Senior Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) Analyst

SECU • Raleigh, NC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) Senior Analyst plays a key role in supporting the implementation and execution of the enterprise RCSA program. This position is responsible for facilitating assessments, documenting risks and controls, analyzing business unit submissions, and helping ensure RCSA activities are completed in accordance with established methodology and documentation standards. The Senior Analyst will work closely with business units, risk partners, and program leadership to support the consistent identification, assessment, and documentation of operational risks and controls across the organization. The individual will assist with end-to-end RCSA activities, including meeting preparation, facilitation support, documentation, follow-up, quality review, and reporting. This role contributes to the overall success of the RCSA program by helping business units clearly articulate their processes, risks, controls, and residual risk exposure, while also identifying opportunities to improve documentation quality, control transparency, and risk awareness. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across the organization. The role is ideal for someone with a solid understanding of risk management, controls, process analysis, or audit concepts who is interested in contributing to the buildout and maturation of a foundational operational risk management program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, risk management, accounting, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in operational risk management, internal controls, audit, compliance, process improvement, or related field.
• Foundational understanding of risk and control concepts, including the relationship between processes, risks, controls, and residual risk.
• Ability to analyze information, identify documentation gaps, and support structured, high-quality risk and control assessments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document complex discussions in a clear and concise manner.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and work effectively in a cross-functional environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting risk assessments, control assessments, audits, validations, or related governance activities.
• Experience in a financial institution, credit union, bank, or other regulated industry.
• Familiarity with operational risk management, internal control frameworks, or issues management practices.
• Familiarity with risk taxonomies, process documentation, and control inventories.
• Experience supporting reporting, dashboards, trend analysis, or management presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support and facilitate RCSA engagements with business units by coordinating meetings, documenting discussions, and capturing risks, controls, control effectiveness assessments, and residual risk determinations.
• Analyze business processes, risk statements, and control descriptions to help identify gaps, inconsistencies, or areas requiring clarification.
• Review submitted RCSA documentation for completeness, consistency, and alignment with methodology.
• Support preparation of recurring reporting on RCSA progress, assessment results, trends, and observations.
• Provide day-to-day support to business units and partners on RCSA expectations, documentation standards, and process requirements.
• Assist in maintaining and refining RCSA templates, job aids, guidance documents, and supporting materials.
• Support data entry, workflow tracking, and record maintenance within Archer or other tools used to support the RCSA program.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.

What This Job Offers

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