Risk Officer
full/part-time
The risk officer is responsible for the effective assumption of manageable risk and helps the organization avoid anything that might threaten the successful execution of the company’s duties. The job description of the risk officer accounts for the unique set of skills and abilities that allows for the individual to anticipate and hopefully eliminate such threats and keep the company operating effectively. The risk officer is responsible for the effective assumption of manageable risk and helps the organization avoid anything that might threaten the successful execution of the company’s duties. The job description of the risk officer accounts for the unique set of skills and abilities that allows for the individual to anticipate and hopefully eliminate such threats and keep the company operating effectively. The risk officer serves the other managers and executives and oversees much of the financial and accounting departments in the company.
Responsibilities:
- Develops insurance strategies and financing techniques to appropriately deal with any unanticipated losses
- Recognizes potential threats to the company’s reputation including marketing missteps
- Coordinates programs designed to minimize threats and anticipate threats to the company
- Manages and prepares all documentation related to risk assessments and reviews of standard operating procedures.
- Delivers regular risk analysis reports to company executives complete with actionable plans for avoiding or preventing potential threats at all levels
- Oversees all audits of accounting practices, safety measures, and compliance reports
- Conducts regular risk assessments either through a team of risk management experts or personally on site
- Designs and implements methods for avoiding potential threats using available risk metric software and personal knowledge of the industry
- Prepares and maintains internal and external data gathering for risk analysis and reporting
- Identifies potential threats to the financial stability of the company, including risky credit, investments, and portfolio inefficiencies
- Detects potential threats to operational efficiency including underperforming resources, personnel liabilities, property inefficiencies, and safety risks
Skills:
- Must have extensive knowledge of financing and insurance strategies to build up preventative measures against potential losses
- Must have strong interpersonal skills to manage a team
- Must be both a problem solver and a risk taker
- Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Extensive knowledge of legal requirements and compliance regulations
- Proficient with risk management, auditing techniques, and accounting standards and principles.
- Must be able to take charge and act assertively without guidance
- Must possess knowledge of risk analysis, database management, risk metrics, and capital management
- Must be familiar with insurance and liability as well as compliance standards for the industry, including financial, property, operational, or personnel reporting, regulations, and standards