State Street
Finance / FinServ
BusinessRiskManagement-CentralTesting-Manager
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“Business Risk Management - Central Testing - Manager at State Street. Skills: risk and control assessment, internal audit, SOX, control testing. performs operational effectiveness testing of internal controls. supervise the work of members of the Central Testing Team”
What You'll Achieve.
assessing and continuously improving the bank’s control environment; ensures that the control testing program runs efficiently; ensure that control tests are completed to a high quality and agreed timelines
Industry & Context.
Ability to multi-task, plan ahead and anticipate issues; independent decision-making capabilities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of experience performing risk and control assessment, internal audit, or SOX, IFC, Good understanding and experience in performing control design and operational effectiveness review or testing, verbal and written communication skills in English to interact and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders including at relatively senior levels, Ability to multi-task, plan ahead and anticipate issues, and track multiple concurrent projects, organizational and time management skills to perform multiple simultaneous tasks independently in a deadline-driven environment as well as to manage own time in order to meet deadlines, Display independent decision-making capabilities and proactively support Managers with initiatives, process improvements and team management activities, Self-motivated and adaptable professional with the ability to prioritize competing priorities while meeting deadlines, Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Nice to Have
Complete or partial professional qualification in an audit or related field (eg. ACCA, CIA, CFA, etc), Experience with any large GRC systems useful, Some knowledge and awareness of relevant compliance requirements and fundamental regulations (eg. AML/CFT, legal entity governance, etc)
What You'll Do.
performs operational effectiveness testing of internal controls
supervise the work of members of the Central Testing Team
ensures that the control testing program runs efficiently
day-to-day oversight of several team members
hands on testing review to ensure that control tests are completed to a high quality and agreed timelines
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
maintaining effective, regular, and open communication with Business Risk Management and the broader operational business; interact and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders including at relatively senior levels; proactively support Managers with initiatives, process improvements and team management activities
Communication Scope
verbal and written communication skills in English; maintain relationships with internal stakeholders including at relatively senior levels; open communication with Business Risk Management and the broader operational business
Process & Methodology
Some project management / planning experience, track multiple concurrent projects, manage own time in order to meet deadlines
Full Job Description
The Central Testing team performs operational effectiveness testing of internal controls on behalf of the First Line of Defence for all business lines and locations of State Street to support Business Risk Management in assessing and continuously improving the bank’s control environment. This Officer role helps to supervise the work of members of the Central Testing Team within the First Line’s Business Risk Management organization and ensures that the control testing program runs efficiently, in accordance with defined control testing methodologies, while maintaining effective, regular, and open communication with Business Risk Management and the broader operational business. This role includes the day-to-day oversight of several team members and hands on testing review to ensure that control tests are completed to a high quality and agreed timelines. The ideal candidate has experience in a Big4 or large financial services company performing control testing work (eg. SOX, SOC, Internal Audit, etc) or relevant experience in Risk and Control space. They will ideally have some years of experience in employing common control testing concepts such as population identification and sampling, designing appropriate control attributes to address required control objectives, an understanding of information processing objectives (ie. Completeness, Accuracy, Timeliness, etc), and an awareness of industry standard control assessment frameworks (eg. COSO). _Requirements_ * 7+ years of experience performing risk and control assessment, internal audit, or SOX, IFC * Good understanding and experience in performing control design and operational effectiveness review or testing. * Strong verbal and written communication skills in English to interact and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders including at relatively senior levels. * Some project management / planning experience and a desire to develop leadership skills * Ability to multi-task, plan ahead and anticipate issue
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