Sr. Business Control Specialist - QC Risk Governance

Bank of America • Charlotte, NC

5d • $59,000 - $109,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Job Description: This job is responsible for driving and executing on internal control discipline and operational excellence within a Line of Business (LOB) or Enterprise Control Function (ECF). Key responsibilities include providing analytical and administrative support for LOB or ECF specific processes and tools to drive adherence to enterprise-wide standards. Job expectations include monitoring and testing controls and implementing quality assurance and quality control processes within the LOB or ECF by evaluating data to help identify, track, and report issues and control improvements for remediation. Responsibilities: Oversees the design and effectiveness of the risk and control environment to support Client Operational Services and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards Supports the monitoring and testing of controls by evaluating data to identify issues and control improvements for remediation Implements optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts Conducts and coordinates quality inspection reviews to enhance employee performance and control effectiveness Performs QA activities including executing on controls, managing cases, and reporting results Executes initiatives by identifying areas of potential testing automation, procedural updates, thematic trends, test script updates, and coaching opportunities to enhance QA program success Supports the overall management of and research required for regulatory exams, internal audits, and other monitoring and inspection reviews and evaluates data and information relevant to inspection metrics to support governance activities for dashboard reporting Skills: Controls Management Oral Communications Risk Management Stakeholder Management Strategy Planning and Development Continuous Improvement Drives Engagement Influence Strategic Thinking Talent Development Data and Trend Analysis Decision Making Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing Problem Solving Quality Assurance Line of Business Job Description This job is responsible for leading and executing on internal control discipline and operational excellence within a Line of Business (LOB) or Enterprise Control Function (ECF). Key responsibilities include executing LOB or ECF processes and tools to drive adherence to enterprise-wide standards. Job expectations include supporting the implementation of quality assurance and quality control processes within the LOB or ECF through ongoing monitoring and testing of controls, identifying issues and control improvements for remediation, and building out actions plans and milestones. The candidate will support the Monitoring & Inspection (Quality Control) team in mitigating risk across the Enterprise AML program. This is an Enterprise AML team – responsibilities are cross-FLU and give a great opportunity for exposure and development in a dynamic environment. The candidate will lead process, control, and metric responsibilities related to Financial Crimes compliance quality performance across 39 jurisdictions.

Requirements

• Controls Management
• Oral Communications
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategy Planning and Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Drives Engagement
• Influence
• Strategic Thinking
• Talent Development
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Decision Making
• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
• Problem Solving
• Quality Assurance
• 3+ years’ experience with an internal audit, testing, risk management, process improvement, compliance, or front-line control role
• Experience with AML/KYC due diligence processes including the oversight of quality
• Project Management skills and ability to manage various project timelines with multiple competing priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
• Ability to read and understand complex matters, anticipate risks, and summarize key information
• Critical thinking skills to assess data, artifacts and new or unfamiliar business concepts to draw conclusions that are not readily apparent
• Strong research and analytical skills and attention to detail but in context with broader business landscape
• Ability to prioritize effectively, a self-starter, organized, capable of performing work independently with minimal direction.
• Ability to interact with people in all levels of the organization and ability to organize data for executive level reporting
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to present key messages, effective recommendations, and information in a clear, concise, insightful, and influential way
• Proficiency with MS Office suite with an emphasis on Excel with the ability to perform intermediate analytical tasks

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Risk, Quality Control/Assurance Framework
• Foundational knowledge of general bank policies specific to data and privacy
• ACAMS Certification
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Oversees the design and effectiveness of the risk and control environment to support Client Operational Services and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards
• Supports the monitoring and testing of controls by evaluating data to identify issues and control improvements for remediation
• Implements optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts
• Conducts and coordinates quality inspection reviews to enhance employee performance and control effectiveness
• Performs QA activities including executing on controls, managing cases, and reporting results
• Executes initiatives by identifying areas of potential testing automation, procedural updates, thematic trends, test script updates, and coaching opportunities to enhance QA program success
• Supports the overall management of and research required for regulatory exams, internal audits, and other monitoring and inspection reviews and evaluates data and information relevant to inspection metrics to support governance activities for dashboard reporting
• Oversee and drive effective change management of metrics impacted by Law, Rule, and Regulation changes, as well as BAU maintenance and enhancements
• Own end-to-end reporting of M&I produced metrics in applicable scorecards for Global Operations reporting
• Engage and coordinate with subject matter experts in the analysis of processes to identify potential enhancements
• Identify automation opportunities with effective and efficient technologies, where possible
• Support Audit, Exam and/or Testing processes, ensure proper governance and protocol is followed; assist with preliminary research and response tracking
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities, escalate accordingly, and drive resolution including the design of effective internal controls
• Support or lead the implementation of various special projects designed to further mitigate risks and drive operational excellence within the AML program
• Perform monitoring and testing of controls, identifying issues and control improvements for remediation
• Ensure accuracy of data and that relevant information is captured for inspection metrics to support governance for dashboard reporting

Benefits

• This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.
• This role is currently benefits eligible.
• We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees