Who we are looking for:
Looking for Control Testing professional to support the Business Risk Management Central Testing team in executing regular control design assessment and operating effectiveness reviews.
Why this role is important to us:
The Central Testing team performs evaluation and operational effectiveness testing of internal controls on behalf of the First Line of Defence (FLoD) for all business lines and locations of State Street to support Business Risk Management (BRM) in assessing and continuously improving the bank’s control environment.
What you will be responsible for
This role is to evaluate and test internal controls and apply risk-based assurance skills to business units globally on behalf of the BRM team. This role also requires regular and open communication between the Central Testing team, Business Risk Management, and the broader operational business where controls reside. The role will assist with the implementation and growth of the Central Testing function by producing high quality work in accordance with defined control testing methodologies to agreed timelines.
What we value
The ideal candidate has some experience in a multinational financial services company performing work in a general risk management or control and process assessment environment (e.g. SOX, SOC, Internal Audit). They will ideally possess a good working knowledge and experience in performing walkthroughs and employing common control testing concepts, such as population identification and sampling, performing, and documenting testing, identifying exceptions and the respective root causes as well as presenting issues to applicable parties. Further, they will ideally have an awareness of industry standard control assessment frameworks (e.g. COSO). Some familiarity with any aspects of securities trading, asset management, custody banking, or fund services would be beneficial but is not essential.
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