Risk Reporting & Governance Consultant

Job#: 3048817

Job Description:

Everforth Apex Systems is a world-class services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' visions.

Apex has an opportunity for a Risk Reporting & Governance Consultant in the Banking Industry expertise to join our fast-paced financial services partner on an exciting initiative!

Role: Risk Reporting & Governance Consultant

Term: 5+ Mo. - Extensions possible

Location: Remote, US

Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Risk Reporting & Governance Consultant to help modernize and standardize First Line of Defense (FLOD) risk reporting across the enterprise. This individual will play a key role in designing executive and Board-level reporting, improving data quality and governance, and driving automation of risk reporting processes.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience within banking or other highly regulated environments, with a proven ability to transform complex risk data into clear, actionable insights for executives, committees, and regulators.
Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and standardize FLOD risk reporting for executive leadership, risk committees, and Board-level stakeholders.
• Develop executive-ready dashboards and reporting that highlight risk trends, emerging risks, escalations, key issues, and performance against established risk metrics.
• Design reporting views that aggregate information across risk programs, including:
  • Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSA)
  • Issues Management
  • Operational Events
  • Metric Threshold Breaches
  • Regulatory Findings
  • Complaints
  • Fraud
  • Training Compliance
• Build drill-down reporting capabilities across dimensions such as line of business, risk category, regulation, product, control framework, and risk statement.
• Document current-state reporting processes, data sources, ownership structures, and data lineage.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate data collection, aggregation, dashboard refreshes, and reporting production.
• Develop controls that ensure reporting accuracy, completeness, reconciliation, auditability, and data quality.
• Establish reporting governance processes, escalation procedures, and change management controls.
• Create supporting documentation including operating procedures, RACI matrices, data mapping artifacts, and reporting standards.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and working sessions involving business leaders, risk partners, technology teams, and data owners.
• Manage project plans, track milestones and dependencies, and provide regular status updates to leadership.

Expected Deliverables

• Standardized risk reporting framework and executive dashboard designs.
• Committee and Board-level reporting templates with defined governance and escalation processes.
• Data inventory, lineage documentation, and ownership model.
• Automated reporting solutions and dashboard refresh capabilities where feasible.
• Data quality and validation framework, including reconciliations, change controls, and audit support processes.
• Operating procedures, reporting standards, and process documentation.
• Governance and change management materials, including intake processes, testing standards, and approval workflows.
• Project plans, milestone tracking, stakeholder communications, and status reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, or enhancing risk reporting, management reporting, executive dashboards, or committee-level reporting within financial services or another regulated industry.
• Strong experience with data mapping, data lineage, reconciliations, data quality controls, evidence retention, and audit-ready documentation.
• Proficiency with reporting and analytics platforms such as:
  • Power BI
  • SQL
  • Power Platform
  • Excel
  • SharePoint
  • Data Warehouse Solutions
  • GRC Platforms
• Ability to translate business and risk requirements into functional specifications, reporting designs, governance documentation, and implementation plans.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior business and risk leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of First Line of Defense (FLOD) risk management, operational risk, issue management, risk metrics, control testing, and governance processes.
• Experience standardizing reporting across multiple business units or risk domains.
• Experience automating reporting processes and reducing manual reporting activities.
• Familiarity with Board reporting, risk governance frameworks, and regulatory expectations within the banking industry.
• Strong project management skills, including milestone tracking, dependency management, issue escalation, and executive status reporting.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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