Finance Risk, Senior Lead Analyst (QA)

KeyBank • Brooklyn, OH

6d • $80,000 - $150,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Lead Analyst (QA) is a senior‑level contributor within Finance Risk Governance (FRG), responsible for strengthening risk identification, issue management, and quality assurance across the Finance organization. While the role maintains accountability for regulatory reporting quality assurance activities, it expands beyond Regulatory Reporting to provide Finance‑wide risk coverage, with particular emphasis on Emerging Risks and Issues Management. Operating independently from daily execution activities, this role identifies emerging and systemic risks, evaluates control effectiveness, and partners with Finance leadership to drive proactive risk mitigation and sustainable governance outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in finance risk management, regulatory reporting, internal/external audit, or quality assurance within a complex financial institution.
• Demonstrated experience working within a financial services environment, with exposure to multiple Finance functions.
• Proven experience leading complex, risk‑based testing, review, or assessment programs, including identification of issues and driving process or control improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to assess emerging and systemic risks.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, provide credible challenge, and influence stakeholders across Finance and Risk functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with risk‑based assessment frameworks, issue management, benchmarking, and controls testing across Finance processes.
• Experience identifying and managing emerging risks or cross‑functional risk themes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to leadership or governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Own the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of a designated QA and risk program pillar, with expanded responsibility for Emerging Risks & Issues Management across Finance.
• Lead Finance‑wide identification, assessment, and aggregation of emerging risks and issues, including thematic analysis across Finance functions.
• Design and execute risk‑based testing and review activities aligned to enterprise Finance risk priorities.
• Manage the end-to-end issue lifecycle, including identification, escalation, root cause analysis, remediation tracking, and closure.
• Establish and maintain quality and risk standards aligned with internal policies, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.
• Analyze trends and recurring issues to inform governance forums and senior Finance leadership.
• Prepare and present materials for governance and advisory forums, clearly communicating Finance‑wide risk themes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex Finance risk, QA, and issue management matters.
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments impacting Finance and adapt QA and risk methodologies accordingly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level