Principal Associate - Finance Risk Management

Company: Capital One
Location: Richmond
Posted on: March 17, 2026

Job Description:

Principal Associate - Finance Risk Management Capital One is seeking a motivated professional for a Principal Analyst position within the Finance Risk Management (FRM) team. FRM associates are engaged and insightful risk management partners working across the Finance organization to execute robust and proactive risk management programs, improve effectiveness and efficiency of operation while reducing risk and influencing risk stakeholders, risk offices, compliance, internal audit, and regulators. FRM strives to enable a strong culture of risk management across Finance that is adaptable to a changing environment. A successful candidate for this role will have strong critical thinking and analytical skills, be a proactive problem solver with the ability to operate in white space, and have strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex topics both orally and written to a wide variety of audiences. The candidate should be a well-organized, self-starter who is comfortable functioning autonomously, taking end-to-end ownership of work streams, ensuring all deliverables are completed timely, and leveraging their subject matter knowledge to synthesize all available information to influence our partners to make grounded, risk-based decisions. General Responsibilities: - Support the Financial Planning and Analysis teams/processes as primary Risk Advisor, to include all associated risk management activities, analysis, effective challenge and advocacy, and facilitation of regular cadenced touchpoints with teammembers - Build and maintain strong relationships with and provide risk guidance to our Financial Analysis and Planning business partner teams in Finance and other partner teams - Collaborate with partner teams on issues and events investigation, root cause analysis and suggested remediation actions for teams/programs supported and provide guidance in remediating process breakdowns through problem solving and connecting the dots to engage proper stakeholders - Assist business partners in preparation for and facilitate the execution of internal audits and regulatory exams, consult on management responses to issues, monitor timeliness of remediation and closure, and influence communication and interaction model with auditors and examiners - Support the design and implementation of controls in order to adequately mitigate risks and/or address regulatory requirements - Support and facilitate Process Level Risk Assessments across business partner teams - Provide risk advisory support major projects and initiatives across various FP&A functions and horizontally across Finance - Partner closely with 1st line business teams (Controller’s organization, Corporate Planning) as well as 2nd line oversight (e.g. Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk Management and Corporate Compliance teams) to provide tailored risk support for various initiatives and projects - Support the Regulatory Change Management process cross-functionally for FP&A, ensuring proper socialization and careful consideration has been given to applicability and potential impacts - Collaborate with peer Risk Advisor providing risk advisory support to international FP&A functions - Facilitate collaboration and drive enhanced communication and socialization protocols with our SOX risk partners - Communicate effectively with and provide sufficient awareness and transparency to FP&A and FRM leadership on initiatives and BAU workstreams - Develop and maintain documentation to include procedures and presentation materials - Create and maintain formal process documents (e.g., procedures, diagrams/process flows, etc.) - Collaborate with broader horizontal FRM partner teams to provide risk analysis, insights and reporting metrics Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or Military experience - At least 3 years experience in Financial Risk Management, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, or a combination Preferred Qualifications: - Master's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Economics - Certified Public Accountant license (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst license (CFA), or Financial Risk Manager certification (FRM) - 5 years of experience in Finance Risk Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Capital Markets functions, or a combination - 5 years of experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk Management or Project Management, or a combination - 3 years of experience in the Financial Services industry - Experience with finance-related risk diagnostic analysis - Experience with Google Suite, Tableau, Google Data Studio, Process flow chart software, Workiva, OpenPages At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. McLean, VA: $131,300 - $149,800 for Principal Analyst, Capital Mkts & Risk Richmond, VA: $119,400 - $136,200 for Principal Analyst, Capital Mkts & Risk Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan. Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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