Senior LOB Risk Specialist - SOX and Internal Controls

PNC•Pittsburgh, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Senior LOB Risk Specialist - SOX and Internal Controls within PNC's Finance organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA. As a member of the Finance Governance & Oversight Team, you will be part of the Corporate Controller’s Office within PNC’s Finance organization. This role unites 1st Line of Defense and/or 2nd Line of Defense risk mitigation with financial and regulatory reporting to ensure execution in a complete, accurate, and timely manner. While in this role it is important that the individual possesses strong risk management and communication skills to be able to challenge the effectiveness of processes and control frameworks over the critical financial and regulatory reporting areas. The role will offer a mix of project work, support monthly & quarterly risk processes and reporting, and address special requests put forth by business partners and executive leadership across the bank as well as from external parties such as auditors and regulators.

Requirements

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience.
In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.
Bachelors

Nice To Haves

Certifications are often desired.

Responsibilities

Oversee compliance within specified Line of Business (LOB) and/or Shared Services function
Understand FGO Frameworks (e.g., SOX, Basel, Liquidity, Regulatory Reporting) and the associated methodologies
Serve as the primary LOB contact to support and advise management in their effort to manage risk and controls effectively as they relate to FGO in-scope programs by understanding their LOB and bringing in FGO Reporting Risk subject matter expertise and process excellence
Perform 2LOD review, challenge, and governance (ex: control framework challenge, administering certifications) functions for FGO supported control framework. This includes FGO Team consultation as needed for risks, issues, controls, certifications, and testing. Ensure that 2LOD tasks/responsibilities are executed in a well-documented and auditable manner.
Effectively communicate identified issues in a timely manner to management and appropriate governing Committees where applicable. Ensure identified issues are being appropriately tracked/reported within eGRC Archer (enterprise system of record for issues) and addressed by Management with an effective and timely remediation plan.
Foster collaboration and coordination, including open & clear communication across the FGO team and with business partners
Be proactive, accountable, and dynamic in reacting to and managing through inevitable changes and challenges that are encountered which impact the FGO control environment.
Support broader Control and Finance initiatives where appropriate
Executes the Line of Business Risk Management program, identifying opportunities for enhancement where applicable.
Enables line of business adherence with risk management programs.
Participates in the design and development of the risk management program to meet business and regulatory expectations.
Leads in the design and development of specific risk management program components.
Executes the risk management programs within or across the lines of business (e.g. - business self-assessment and quality reviews).
May lead cross functional teams.
Provides risk expertise while working with the businesses and other risk partners (e.g., Compliance, Credit, Legal, Audit).
Leads or influences risk initiatives and business as usual activities.
Identifies risk, assesses impact and makes recommendations on resolution.
Reports and escalates risk and program compliance as appropriate.