Corporate Risk Manager

Valley Communities Credit Union • Mosinee, WI

2d • $87,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Building lifelong relationships, one member at a time! Valley Communities Credit Union has been serving members for over 91 years. With our rich history, starting out in 1935, we served the employees of the Mosinee Paper Mill with a tiny office in their punch house. Growing continually over the years, we currently serve over 16,000 members in five different Central Wisconsin communities.

The Corporate Risk Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the credit union's enterprise‑wide risk management program to ensure maximum protection of organizational assets in an efficient manner. This role leads the identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of credit union risks, ensuring adherence to NCUA requirements, state regulations, and applicable legislation. The Corporate Risk Manager audits departmental activities for compliance with Board‑approved policies, procedures, and risk management plans ensuring accountability of assets through physical counts, inventories, and confirmations; and prepares reports summarizing audit and risk assessment results with recommendations to improve controls, efficiencies, and governance. Serving as a trusted advisor to executive management and the Board of Directors, this role provides direct support to and leadership for the Audit Committee and works closely with external auditors and regulators to facilitate examinations, audits, and other supervisory activities in support of safe and sound operations.

See additional responsibilities in attached job description.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of similar or related experience in a financial institution.
• Ability to build relationships and rapport with members and staff.
• An associate's degree is required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Planning, directing, and overseeing the credit union's enterprise‑wide risk management program to ensure maximum protection of organizational assets in an efficient manner.
• Leading the identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of credit union risks, ensuring adherence to NCUA requirements, state regulations, and applicable legislation.
• Auditing departmental activities for compliance with Board‑approved policies, procedures, and risk management plans ensuring accountability of assets through physical counts, inventories, and confirmations.
• Preparing reports summarizing audit and risk assessment results with recommendations to improve controls, efficiencies, and governance.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to executive management and the Board of Directors.
• Providing direct support to and leadership for the Audit Committee.
• Working closely with external auditors and regulators to facilitate examinations, audits, and other supervisory activities in support of safe and sound operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree