Control Assurance

Control Assurance & Testing, Manager-(2200018888)

Job
:Risk

Primary Location
:Asia-India-Bangalore

Schedule
:Full-time

Employee Status
:Permanent

Posting Date
:20/Feb/2023, 1:27:43 AM

Unposting Date
:06/Mar/2023, 6:59:00 PM Role Responsibilities

Strategy

The Control Assurance Manager is a permanent non-people leader role with the following responsibilities:
• Support the Head of Control Assurance and Conformance Testing to deliver control assurance activities
• Assist with the development and enhancement of the Conformance Testing & Control Self-Assessment Review framework and methodology for control testing, control self-assessment review and reporting
• Execute a consistent, sustainable, and re-performable control testing & control self-assessment review framework/methodology for the bank's technology environment
• Undertake testing activities to assess both the design and operating effectiveness of Technology controls
• Drive, guide and work with the technology domains and the respective risk managers in the control self-assessment activities across TTO
• Assess the adequacy of existing controls within TTO to ensure completeness, asset coverage, and alignment to IT Policy and Standards
• Draft narratives documenting findings and assessment results as well as articulating risk and impact to the Bank
• Deliver control testing & assessment review reports and document workpapers to evidence the testing & review process and cycle
• Manages and tracks completion of the technology control self-assessments
• Support the provision of timely and accurate control testing & self-assessment review MI to the respective risk forums
• Identify opportunities for automation of control testing and control self-assessment
• Additional responsibilities will include participating in any ad-hoc or regulatory based control assurance activities as part of the T&I Risk and Control assurance agenda and strategy

Processes
• Support the Head of Control Assurance and Conformance Testing to design and implement the Conformance Testing & Control Self-Assessment review methodology and ensure that the Conformance Testing & Control Self-Assessment review deliverables meets the quality standards set out in the methodology
• Contribute in the development of knowledge base of controls for Control Self-Assessment purpose
• Support the continuous improvement of control testing & control self-assessment review, aligning to and avoiding duplication with other assurance functions

Regulatory & Business Conduct
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders
• Transformation, Technology & Operations (TTO) Domain heads and process owners
• TTO Domain risk managers and teams
• TTO Risk Control
• Country CIO
• Country Technology and Risk & Control teams
• Group Operational risk
• CISO / ISO
• Group Internal Audit

Other Responsibilities
• Adopt Here for Good and the Group's brand and values.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures where relevant. Our Ideal Candidate
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, business management, accounting, finance or related field.
• Minimum seven (7) years of technology risk and/or technology audit experience, preferably in financial institution
• Prior experience with technology control testing, control assessment and/or auditing including report writing
• Solid understanding of Risk Management areas, control testing, risk and control assessment process and audit fundamentals
• Strong control mindset, role-modelling the importance of good governance and able to demonstrate courage in challenging processes or practices that fail to deliver a well-controlled business
• Good understanding of financial institution technology operations and systems.
• Self-motivated, able to multitask and have an ability to work well where team are based offshore
• Strong analytical thinking with ability to clearly highlight material findings
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, report writing skills
• Possess the coordination and interpersonal skills required to work across various functions and seniority level globally and locally