As a Control Management – CORE Program - Associate, you will spend each day working closely with key stakeholders to drive operational risk and controls initiatives across Risk Management and Compliance (RM&C). You will use your compliance and operational risk and controls subject matter expertise to understand projects within and driven across the Firm to assess impact to RM&C, provide feedback and work closely with stakeholders to implement program initiatives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Work with Risk Management and Compliance (RM&C) Control Management (CM) colleagues to develop an understanding of the Risks & Controls throughout the department
- Build knowledge of Risk Management & Compliance, its policies and procedures, and Risk & Control practices in order to advise on necessary enhancements to Risk Assessment Structures (RAS) and controls
- Engage cross-functionally with control leads within Risk Management & Compliance, and attend Control Lead meetings as required; providing updates to your manager as necessary
- Provides control related subject matter expertise for relevant projects driven outside of the Control Management organization
- Identifying meaningful metrics to inform on the health of the operational risk and control environment. Report/summarize various initiatives for management
- Understanding feedback from independent oversight parties and assessing gaps across RM&C LOB / Functions to ensure remedial measures are implemented to mitigate recurrence of similar issues.
- Develop enhanced reporting for controls through use of automation, if required
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Significant experience with the Operational Risk and Controls framework, system and associated procedures
- 5+ years of relevant post qualification work experience in Risk & Controls Assessment, Internal Controls Design & Review, Project & Stakeholder Management, Risk Consulting, Process Consulting, , Internal Audit
- Strong communication and influencing skills - able to work across groups (Audit, Controls and allied business groups), is collaborative, team-oriented and passionate about supporting internal / external stakeholder
- Proven analytical thinker with ability to identify, analyze and solve problems in a thoughtful manner, with diplomacy and professionalism. Sound business instincts and judgement to assess materiality of the risk
- History of effective multi-tasking, expectation setting, and escalation of issues, where appropriate
- Self-starter, able to take the initiative and operate in the group with minimum supervision on a daily basis
- Able to work effectively under pressure and in a rapidly changing environment in order to meet deadlines
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products (Excel, SharePoint and PowerPoint)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Relevant experience in Risk Management & Compliance processes a plus
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, degree is preferred
- Advanced Excel and SharePoint automation skills highly desired.
- Alteryx and Tableau skills are also a plus.