Job Description

The Central Testing team performs evaluation and operational effectiveness testing of internal controls on behalf of the First Line of Defence 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. 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.

The ideal candidate has some experience in a Big4 or large/ 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.

Requirements

· 1-2 years or corporate experience with growing understanding of risk & control frameworks performing control testing work (eg. SOX, SOC, Internal Audit, etc).

· Some experience of assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and corporate policy and procedures.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills in English to interact and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders including at relatively senior levels.

· Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to perform multiple simultaneous tasks independently in a deadline-driven environment as well as to manage own time in order to meet deadlines.

· Self-motivated and adaptable professional with the ability to prioritize competing priorities while meeting deadlines.

· Intellectual curiosity, analytical and critical thinking skills and an enthusiasm for learning and for developing skills.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Beneficial but not essential:

· Complete or partial professional qualification in an audit or related field (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIA, CFA etc).

· Some familiarity with common risk and control processes and aspects of securities trading, asset management, custody banking, or fund services.

· Some knowledge and awareness of relevant compliance requirements and fundamental regulations (eg. AML/CFT, legal entity governance, etc).