The Financial and Regulatory Assurance group is a second line of defense group in the Controller’s Organization within Corporate Finance.  The Regulatory Assurance team is responsible for the independent verification of controls and processes over global regulatory reporting, including Basel, CCAR and RRP, and areas of high risk and enhanced regulatory focus. The primary focus of the team is the review and assessment of the quality of information pertaining to reporting and compliance with relevant regulations and the assessment of relevant risk management programs. The team works closely with other functions across Finance, Global Treasury, Risk Management and Business Units, as well as other assurance functions. This is an opportunity to join a growing group and actively participate in its development and maturity, to learn about key current regulatory requirements and gain an understanding of all areas of the company’s business.
 

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting with risk assessments to identify areas requiring detailed testing
• Leading and participating in QA reviews, including assessing the internal control environment by conducting walkthroughs, developing testing strategies and performing control and sample data testing
• Drafting recommendations and liaising with the business units to remediate risks, findings and gaps identified during the validation process
• Participate in discussions with process and control owners to assess inherent risks, identify controls and  control gaps, by conducting walkthroughs
• Challenge, assess and detail test the design and operating effectiveness of key controls
• Identify,  document and maintain evidence supporting process and controls objectives
• Assist in the identification and risk assessment of issues and suggest control improvements to remediate exceptions identified; work with management to track issues to resolution
• Provide updates to management as needed
• Engage key business partners to facilitate completion of assigned deliverables and explain results
• Cultivating relationships across the Finance organization with key constituency groups, such as Regulatory Reporting, Product Controllers, Operations, Treasury, Technology and Risk
• Develop subject matter expertise in regulatory requirements, best practices and expectations
• Identify and drive transformation efforts to continue to enhance the functionality of the Regulatory Assurance Program
• Providing day to day coaching and guidance to teammates

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in accounting, finance or a related field
• ACCA, CIA, CFA certifications will be an advantage
• Min. 7 years of Audit, Risk or Compliance experience, preferably at a large financial institution
• Strong knowledge of banking products and services, especially loans, deposits, securities and derivatives
• Strong understanding of current accounting and regulatory reporting principles and policies
• Strong understanding and appreciation of the internal control environment.
• Must be proactive and goal oriented strategic thinker, with ability to identify creative solutions
• Staying current with evolving industry and regulatory changes and analyzing impact to external reporting process and compliance.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking abilities; able to develop and convey a point of view
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; ability to effectively challenge and influence
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to multi-task and take on a challenging workload and assignments
• Strong team building, planning and project management skills driven by process improvements require