About the Role

At JCW Group, we’re partnering with a leading fintech-focused banking organization to recruit a Senior Associate – Third Party Financial Risk. This role sits within the risk management function and plays a critical part in overseeing financial risk associated with third-party vendors and partners. You will support the bank’s third-party risk framework, ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance, and effective risk mitigation across fintech and banking relationships.

This is an excellent opportunity for a risk professional with a background in financial audit and financial risk who enjoys working in a fast-paced, highly regulated fintech banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct financial risk assessments of third-party vendors, fintech partners, and service providers
• Analyze financial statements, audit reports, and overall financial condition of third parties
• Leverage financial audit experience to identify control gaps, financial weaknesses, and emerging risks
• Support the end-to-end third-party risk management lifecycle, including onboarding, monitoring, and offboarding
• Prepare risk assessments, memos, and reporting for senior management and risk committees
• Ensure compliance with regulatory expectations related to third-party and vendor risk management
• Partner closely with Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Business stakeholders
• Monitor key risk indicators and escalate potential financial and operational risks
• Assist with audits, regulatory exams, and internal reviews related to third-party risk
• Contribute to enhancements of third-party risk policies, procedures, and controls

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, or a related field
• 4–7 years of experience in financial audit, third-party risk, vendor risk, or financial risk within banking or financial services
• Public accounting or internal audit experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of financial statement analysis, internal controls, and risk assessment methodologies
• Experience working in a regulated banking or fintech environment strongly preferred
• Knowledge of third-party risk management frameworks and regulatory guidance
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with third-party risk platforms a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment

Tom Meberg works with audit professionals for leading companies across the country. For more information, please reach out to Tom at [email protected]

We aim to be an equal opportunity recruiter and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements.