Sr Business Control Specialist

Bank of America•Pennington, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Sr. Business Control Specialist will be an individual contributor on the ORCO team, within the CFO COO & Governance organization. This team is responsible for ensuring adherence to key enterprise policies and standards that support our focus on being accurate and well-controlled within the CFO Group and across the company. This individual will be responsible for providing vertical business control advisory and support to Regional Banking & Wealth Management, Strategic Forecasting & Expense Management, Staff Support and Global Technology and Global Operations Finance teams within CFO.

Requirements

2+ years of professional / demonstrated work experience within financial services industry
Advanced Excel skills
Highly organized and proactive
Strong communication skills – able to communicate concepts both verbally and in writing
Detail-oriented with a control mindset and strong critical thinking skills
Proven ability working independently in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with evolving priorities
Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet critical deadlines
Demonstrated ability to work cohesively within a team-oriented environment
Demonstrated self‑motivation with a consistent track record of high performance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
Desire to learn and leverage emerging technologies (AI/CoPilot, Tableau, Alteryx, Picklinks, Power Query)
Knowledge of RBWM, SFEM, SS or GTGO and associated corporate functions a plus
Strong presentation skills and ability to influence stakeholders

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
Develop strong relationships with business partners to drive compliance and provide advisory support for policies and programs
Ongoing BAU support for control programs such as Process, Records, Desktop procedures, and tower specific requirements
Projects to support the CFO priorities including automation leveraging emerging technology, operational excellence, and the war-on-manual