The Firm-wide Control Management organization is responsible for understanding the business, its processes, and the controls environment across several categories, including: i) Control design and performance, ii) Risk and Controls identification & assessment, iii) Issues and Actions governance, iv) Controls Governance & Reporting, v) Program/Project governance and execution, vi) Advisory, Examination Management, vii) Preventive reviews, NBIA and Change Management, and viii) Regulatory management (OLO). The organization acts as the first line of defense for the business.
The position will be located in Argentina, or Brazil, covering the Payments business organization and supporting the control agenda for the Latin America region. The main focus will be on performing risk and control assessments for new initiatives by Product teams within Latam countries and Canada identifying local nuances, and ensuring the sustainability and health of the control environment. In addition to conducting preventive reviews.
Responsibilities include:
- Execute a preventative and detective agenda with a positive impact on the control environment across all countries in the region, interacting with teams to address operational risks and controls concerns.
- Perform controls assessments for new initiatives, identifying new or heightened risks and formalizing local nuances to ensure business growth with a robust control environment.
- Conduct preventative reviews to identify potential risks and implement mitigation measures, maintaining a proactive approach to a robust control environment.
- Create and deliver presentations for senior leaders, effectively communicating complex control-related topics to drive informed decision-making.
- Monitor internal and external changes impacting the control environment, escalating and addressing key topics and risks to ensure business preparedness.
- Participate in discussions to design controls, understanding business processes and control failures to challenge the status quo and improve the control environment.
- Support the execution of the Global Control Management agenda at the regional level, socializing projects, providing awareness sessions, and performing due diligence and controls assessments.
- Analyze new and existing laws and regulations impacting business within the region, collaborating with Legal and Compliance to understand their effects on business processes and controls.
- Organize and create materials for Regional Control Forums, Business Management forums, and provide information to Global Control Forums.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
- Fluent in English; Spanish or Portuguese is a plus.
- Good communication skills (written and oral).
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office package (mainly PowerPoint and Excel).
- 7+ years of financial service experience in controls, audit, quality assurance, risk management, or compliance preferred.
- Organized, with a strong focus on controls and the ability to be flexible and prioritize deliverables.
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