Risk Advisory Associate

About the Role

The Risk Advisory Associate is an early-career advisory role designed for analytical professionals who want to build a rigorous foundation in enterprise risk, regulatory compliance, and institutional governance. You will work alongside senior advisors on client engagements, contribute to risk assessments and governance deliverables, and support ELDR's growing presence in risk advisory across financial services, technology, and regulated industries. This role offers direct exposure to complex, cross-jurisdictional risk environments from day one.

Responsibilities

• Support senior advisors on risk assessment, control framework design, and governance documentation engagements
• Conduct regulatory research, control mapping, and gap analysis for clients across financial services, technology, and public sector
• Contribute to the preparation of risk registers, risk treatment plans, and board-level risk reporting materials
• Assist with the production of policies, procedures, and control narratives aligned with ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, SOX, and applicable frameworks
• Track regulatory developments relevant to ELDR's client base and maintain the practice's regulatory intelligence library
• Support client workshops, interviews, and stakeholder sessions as a research and documentation lead
• Contribute written analysis to ELDR's risk research publications

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in risk management, compliance, internal audit, or management consulting
• Working knowledge of at least one major risk or governance framework — ISO 31000, COSO ERM, NIST, SOC 2, or similar
• Strong analytical and written communication skills — ability to structure arguments and write clearly under deadline
• Comfort in a fast-paced consulting environment with multiple concurrent engagements
• Undergraduate degree in business, economics, law, finance, information systems, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to financial services regulatory environments — OSFI, FINTRAC, OCC, FRB, or equivalent
• Foundational certifications: CRISC, CISA, ISO 27001 Foundation, or in progress
• Prior experience supporting governance documentation in a consulting or professional services environment

What We Offer

• Structured mentorship and development within ELDR's Advisory practice
• Direct client exposure and deliverable ownership from early in your tenure
• Clear progression pathway toward GRC Specialist or Senior Advisor
• Toronto hybrid environment with collaborative, high-calibre team