minimal guidance.

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise risk management, operational risk, internal audit, or a related function within financial services or a regulated industry.
• Experience in Banking Operations and fraud, and an understanding of Machine Learning and Data Science fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of risk frameworks (COSO ERM, ISO 31000, Basel II/III) and regulatory knowledge or familiarity with financial services risk types (operational, fraud, compliance, etc.)
• Experience in risk assessment execution (e.g., RCSA, risk and control identification, control mapping, issue management, etc.).
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, detail-oriented, self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, especially with business process owners.
• Bachelor's Degree is a hard requirement.