Enterprise Risk Analyst

First Hawaiian Bank • Honolulu, HI

7h

About The Position

First Hawaiian Bank is seeking an Enterprise Risk Analyst to join its Enterprise Risk Department. Under the guidance of the Enterprise Risk Manager, the Analyst supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Bank’s risk management framework and other activities associated with the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program. The position calls for a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and organized professional who can identify, assess, and mitigate risks across business functions. The Analyst contributes to policy design, regulatory compliance, advice to stakeholders, and enterprise-level decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, risk management, or a related field.
• At least two years of professional experience in risk management, banking, quantitative analysis, or related experience.
• Familiarity with risk frameworks such as COSO, ISO 31000, or similar.
• Ability to work effectively with management and staff at all levels and build working relationships with business units.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical analysis to non-technical audiences.
• Strong organization skills, prioritization, deadline management, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and ability to seek assistance as needed.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, critical thinking, investigative problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to source data, analyze financial statements, and conduct sensitivity analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications.
• Ability to handle confidential matters judiciously.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in finance, business administration, risk management, or a related field.
• Certification such as FRM, PRM, CRMA, or equivalent.
• Experience in enterprise risk management, financial risk management, banking, finance, or corporate treasury.

Responsibilities

• Support the consolidation of identified risks and facilitate governance.
• Coordinate, prepare, collect, review, and produce materials for Enterprise and Board Risk Committees, including Risk Appetite Reporting Metrics and Forward-Looking Risk Metrics.
• Maintain the Bank’s material risk inventory and assess emerging risks for inclusion.
• Produce the monthly Market Risk report for the Asset-Liability Committee.
• Support reviews of material policy breaches to ensure compliance with ERM Guidelines.
• Prepare ad hoc risk reports and presentations for senior management and risk committees.
• Assist with drafting, reviewing, updating, and rolling out ERM policies and governance documents, keeping them current and aligned with schedules.
• Help educate stakeholders and promote enterprise-wide adoption of sound, harmonized risk management practices.
• Support independent Risk Management teams in developing second-line-of-defense risk management approaches and harmonizing practices, including policy-making, risk appetite statements and metrics, and policy exceptions.
• Advise risk owners on applying ERM guidelines and provide independent assessments of risk management efforts within business units.
• Increase risk management literacy across the Bank through educational materials and training related to ERM policies and guidelines.
• Assist with preparation for and responses to internal audits and regulatory examinations.
• Support improvements to the ERM framework, incorporation of industry best practices, efficiency enhancements, and organizational objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time