Also known as quantitative analysts or quantitative risk analysts, this role involves helping organizations make business and finance on the measurable risk found within them, such as the risk vs. reward of certain investment opportunities. 

They do not strictly work with financial risk, either. They may look at all different aspects and departments of an organization, identifying risk, communicating risk policies and processes. As such, their role is often to help companies understand and prevent the financial impact of any one occurrence, to put in place the processes that prevent it, and to mitigate the impact as much as possible if it does happen.