Policy, Standards & Practices Governance-Sr. Consultant

Truist Bank•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

In this role, you’ll server as a member of the Technology, Data, and Operations (TD&O) Policies, Standards, and Practices Governance (PSPG) SOX team and be responsible for supporting Truist’s TD&O business unit in fulfilling requirements under Sections 404 and 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA). TD&O PSPG SOX teammates serve as SOX IT general control (ITGC) subject matter experts (SMEs) and act as the primary liaison within TD&O between TD&O stakeholders, SOX Program Management (SPM), and internal and external SOX auditors. 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.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Communications or equivalent education and related training.
Six to eight years of financial services or risk management experience or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, and/or equivalent education, training and experience.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and interact with all levels of management.
Strong knowledge and leadership skills and the ability to own projects and drive process change.
Ability to manage implementation of risk program requirements over multiple LOBs.
Independent thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to make decisions.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Ability to operate in an independent manner without close supervision.
Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in finance or information technology related field, or equivalent education and related training.
Five plus years of experience in performing, overseeing, and/or managing the IT component of SOX audits.
Five plus years of experience in technology.
Exhibit strong organizational skills and project management capabilities.
Banking or financial services experience.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge of SOX ITGCs and coordinate with internal and external SOX auditors to facilitate and respond to ITGC audit requests.
Apply an understanding of TD&O operations to address issues with technical and SOX implications, using analytical skills and sound judgment to identify practical and innovative solutions.
Partner with SPM, SOX auditors, and Business Unit Risk teams to document SOX issues, develop remediation plans, and track progress to ensure timely resolution.
Collaborate with business and technology partners to provide IT risk expertise during the planning and execution of SOX-related technology initiatives.
Facilitate cross functional activities with Business Unit Risk teams.
Performs comprehensive and risk-based monitoring and remediation for assigned business unit(s) as delegated including all tasks involved in the execution of the monitoring and remediation (e.g. scoping, report writing, vetting findings, documenting systems and work paper documentation) to ensure Truist’s processes and procedures are compliant and pose low and/or acceptable material inherent or residue risk.
Coordinating mitigation or remediation activities where appropriate.
Partner with GCO Leadership in the aggregation, escalation, and presentation of risk reporting for assigned business units including the coordination and support for Risk Committees, Risk working groups, regulatory updates and other special assessments and reporting as directed by management.
Execute a robust, high-quality issues management oversight program and Policy and procedure quality control process in adherence with enterprise standards.
Develop relationships and partner with BU Chief Risk Officer, Audit, Operational Risk Management, Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, Legal and other 2nd Line Risk areas to ensure accurate and comprehensive risk management practices within the assigned business units.
Document the governance and reporting program including methodologies, processes and procedures, report writing, conventions for consistently vetting and documenting findings and working papers.
Assist in the development and maintenance processes and procedures to ensure the accuracy of the reports produced by the team.
Evaluate control weakness or key indicators exceeding risk limits and perform root cause analysis.
Build a working knowledge of the business units strategic plan, key objectives, risk appetite statement, and RSCA process to understand the risks identified and controls applied to mitigate them to execute ad hoc risk management initiatives and controls testing.
Assist in the detection of emerging and/or under recognized risks.
Demonstrate Truist’s risk culture.