job summary:
# Senior Risk & Controls Analyst (100% Remote)
* **Location:** 100% Remote (Working East Coast Hours)
* **Duration:** Through 12/31/2026 + possible extensions/conversion
* **Experience Level:** 4+ Years (Senior-level and highly experienced candidates are welcome)
* **Education Requirement:** Under-Graduate Degree (No certifications required)
**Why Join Us?**
* **Work with a Leader:** Gain invaluable experience working within a leading Financial Institution organization.
* **Robust Support & Training:** Benefit from a structured 4-week training program paired with a dedicated buddy system.
* **Dynamic Environment:** Play a key role on a team navigating exciting system transitions and process modernization.
**About the Role**
The Senior Risk & Controls Analyst provides specialized business governance and control testing support. In this role, you will own the Operational Risk Management (ORM) controls testing cycle from start to finish, ensuring that active controls are effectively mitigating risk.
We are looking for an **adaptable, self-starting professional** who thrives in fast-changing environments ("building the plane while flying it") and can manage multiple testing cycles simultaneously.
**Typical Day-to-Day Responsibilities**
* **End-to-End Testing:** Own the lifecycle of multiple concurrent tests, specifically conducting Design Effectiveness (DE) and Operating Effectiveness (OE) testing.
* **Stakeholder Collaboration:** Conduct walkthroughs, send attestations, gather/test evidence, and document findings.
* **Relationship Management:** Work closely with internal Lines of Business (LOB) daily. Deliver and communicate control deficiencies professionally, constructively, and with "finesse".
* **SLA & Deadline Adherence:** Manage testing cycles (running approximately 3 months) to meet critical internal SLA milestones.
* **Knowledge Sharing:** Actively participate in team knowledge transfers, share best practices, and support a collaborative 10-person team environment.
**Candidate Requirements**
**Must-Have Hard Skills:**
* **ORM & Controls Testing:** Direct experience conducting Design and Operating Effectiveness (DE/OE) testing.
* **Audit or Risk background:** Strong background in Audit, Compliance, or Risk & Controls.
* **Walkthrough Experience:** Proven experience executing walkthroughs and documenting control environments.
* **Prioritization:** Exceptional ability to manage multiple testing engagements with competing deadlines.
**Soft Skills:**
* **Communication & Finesse:** High-caliber verbal and written communication skills; comfortable presenting findings to internal stakeholders.
* **Adaptability:** Comfortable in a rapidly changing environment with evolving systems and processes.
*Nice-to-Have Skills:**
* Prior experience with ServiceNow.
* Prior experience in Banking, Lending, or Financial Services.
location: Telecommute
job type: Contract
salary: $45 - 52 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Typical Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- End-to-End Testing: Own the lifecycle of multiple concurrent tests, specifically conducting Design Effectiveness (DE) and Operating Effectiveness (OE) testing.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Conduct walkthroughs, send attestations, gather/test evidence, and document findings.
- Relationship Management: Work closely with internal Lines of Business (LOB) daily. Deliver and communicate control deficiencies professionally, constructively, and with "finesse".
- SLA & Deadline Adherence: Manage testing cycles (running approximately 3 months) to meet critical internal SLA milestones.
- Knowledge Sharing: Actively participate in team knowledge transfers, share best practices, and support a collaborative 10-person team environment.
qualifications:
Candidate Requirements
Must-Have Hard Skills:
ORM & Controls Testing: Direct experience conducting Design and Operating Effectiveness (DE/OE) testing.
Audit or Risk background: Strong background in Audit, Compliance, or Risk & Controls.
Walkthrough Experience: Proven experience executing walkthroughs and documenting control environments.
Prioritization: Exceptional ability to manage multiple testing engagements with competing deadlines.
Soft Skills:
Communication & Finesse: High-caliber verbal and written communication skills; comfortable presenting findings to internal stakeholders.
Adaptability: Comfortable in a rapidly changing environment with evolving systems and processes.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
Prior experience with ServiceNow. Prior experience in Banking, Lending, or Financial Services.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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