A large retail & commercial bank is looking for a Sr. Associate, Business Control & Risk Management GRC to join their infrastructure team. The role can be fully REMOTE in East Coast or Central as they will be working EST hours. The bank has close to $90B in assets, 9K employees and more than 2M customers along the east coast. In addition to providing excellent banking experiences for their customers, the bank also very involved in the community through charitable giving and philanthropy to give back to low/moderate income and underserved communities.
The role will work alongside other folks in the risk and audit space. They will have oversight into whatever risks need to be acted upon within infrastructure and help push audit items through to completion. They will create decks or present to executive leadership, auditors, and/or regulators on remediation progress. It is imperative they have strong communication and organizational skills. They are responding to findings and coordinating all the appropriate teams into action.
The Associate, Business Control & Risk Management operates within the First Line of Defense and is accountable to assist the Business Control & Risk Management team in driving effective and consistent business line execution against the Enterprise Risk Management Framework. Specifically, the Associate works to identify, assess key risks and control effectiveness throughout the assigned business line by driving business unit adherence with applicable risk frameworks, Corporate/Business Line policies and standards. The incumbent will also assist with completion of business line risk initiatives, as assigned, such as risk assessments, KRI/KPI development and monitoring, and on-time remediation of issues. The Associate must be able to effectively partner with various stakeholders.
Drive Risk Culture: Ensure awareness in the Business Line of risk frameworks, policies and standards. Communication & Training: Work with team members and key stakeholders to develop appropriate metrics and deliver relevant and accurate data. Work with internal teams to gain an in-depth understanding of existing risks, causes, severity rating, controls and remediation Maintain two way communications with SLoD. Facilitate training for Business Lines to provide awareness of risk frameworks, policies, programs, processes, etc. Adherence to Risk Frameworks, Policies, and Standards: Partner with SLoD to provide input/review of frameworks, policies and standards. Facilitate Business Line awareness of and adherence to risk frameworks, policies, and standards and issue validation. Report and escalate exceptions and facilitate Business Line corrective actions. Continuously monitors all sources of risk existing within the Business Line and externally. Engage in research, peer networking, and experience to anticipate critical risk issues impacting the Business Line. Understand where operational, strategic, reputational, compliance, and model risks exist in the Business Line and continually assess and improve controls to mitigate those risks. Monitor Key Risk Indicators and report on negative/adverse trends in Business Line. Monitor risk profile to maintain tolerance within Risk Appetite.
Where applicable, Issue Identification, Management, and Risk Assessment: Conduct RCSA responsibilities including Process Mapping, Risk & Control Matrices, Inherent Risk Assessments, Internal Control testing and Heracles data/input. Engage and hold Business Line process owners accountable to identify and assess risks. Support Business Lines in risk identification (e.g. NPBA, change management, etc.) Ensure all issues (Self-Identified, IA, Credit Risk Review or Regulatory) pertaining to the Business Line are resolved within established timelines. Validate issues to ensure Business Line remediation is sufficient to address root cause and prevent recurrence. Internal Control Testing: Implement and maintain internal control testing and control effectiveness monitoring in the Business Line. Validate the adequacy of controls, escalate deficiencies as appropriate. Identify root causes of control deficiencies/weaknesses and take appropriate action to ensure Business Lines remediate and prevent recurrence. Risk Management, Internal Controls, Auditing, Credit Management, relevant line of business experience and/or legal or regulatory experience. Support the implementation of Key Risk Indicator (KRI) framework: Formally define and document metric definition details (metric type, provider, approver, numerator & denominator descriptions, source, scope, thresholds, Risk Basel category) in the centralized repository, Support structured metric submission process with established timeline and requirements. Exam Management: Liaison with the Business Line for all exam related activities including regulatory, Internal Audit and Credit Risk Review.
Compensation:
$40/hr to $44/hr.
Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including location, skills, experience, and education.
Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location.
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- 5+ years of experience in GRC, Risk, Audit, Operational Risk, or Compliance
- financial / banking background (particularly with the competitive dynamics and products in retail banking and risk management)
- RCSA background
- understanding of infrastructure and associated risk
- background with RCSAs
- understanding of BSA/AML, OFAC regulations
- proven organizational skills
- In depth research and analysis skills for more complex and critical data, interpret and communicate industry trends
- Demonstrated thought leadership and application of operational risk identification and mitigation practices and procedures
- Advanced understanding of the regulatory environment and how the risks of the products and services the bank offers are viewed by the Second Line of Defense and regulators
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.