Senior Analyst, Data Risk and Control - RBC, Halifax

About the role

As an integral member of Enterprise Shared Data Management Services and Operations broader team, you will help to support the team in fulfilling their responsibilities to assess the controls that are being used to mitigate risks for critical risk reports. Activities will include assessing the adequacy of and the effectiveness of controls to manage risk throughout the organization, and providing an opinion on the effectiveness of the controls in achieving compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in risk-based scope determinations.
• Conduct and deliver timely and accurate assessment reviews that opine on the effectiveness of controls in scope
• Work with CDO teams, RBC Lines of Business and IT Partners to track and advise (where required) on the appropriateness of actions plans to resolve issues identified during assessment or remediation activities.
• Make recommendations and contribute to Business Rule Control development and effectiveness documentation and annual reviews.
• Complete Data Analytics, including analysis of both risks and controls.
• Assist in the delivery of timely responses to Internal Audit and external regulatory enquiries.
• Support ad-hoc projects and activities as required (methodology improvements, stakeholder management, committee reporting and automation developments).

Skills and experience

To succeed in this administration and data risk position, applicants must meet specific must-have qualifications and benefit from preferred nice-to-have items.

• Direct regulatory compliance, risk management and/or internal audit experience with a financial institution
• Strong knowledge of industry best practices relating to regulatory compliance risk management
• Knowledge of data transfer controls, input and authorization controls, as well as data transformation controls
• Knowledge of enterprise operational & Information management risk
• Data Governance related certification (Nice to Have)
• Experience with Agile Methodology/JIRA (Nice to Have)
• Consultant experience (Nice to Have)
• Generalist across multiple compliance subject areas, e.g. surveillance, advisory, monitoring & testing, branch review, complaint handling and internal investigations, regulatory reporting, critical data processes (Nice to Have)

The team

At RBC, we thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking, values minded, and collaboration driven industry leaders who build trust and deliver exceptional reporting to help our stakeholders succeed and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities