Risk Officer Assistant

Location: Singapore
Department: Office
Reports To: Risk and Compliance Officer

About the Role

The Risk Officer Assistant will provide crucial support to the Risk Management team by assisting in the identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of various risks (e.g., operational, credit, market, compliance). This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual looking to build a career in risk management, offering excellent exposure to risk frameworks and processes within a professional environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Risk Monitoring & Analysis Support:

. Assist in the daily monitoring of risk exposures and key risk indicators (KRIs).

. Collect, validate, and organize data from various sources for risk analysis.

. Help prepare regular risk reports and dashboards for management review.

. Conduct preliminary research on industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging risks.

2. Process & Control Assistance:

. Support the maintenance and updating of risk management policies, procedures, and frameworks.

. Assist in testing the effectiveness of internal controls and documenting results.

. Help track and follow up on action plans to address identified control deficiencies or audit findings.

3. Administrative & Operational Support:

. Schedule and coordinate risk committee meetings, workshops, and training sessions.

. Prepare meeting agendas, take detailed minutes, and track action items to completion.

. Maintain organized and up-to-date risk registers, incident logs, and departmental files.

. Manage documentation for risk assessments and control inventories.

4. Compliance & Reporting:

. Aid in the preparation of materials for internal and external audits and regulatory examinations.

. Assist with the filing of regulatory reports and ensuring deadlines are met.

. Support compliance monitoring activities to ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulations.

Requirements

. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related field.

. 1-3 years of experience in a risk, compliance, audit, or banking/finance operations role.

. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.

. Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel for data analysis). Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) or GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) software is a plus.

. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

. Superior organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and work accurately under pressure.

. Proactive, eager to learn, and possesses a strong ethical standards and discretion when handling sensitive information.