Risk Specialist - Dublin South Salary: €45-50k depending on experience plus benefits Hybrid working arrangement after successful probation period Reporting to: Risk and Compliance Senior Manager Overview The Risk Specialist performs an execution role in measuring, monitoring, and controlling entity risk management (including Compliance and Credit) and is responsible for the overall Entity Risk monitoring. The responsibilities encompass Operational Risks, AML/CTF and Sanction and Embargoes, Internal control framework, ABC framework and interaction with the Auditors. They also contribute to the Committee Governance in terms of Credit and Risk Committee. They are also accountable for challenging and supporting the implementation of risk management measures by the business lines and support units to ensure that the processes and controls put in place by the organisation. Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required: Relevant University degree (Bachelor/masters level) e.g. in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration. Candidates with higher education on risks and compliance topics, combined with adequate knowledge of the financial sector. Experience in implementing compliance frameworks and compliance risk management practices Knowledge about credit risks including a very good understanding of current requirements in credit risks management and governance. Strong financial analysis and accounting capabilities. A good understanding of the scope of risk management practices and techniques including experience in the development and implementation of risk policies. Knowledge regarding banking regulations (EBA) and interaction with ECB and local regulators. Previous experience in a comparable role in the financial services sector (3 to 5 years) Main role responsibilities: The main responsibility of risk specialist is the execution of measuring, monitoring and analysing credit risks. Oversight of credit process, credit scoring, if any, and approving non-performing exposures (NPE) management measures. In a risk monitoring and control function, they are responsible for the oversight of the scoring and rating rules being applied by the first line of defence and providing oversight of the whole credit process, as well as monitoring the portfolio concerning early warning indicators, watchlists and default. For NPE management, Risk Specialist has mainly a validation role, approving the different analysis and measures implementation coming from the first line of defence. The local risk specialist also has some responsibilities concerning provisioning, mainly for validating and challenging the different steps of the process being executed by the first line of defence. The risk specialist is responsible for implementing the risk and compliance framework within the perimeter for the company. For more information and a detailed job specification, please apply in confidence to Carol in Recruitment Plus via this advertisement If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, please feel free to contact us directly. However, if you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search. Recruitment Plus is not in a position to respond to each individual application due to the high volume of submissions. We will only contact those candidates whose CV matches the criteria for the vacancy. Thank you for your patience. For details on our privacy policy please click here: Benefits: pension healthcare Group Life Assurance