Business Analyst – Operational Resilience Risk Framework Assessor (m/f/d)
- GA Zurich
- Start: 01.10.2025
- 1 day ago
- Job type:
- Project
- Duration:
- 4 to 6 weeks ++
- Scope of work:
- full-time
- Languages:
- English, German (NTH)
ID: 174253
Westhouse is one of the leading international recruitment agencies for the procurement of highly qualified experts in fields such as IT lifecycle management, SAP, engineering, commerce and specialist consultancy.
For our client we are currently looking for a Business Analyst – Operational Resilience Risk Framework Assessor (m/f/d) - GA Zurich.
Your tasks
- Conduct Maturity Assessment: Evaluate the bank’s operational resilience framework, assign maturity ratings, and identify key gaps or weaknesses.
- Regulatory Gap Analysis: Analyze the bank’s compliance with FINMA Circular 2023/1, highlighting non-compliance or partial compliance areas.
- Internal Controls Testing: Independently review and test critical operational risk controls to assess design, effectiveness, and execution.
- Develop Recommendations & Roadmap: Create actionable, prioritized improvement plans and a roadmap for closing regulatory gaps and enhancing resilience.
- Stakeholder Presentation: Prepare and deliver clear, impactful presentations of findings and recommendations to senior management or risk committees.
- Collaboration & Engagement: Liaise with key stakeholders in the bank’s risk, resilience, and compliance functions to ensure alignment and effective knowledge transfer.
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Your qualifications
- FINMA Expertise: Proven experience with FINMA Circular 2023/1, including operational implementation within Swiss banks.
- Operational Resilience: Strong knowledge of resilience frameworks, including governance, business continuity, IT disaster recovery, and incident response.
- Internal Controls & Risk Management: Hands-on experience in operational risk management, internal control testing, and risk assessments in financial institutions.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to identify gaps, benchmark practices, and provide actionable recommendations in line with regulatory expectations.
- Communication & Reporting: Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to create clear, structured reports and executive-level presentations.
- Financial Services Context: Understanding of the banking/financial sector (ideally private banking or wealth management) and associated operational risk scenarios.
- Certifications such as CRISC, CISM/CISSP, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or CIA are advantageous, but relevant project experience and expertise are most important.