Financial Risk Specialist I
Location
Remote
About Us
At Atomeocean, we are dedicated to empowering jobseekers on their journey to find meaningful employment.
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We are seeking a detail-oriented Financial Risk Specialist to join our team and support day-to-day risk monitoring, control testing, and reporting activities that help the business identify and manage financial risk exposures.
Job Description
We are looking for a Financial Risk Specialist to support credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk monitoring across the company.
As a Financial Risk Specialist at Atomeocean, you will produce recurring risk reports, track key risk indicators (KRIs) against thresholds, test controls, and surface anomalies so the business can identify and manage its financial risk exposures.
Responsibilities
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly risk reports (credit exposure, liquidity position, control breaches).
- Pull and reconcile risk data from internal systems, spreadsheets, and vendor feeds.
- Support the control testing process by completing standard test scripts and documenting evidence.
- Maintain risk registers, issue logs, and key risk indicator (KRI) trackers.
- Monitor exception queues and escalate breaches of policy limits.
- Respond to routine questions from business stakeholders about risk policies, limits, and reporting.
- Participate in cross-functional risk projects following standard risk-management workflows.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting, or a related field.
- No prior professional work experience required.
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel for routine data organization and report preparation.
- Ability to learn and use standard risk and finance tools with guidance (e.g., ERP/GL systems or BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI).
- Basic problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
- Ability to follow instructions and work under close supervision.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills in English.
- Ability to collaborate with team members in a remote work environment.
Preferred Skills
- Coursework or internship experience in risk management, credit analysis, audit, or compliance.
- Written and verbal communication skills in Mandarin.
- Exposure to introductory SQL or to BI dashboarding tools.
- Familiarity with basic statistical or probability concepts (distributions, hypothesis testing).
Preferred But Not Required
All preferred qualifications are optional and are not minimum requirements for the position.
These preferred skills do not increase the complexity of the offered position and do not elevate the wage level.
The entry-level employee will work under close supervision, and all advanced tasks will be assigned only to senior staff.
Wage Level Justification
This posting is classified using the worksheet method from the DOL's 2009 Prevailing Wage Determination Policy Guidance (see Wage Level Determination). Baseline occupation: Financial Risk Specialists (O*NET-SOC 13-2054.00), Job Zone 4 — experience range over 2 and up to 4 years; usual education: Bachelor's degree.
This posting is the Level I baseline. Every determination starts at Level I, and none of the four scored factors adds a point here:
| Worksheet step | This posting | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Step 2 Experience | No prior professional work experience required — at or below the start of the Job Zone 4 range | +0 |
| Step 3 Education | Bachelor's degree, the usual education for the occupation | +0 |
| Step 4 Special Skills | Excel, risk reporting, control testing, and KRI monitoring are covered by the occupation's O*NET Tasks and Work Activities baseline; SQL, BI tools, and statistical concepts are preferred but not required; Mandarin is preferred but not required, so no foreign-language point applies | +0 |
| Step 5 Supervisory Duties | None | +0 |
Starting at Level I (1) + 0 points = Level I.
Additional Information
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.
- Flexible working hours and a fully remote work environment.
- A collaborative and innovative team culture.
If you are an analytical thinker who is excited to build a career in financial risk management, we encourage you to apply!