AVP, Risk Testing Lead (L10)

Synchrony

About The Position

Role Title: AVP, Risk Testing Lead (L10) Company Overview: Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more. We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by Ambition Box Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies. We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being. We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles. Organizational Overview: Synchrony Risk Team provides independent oversight of Synchrony’s risk-taking activities to ensure safety and soundness, meet regulatory and legal requirements, and manage risks to the risk-appetite of the Board. Risk is responsible for independently assessing, quantifying, and overseeing risks & providing effective challenge. Risk serves as Synchrony’s Second Line of Defense. Overall, Risk Team oversees and manages the Risk Program to support the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues and challenges. Results are consistent with the respective strategic uses and complying with related overall risk, risk testing policies, standards, procedures as well as regulations. Our Risk organization consists of 4 pillars: Compliance, Credit & Financial Risk, Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk. Each of the pillars play a vital role in managing Risk and supports the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues, and challenges. Role Summary/Purpose: This position is responsible for conducting independent control and transaction testing activities of Synchrony Bank and Synchrony Financial (“SYF”) to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations, internal policies and procedures and ensure prompt remediation of control deficiencies. Risk Testing is an independent 2nd line assurance process that, together with 1st line business surveillance and 3rd line independent audit, make up the three lines of defense that are the cornerstone of an effective control framework. The role focuses on engagement planning and execution of testing for controls that mitigate financial crime and sanction risks (US regulations: AML/BSA/OFAC).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with minimum 4+ years in Financial Services industry, or in lieu of a degree 6+ years in Financial Services industry
Minimum 3+ years of Audit, Testing, Surveillance, Quality or other Assurance function
CAMS or equivalent US Certification
3+ years of Audit, Testing, Quality or other Assurance function; 3+ years in laws and regulations applicable to US banks including AML/BSA/OFAC

Nice To Haves

Experience applying analytical skills and attention to detail
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines
Experience using Synchrony’s systems of record, data warehouses or other applications utilized for credit (revolving and installment), deposit and lease products
CRCM or CIA in addition to CAMS
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications
Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time
Knowledge of process and systems related to Servicing, Collections, Customer Solutions, Credit, Fraud, and AML/BSA

Responsibilities

Develop and execute testing to ensure that key risks are mitigated.
Identify control gaps and potential issues, discuss viable solutions with the business to address gaps, and obtain management action plans for remediation.
Influence stakeholders and process owners to implement necessary process and control modifications to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks.
Provide effective challenge to the business regarding the assessment of risks and controls.
Provide guidance to process owners regarding key risks and mitigation strategies.
Communicate test results to leaders and other stakeholders throughout the business and provide periodic updates regarding status of testing activities.
Document detailed test results to reperformance standards and meet required deadlines.
Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

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