Title:  Associate, First Line Testing

Requisition ID: 207276  

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Purpose

While you will be situated in Colombia, you will contribute to the effective design and execution of Global Banking and Market’s (GBM) First Line Testing program globally; ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are carried out in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. In addition, this role also supports high priority initiatives such as Risk Assessment, Issue Management, and regulatory response for the overall program.

Accountabilities

• Lead and/or support a variety of periodic (and/or ad-hoc) testing and quality assurance reviews.
• Perform risk-based testing to assess the operating and/or design effectiveness of key GBM controls and processes in accordance with GBM First Line Testing Procedures. The reviews will require good knowledge of GBM processes, products, and risks.
• Testing will cover a broad variety of GBM-related procedures and risks, including regulatory onboarding procedures that impact GBM business trading activity (Dodd-Frank, EMIR, Canadian Trade Reporting), and will require good knowledge of GBM processes, products, and risks.
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Perform analysis to identify and address patterns, themes, or trends that indicate potential weaknesses or gaps in the execution of GBM First Line Controls.
• Provide effective and constructive feedback to the First Line of Defence within GBM on identified deficiencies, supporting the development of appropriate corrective and preventive actions plans as required.
• Draft periodic reporting of findings and progress against remediation objectives to management and other key stakeholders.
• Support continuous development on GBM First Line Testing Methodologies.
• Support in the development of training, where appropriate, based on testing results and progress of corrective actions.
• Developing and maintaining key relationships with stakeholders (e.g., global derivatives compliance teams, GBM Internal Controls stakeholders).
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, and conduct risk, including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework, and the Guidelines for Business Conduct.
• Participating in ongoing initiatives and projects, as required.

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Dimensions

Education / Experience / Other Information (include only those that are specific to the role)

Working Conditions

Location(s):  Colombia : Bogota : Bogota 

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