Corporate Financial Risk Analyst I

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.•Town of Mount Pleasant, NY

8d•$59,462 - $97,151

About The Position

The Financial Risk Analyst I leverages quantitative expertise, financial acumen, and data governance skills to support key risk management functions across both Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Model Risk Management (MRM) and will report to the Financial Risk Manager. The position plays a role in enterprise-wide risk oversight by integrating data-driven insights, managing risk thresholds, and advising senior leadership on risk posture, emerging risks, and macroeconomic trends. The individual in this role serves as the primary preparer and analyst of the Bank’s quarterly Risk Appetite Statement, Peer Bank Performance Reports, Department KRI/KPI Reports, Economic Indicator Report, and other critical risk analytics, driving strategic decision-making. This position also provides briefings and risk analyses to executive leadership, the Board, and risk oversight committees. The position also supports the associated governance and frameworks of the Bank’s enterprise risk reporting. The Financial Risk Analyst I will also be called to help with testing and documenting tools classified as non-models and help develop challenger models for model validations. A successful candidate will be driven by curiosity to explore and analyze various business lines and functions throughout the bank. This is a Corporate position which may be located at an available bank division location across our nine-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, TX, UT, WA, or WY. The entry rate for this position is $59,461.97 + / per year (calculated for Kalispell, MT). All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background. WA Applicants ONLY: Range $64,767.56 to $97,151.34 per year

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Engineering, or other quantitative disciplines.
1 year Experience in financial services, such as banking, finance, insurance, or a related quantitative field.
Knowledge Of Statistical tools R, SAS, and advanced Excel.
Knowledge Of Analytical/quantitative skills (ability to handle, analyze, interpret, and utilize data to solve complex problems).
Advanced Experience MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and ability to create attractive and useful dashboard reports.
A practical knowledge of statistical, quantitative, and data analysis tools and techniques used in risk management.
Strong analytical skills and business orientation with proven ability to use data and analytics to drive business results and identify and quantify levels of risk.
Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend laws and regulations with the ability to summarize key points succinctly to audiences and ensure compliance.
Excellent technical writing and oral communication skills with particular emphasis on being able to articulate complex topics in a manner digestible to a wide audience.
Demonstrated self-starter with ability to take ownership and accountability of assignments and who can work independently with minimal supervision at times.
Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet varying deadlines; adaptability to frequent changing demands.
Passion for continuous growth, learning, and improvement as well as embracing opportunities to lead initiatives.
Ability to effectively challenge model assumptions and results to senior management.
Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations as applicable to your job duties. This includes but is not limited to: complete compliance training and adhere to internal procedures and controls; report any known violations of compliance policy, laws, or regulations and report any suspicious customer and/or account activity.

Nice To Haves

Beginner Experience Query/database and business intelligence tools such as Cognos, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and data governance fundamentals.
Beginner Experience Model development or validation experience is preferred.
Knowledge Of Artificial Intelligence training is preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct and/or facilitate comprehensive model validations and reviews according to guidelines based on SR 11-7 and FDIC-22-2017 to include an assessment of model usage, documentation, conceptual soundness, data integrity, control environment, and the software environment.
Presents results and deliverables through formal reports and verbal presentations to model owners and senior management.
Support the development, enhancement, and governance of the Bank’s suite of Enterprise Risk Management Reports, including the Board’s Risk Appetite Statement.
Provide Executive and Board-level briefings and provide effective challenge to all levels of leadership to improve bank performance and limit bank risk.
Provides effective challenge and second line of defense oversight over various business lines to ensure proper risk mitigation of activities under taken by the first line of defense.
Supports model risk management efforts by supporting efforts to identify, monitor, and test non-models. In addition, support will be provided to the model risk program by performing data testing or helping develop challenger models.
Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.