Truist Governance & Controls - Risk Advisor II 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

648344812

Regular or Temporary:

English (Required)

1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:The GCO (Governance and Controls Organization) Risk Advisor partners with the CFO Organization in its execution of Enterprise Risk Program requirements. As part of the first line of defense, the GCO provides risk advice, effective challenge, issues management, controls testing, risk reporting, and business continuity expertise to first-line execution efforts.

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Provide risk advice and serve as risk Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assigned business areas within the Business Unit across all risk types to promote and strengthen control environment (control design, implementation, evaluation and reporting) and support adherence to applicable regulations, policies and procedures.
• Partner with first and second line defense teammates in identifying, escalating and remediating control gaps across assigned business areas; Effort includes, but is not limited to, Identify and prioritize current and emerging risks, Understand assigned business area goals, Engage in projects, initiatives, working groups and other appropriate forums; Seek engagement from appropriate SMEs and GCO peers for guidance and input.
• Identify, measure, monitor and escalate key and emerging risks; Report and communicate risk results and escalate material concerns to GCO Leadership.
• Monitor risk mitigation and risk acceptance decisions to ensure a balanced operating environment through formal issues management program and other applicable routines.
• Execute Enterprise and Risk Program requirements in order to effectively identify, measure, report, and mitigate risks; Utilize and refine analytical tools as appropriate to support assessments of risk.
• Execute control monitoring and testing activities to assess effectiveness of control environment.
• Manage, update, monitor and track controls, including those aligned to SOX and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a spirit of continuous improvement and offer recommendations to refine and/or enhance monitoring and testing processes as necessary.
• Support the execution of risk management initiatives at the direction of GCO Leadership.
• Other activities and special projects, as deemed required.

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field, or equivalent education and related training
• 6-8 years of experience in a financial institution with emphasis on risk management, audit, operations, process engineering or line of business specialty, and/or equivalent education, training and experience.
• Knowledge of SOX and other industry-related regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of operational and other non-financial risks.
• Ability and willingness to learn and adapt to change and competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Solid problem solving skills in complex environments; Ability to influence change.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to operate without close supervision on day-to-day decisions; Capable of handling multiple projects concurrently.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.
• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Finance or Business, or equivalent education and related training
• 8+ years of banking or relevant experience
• Audit experience
• Strong knowledge in field of assigned business unit(s)