Enterprise Risk Control Testing Specialist
About the position Responsibilities • Develops and executes a robust control testing program to evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of risk controls across the organization. • Establishes testing protocols, methodologies, and schedules to ensure consistent and reliable evaluations of key controls. • Creates and executes testing scripts to evaluate key controls. • Collaborates with business units to remediate control weaknesses, enhance processes, and ensure adherence to risk policies. • Monitors and reports on control performance, including trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities. • Leads periodic control assurance reviews, ensuring all risk controls align with regulatory and operational standards. • Utilizes the Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) system of record to streamline control testing processes where feasible. • Identifies and assesses risks across all business functions, including credit, market, operational, and liquidity risks. • Develops strategies to address identified risks and align them with the organization's risk appetite and tolerance levels. • Delivers regular and ad-hoc reports to senior management, highlighting control testing outcomes, key risks, and mitigation efforts. • Ensures the organization complies with applicable regulatory requirements by aligning risk controls and frameworks with evolving regulatory expectations. • Partners with business units, compliance, audit, and technology teams to drive an integrated approach to risk management. • Conducts training sessions to enhance organizational awareness and understanding of control testing practices and risk management principles. Requirements • Bachelor's degree in finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related field. • 3+ years of experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, control testing, assurance, and performance monitoring within a financial institution. • Strong knowledge of financial regulations and industry standards. • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. • Ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively to various stakeholders. Nice-to-haves • A Post Graduate Degree or Industry Qualification preferred. • Moderate to strong working knowledge of the financial services industry, products, and services. • Understanding of risk management concepts and principles including Enterprise Risk Management and Third-Party Risk. • Strong analytical, data, problem-solving and decision-making skills with high attention to detail and accuracy. • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and organize work to meet deadlines. • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Visio, and other programming skills. Benefits • Competitive pay that varies based on individual experience, qualifications and other relevant factors. • Diversity & Inclusion initiatives. • Equal Opportunity Employment policies. Apply tot his job