# Competences — corporate risk manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b09acdda-6680-49d1-a411-129610ee3bc0).

## Essential

- **address identified risks** (skill/competence)
- **advise on risk management** (skill/competence)
- **align efforts towards business development** (skill/competence)
- **analyse external factors of companies** (skill/competence)
- **analyse internal factors of companies** (skill/competence)
- **apply crisis management** (skill/competence)
- **assess risk factors** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legal regulations** (skill/competence)
- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **corporate sustainability** (knowledge)
- **define risk policies** (skill/competence)
- **enterprise risk management** (knowledge)
- **estimate impact of risks** (skill/competence)
- **follow company standards** (skill/competence)
- **forecast organisational risks** (skill/competence)
- **implement corporate governance** (skill/competence)
- **internal auditing** (knowledge)
- **key risk indicators** (knowledge)
- **liaise with managers** (skill/competence)
- **make strategic business decisions** (skill/competence)
- **qualitative risk analysis techniques** (knowledge)
- **quantitative risk analysis techniques** (knowledge)
- **risk financing techniques** (knowledge)
- **risk identification** (knowledge)
- **risk management** (knowledge)
- **risk transfer** (knowledge)
- **types of insurance** (knowledge)

## Optional

- accounting department processes (knowledge)
- analyse insurance needs (skill/competence)
- assess financial viability (skill/competence)
- assess reliability of data (skill/competence)
- assess supplier risks (skill/competence)
- compile appraisal reports (skill/competence)
- create risk reports (skill/competence)
- develop company strategies (skill/competence)
- financial products (knowledge)
- ICT network security risks (knowledge)
- identify if a company is a going concern (skill/competence)
- insurance law (knowledge)
- international financial reporting standards (knowledge)
- keep updated on the political landscape (skill/competence)
- manage commercial risks (skill/competence)
- Monte Carlo simulation (knowledge)
- national generally accepted accounting principles (knowledge)
- reinsurance (knowledge)
- risk modelling (knowledge)
- track key performance indicators (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 35 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- risk assessment — **54 %**
- risk management — **43 %**
- data analysis — **40 %**
- regulatory compliance — **37 %**

### Responsibilities

- risk identification — **31 %**

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