Position Summary
The Operations Risk and Reporting Analyst will support the operational efficiency and risk management initiatives across payments, deposits, and consumer loans. This role will be responsible for analyzing operational risks, documenting business reviews, building dashboards, and providing comprehensive reporting to enhance decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy, consistency, and strategic insights in all reporting functions.
Duties & Responsibilities
Operational Risk Analysis
• Identify, assess, and monitor operational risks within payments, deposits, and consumer loans.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with team leads and management.
• Conduct root cause analysis on operational risk incidents and recommend process improvements.
Business Review Documentation
• Compile and document detailed business review materials, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with departmental leaders to gather data, analyze trends, and provide insights for business reviews.
• Present business review findings in a clear, structured format for executive and stakeholder meetings.
Dashboard Development and Maintenance
• Build and maintain dashboards for key performance metrics across payments, deposits, and consumer loans.
• Use data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to create intuitive, actionable insights.
• Continuously update and enhance dashboards based on evolving business needs and user feedback.
Reporting and Data Analysis
• Generate regular and ad hoc reports to support operational decision-making.
• Conduct trend analysis, forecasting, and performance tracking to identify areas for improvement.
• Ensure data integrity by validating data sources and checking consistency across reports.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work with operations, finance, compliance, and risk teams to ensure cohesive reporting and data-sharing practices.
• Act as a liaison between departments to facilitate understanding of reports and dashboards.
• Provide training or guidance to stakeholders on using reports and interpreting data.
Continuous Improvement
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting processes and improve data quality.
• Stay updated on best practices and industry trends in data analysis, reporting, and operational risk management.
Education & Experience
Education and Training:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
• 2-5 years of experience in operational risk, business analysis, data analytics, or reporting, preferably within the banking or financial services industry.
• Proven experience in dashboard creation (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Excel) and data analysis.
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and tools used in banking and financial operations.
• Experience with Cognos is highly desirable.
Busey values a diverse and inclusive workplace and strives to recruit, develop and retain individuals with exceptional talent. A team with diverse talent, working together, is essential to Busey’s commitment of delivering service excellence. Busey is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets. Visit Busey.com/Careers to learn more about Busey’s Equal Opportunity Employment.
Top Skills
What We Do
As of September 30, 2023, First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) was a $12.26 billion financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
Busey Bank, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of First Busey Corporation, had total assets of $12.23 billion as of September 30, 2023, and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Busey Bank currently has 46 banking centers serving Illinois, eight banking centers serving Missouri, three banking centers serving southwest Florida, and one banking center in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Through Busey’s Wealth Management division, the Company provides asset management, investment, and fiduciary services to individuals, businesses, and foundations. Assets under care totaled $11.55 billion as of September 30, 2023.
Busey Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FirsTech, specializes in the evolving financial technology needs of small and medium-sized businesses, highly regulated enterprise industries, and financial institutions. FirsTech provides comprehensive and innovative payment technology solutions including online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money and data movement; merchant services; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments at retail agents. More information about FirsTech can be found at firstechpayments.com.
Busey Bank is honored to be named among America’s Best Banks by Forbes magazine for the second consecutive year. Ranked 26th overall in 2023, compared to 52nd in last year's rankings. Busey was named among DiversityInc’s Top Regional Companies. The DiversityInc Top 50 survey is the external validator for large U.S. employers that model fairness in their talent strategy, workplace and supplier diversity practices, and philanthropic engagement. We are honored to be consistently recognized nationally and locally for our engaged culture of integrity and commitment to community development.
For more information about us, visit busey.com.
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