Finance Operational Risk Lead Associate

Summary

Join Fannie Mae's Finance Operational Risk Management (FORM) team as a Lead Associate and contribute your expertise in assessing and identifying potential risks. You will coach junior staff, manage projects, conduct risk assessments, and collaborate with stakeholders across the Finance division to ensure operational effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance. This role offers flexibility and the opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization's risk management framework. You will build relationships with key stakeholders, drive change initiatives, and contribute to a strong governance, risk, and control environment. The position requires extensive risk and control knowledge, strong communication and project management skills, and prior experience leading and coaching junior staff. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Requirements

• 4 years related experience such as accounting, audit, risk assessment, risk management, internal control, etc
• Extensive knowledge of risk and controls
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Prior experience leading, coaching and training junior staff
• Strong project management skills including the ability to manage multiple tasks, self-prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Ability to interact effectively throughout the organization, develop cooperative relationships, and collect information
• Ability to be flexible and re-prioritize work as the needs of the business change
• Skilled in Excel

Responsibilities

• Act as a source of knowledge related to Finance business process controls by coaching junior staff and monitoring testing progress
• Provide day-to-day project management oversight of other Risk and Controls junior analysts and consultants (including project guidance and informal coaching)
• Conduct first level review of work and documentation. Communicate project team and risk objectives; inspire and motivate team members to achieve results
• Assist with coordinating and administering assignments, monitoring team progress
• Partner with Finance Business Partners on issue management, track results of remediation of issues opening, remediation, closure, facilitate appropriate corrective actions
• Continually strengthen and improve the governance, risk and control environment of the organization acting as a key driver of change within the FORM team and the Finance division
• Build and maintain relationships with business partners at the VP, Director, Manager and staff levels. Provide advice and share knowledge with business partner VP, Directors and Managers to strengthen governance, risk and control environments, as appropriate
• Conduct RCSA/Risk Assessment Execution for processes within Finance including process mapping/walkthroughs, identification of risks and controls gaps and improvement opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in business administration, accounting, finance, information systems, computer science
• Proven experience managing and leading change with a continuous improvement mindset. Strives to identify and implement best practices
• Strong consulting and influencing skills to work effectively at all levels and gain stakeholder buy-in
• Demonstrated knowledge of the mortgage industry and Fannie Mae's business operations as it applies to risk assessments is highly preferred
• Audit, controls testing and/or financial services experience highly preferred
• Prior experience with Workiva and MetricStream or other enterprise GRC equivalent
• One or more of the following certifications: CIA, CPA

Benefits

• Fannie Mae incentive program
• Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks