Legal Entity Risk Assessor

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
This role is in the chance to coordinate and conduct a variety risk assessments types across 48 legal entities in region. The team is constructed of members who perform quality assurance testing, metrics analysis, and dedicated Legal Entity risk assessors.

The Legal Entity Risk Assessment (LERA) is an annual aggregation and review of the legal entity’s Processes, Risks, Controls and Issues as represented in the Compliance and Operational Risk Evaluation (CORE) platform and is a regulatory requirement. The purpose of the LERA is to provide the legal entity Boards with a view of the top inherent risks, overall control effectiveness, and top residual risks, and emerging risks for all lines of business and corporate function groups in the legal entity and helps inform 2LOD areas to focus testing. An assessment is performed on the 16 level 2 risks within the firm using qualitative reasoning and quantitative data points.

As a Legal Entity Risk Assessor in the Regional Controls team, you will report to the local team leader in Bournemouth and will have key responsibilities for performing complex data and business analysis supporting the creation of the annual (LERA). You support the location control manager (LCM) who governs the legal entity, and coordinates with business and functional control managers, and Compliance, Conduct and Operational Risk (CCOR) during a phase of check and challenge. You collate and assess multiple quantitative and qualitative data sources in order to inform the LERA.

**Job responsibilities**
- Collate quantitative and qualitative data sources
- Execute of the data analysis and identification of trends since the prior assessment
- Coordinate of the overall legal entity CORS assessment ratings in conjunction with LCM and business control managers
- Coordinate of the communications and ongoing tracking / reporting of progress against the LERA key milestones
- Coordinate and disposition of the 2LOD challenges with relevant control managers

**Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills**
- Strong team player with excellent partnering and influencing skill who is able to partner closely with peers who share the responsibility for data analysis and assessments
- Highly motivated, energetic self-starter who takes ownership and able to make constructive observations and recommendations
- Good organizational skills - manages & prioritizes multiple tasks and high focus on quality
- Investigative mind-set, able to see issues at both a high-level and in detail, and understand applicability across the business
- Strong analytical, problem solving & process re-engineering skills
- Excel, PowerPoint, and Alteryx skills preferable
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Confident with communicating with and influencing stakeholders where appropriate
- Good judgment, maturity, and poise to identify risks and escalate where required
- Previous experience in CORE / Controls/ Operational Risk Management

**ABOUT US**

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.

Control Management maintains a strong and consistent control environment through a joint accountability model that aligns managers with each function and region to mitigate operational risk. The team focuses on four areas: Control Design & Expertise, Risks & Controls Identification/Assessment, Issues & Control Deficiencies and Control Governance & Reporting.