Responsibilities for Risk Analyst

  • Analyze data to better understand potential risks, concerns and outcomes of decisions
  • Aggregate data from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive assessment
  • Create reports, summaries, presentations and process documents to display results
  • Collaborate with other team members to effectively analyze and present data
  • Develop systems and processes for gathering and storing data for future analytic projects
  • Conduct research into potential clients and understand the risks of accepting each one
  • Identify economic and financial trends that may present a risk to the company
  • Monitor internal and external data points that may affect the risk level of a decision

Qualifications for Risk Analyst

  • One to five years of experience as an analyst in a similar company or related field
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and meet daily deadlines for projects
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to inform managers and other stakeholders of results
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio and other analysis programs
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and programs at the same time to complete work
  • Critical thinking skills with the ability to independently solve problems with data
  • Quantitative and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to understand new analytical concepts
  • Basic knowledge of programming languages, such as SQL and Python
  • Presentation skills, including public speaking and presentation creation using PowerPoint or a similar program