AVP Treasury Risk & Controls Officer (RICO)

Madison-Davis

New York, NY

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$75,000–$97,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Administrative Management, Administrative Skills, Auditing, Documentation, English Language, Environmental Monitoring, Financial Risk Management, Know Your Customer (KYC), Legal, Maintain Compliance, Mandarin Chinese Language, Monitor Regulations, Multilingual, Object Relational Mapping (ORM), Onboarding, Operations Management, Performance Metrics, Plan Meetings, Policy Implementation, Procedure Implementation, Project/Program Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Testing, Treasury, Treasury Management
LOCATION
New York, NY
POSTED
14 days ago

Title: AVP Treasury Risk & Controls Officer (RICO)

Office Status: Hybrid New York, NY

Base Salary: $75k - $97k + bonus

ABOUT THE ROLE

This AVP-level opportunity sits within the Treasury department of a well-established financial institution, serving as the dedicated first-line Risk and Internal Control Officer responsible for promoting sound risk governance, managing compliance obligations, and acting as the critical liaison between Treasury and second and third line functions. The role offers broad ownership across operational risk management, KYC administration, regulatory monitoring, audit preparation, and Treasury governance framework development making it an ideal fit for a bilingual risk professional with Treasury product knowledge and a proactive, ownership-driven approach to internal controls. Proficiency in both Mandarin and English is required for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Act as an independent first-line control point within Treasury;liaise between Treasury staff and second and third line risk, compliance, legal, and audit teams to ensure risk and compliance requirements are clearly conveyed and effectively executed
  • Execute all RICO-related tasks including RCSA, BIA, EWRA, CCRA, and other risk assessment and documentation requests from Risk Management and Legal & Compliance departments
  • Perform control testing to verify that identified controls are properly implemented;provide ORM reporting to relevant stakeholders
  • Act as project manager for audit and examination preparation;monitor and track execution of remediation projects including first-line action plan items
  • Assist Treasury management in identifying KRIs and developing ongoing monitoring and reporting processes;ensure consistency of KRI/KPI reporting across Treasury
  • Serve as KYC Officer for Treasury managing all counterparty onboarding and maintenance, KYC reviews, periodic reviews, and screening activities
  • Act as Treasury Administration Officer organize and prepare meeting materials including ALCO Meeting documentation;manage Treasury's risk management, compliance, and general administration functions
  • Enhance Treasury risk governance frameworks;update policies and procedures to reflect regulatory changes and internal control enhancements
  • Monitor the regulatory environment for applicable changes;advise the Department Head and assist in implementing policy, procedure, and process updates to address new requirements
  • Perform the Vendor Manager role for the Treasury department
  • Assist in special projects initiated by Head Office and other branch departments

About the Company

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