Job description
Join Aurora Financial Group, a leading player in banking and financial services. We are seeking a Senior Banking Operations and Risk Analyst to strengthen our risk management framework, optimize operational workflows, and ensure regulatory compliance across the enterprise. This role partners with Compliance, Finance, IT, and Business Lines to deliver secure, scalable banking solutions.
As a critical member of the Operations & Risk team, you will analyze policy, monitor controls, and drive process improvements that reduce risk, improve efficiency, and enhance customer experience.
We offer a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, a modern work environment in NYC, and clear opportunities for career growth within a global financial institution.
Responsibility
- Lead end-to-end banking operations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of settlements, reconciliations, and transaction processing.
- Develop and monitor control frameworks to mitigate operational and compliance risk across retail, commercial, and investment services.
- Perform risk assessments, issue tracking, and remediation validation in collaboration with Compliance and IT teams.
- Analyze policy changes and translate regulatory requirements into actionable operational procedures.
- Collaborate with data analytics teams to produce risk reporting and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for senior management.
- Drive process improvements using Lean/Six Sigma principles to reduce cycle times and errors.
- Support audit readiness, regulatory inquiries, and internal control testing with precise documentation.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CFA/CA certification preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of banking operations, risk management, or AML/KYC experience in a regulated financial institution.
- Strong knowledge of banking products, transaction processing, settlements, settlement risk, and regulatory requirements (e.g., BSA/AML, KYC, FATCA).
- Proficiency in data analytics tools (SQL, Excel, Tableau) and at least one programming language (Python or R) for reporting.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence senior leaders.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management capabilities; ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience with internal controls, audit readiness, and regulatory reporting.