Senior Risk Analyst Cover Letter

Please consider me for the senior risk analyst opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support during the implementation of new clients, terminations or transitions of assets, including performing Know Your Client and Anti-Money Laundering reviews.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• A good understanding of Retail Banking portfolios is desirable, as is experience with line management
• Experience in process/control design and analysis including conducting quality control testing
• Excellent time-management skills to manage multiple deadlines and tasks with varying priority levels
• An Accounting Qualification or a Bachelor’s in Economics / Finance or MBA with Finance concentration, preferred
• Excellent analytical skills and capacity to deal with large numbers of data in different systems to proactively make thoughtful recommendations that add value
• A quick learner with high level of intellectual curiosity, able to see the big picture while maintaining attention to details
• Have a professional designation such as a CFA, CPA, CAIA, FRM or other
• Have an understanding of risk measurement principles

I am excited to be applying for the position of senior risk analyst. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for program or systems analyst utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze organizational effectiveness for Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP), Counter-Terrorism, and/or Expeditionary Forensic program requirements.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Be able to approach complex problems and apply a logical method to draw out appropriate insight
• Be a creative thinker, able to objectively review proposals to understand and measure the risks they present the Society
• Understanding of financial risk, compliance, or audit functions desirable
• Working knowledge of financial statement preparation and/or financial statement analysis
• Knowledge of the energy industry, primarily power and natural gas
• Experience with performing credit reviews of proposed suppliers and counterparties, assessing the risks associated with proposed transactions requiring credit risk approval
• Experience consulting on credit related issues, risks, and mitigation strategies
• Awareness of risk management concepts and credit policies preferred

In response to your job posting for senior risk analyst, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for production support to bank downstream end users specifically – Financial Reporting (Controllers), Managerial Reporting, and Anti-Money Laundering (Transaction Monitoring).

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Executing risk programs, information security programs and/or audit program
• Experience with security and operational risk programs within the payment industry
• Risk assessments and developing risk frameworks and process to determine the outcome
• Experience with supplier or vendor assessment framework and tools
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and other operational programs
• Knowledge of programming in python or other scripting languages
• BA/BS, preferably in Risk Management, Finance or Accounting
• Knowledge of credit terms

Please consider me for the senior risk analyst opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for support to Anti-money Laundering Business Rule Standards Committee (AMBRS) and other assigned meetings/committee for preparing/reviewing meeting materials, packages and other duties.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Day1 Gain Process
• Facilitating activity between FO/MO/BO
• Developing tools to support analytical processes around the portfolio
• Assisting in the valuation and capture of structured transactions
• Improvement in the trade capture and review processes
• Facilitate the automation of streamlining of existing reporting and processes
• Documentation and implementation of key controls
• Knowledge of core risk analytics business processes, including V@R

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the senior risk analyst position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for specialized advice, guidance and direction to team members on money laundering, financing of terrorism, and other related issues.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Familiarity with commercial loan documentation
• Working knowledge of executing test scripts preferred
• Exceptional financial risk and technical accounting experience
• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, logistic regression, Random Forest, gradient boosting, deep learning
• Knowledge of various SQL and NoSQL database structures and proficiency in using data extracting languages, particularly SQL
• Technical skills (Excel/SQL/VBA ) and the CFA and FRM credentials will also be viewed favorably
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, including experience using lookups, pivot tables and macros preferred
• Experience of working with pricing strategies and optimisation