2+ years of experience with Governance and Risk programs in financial institutions
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
You will be a primary contributor to our Governance and Risk Program, assisting with the development, review, and maintenance of organizational policies, frameworks, methodologies, programs and processes. The Policy Analyst partners with business-unit process/risk owners and experts to ensure controls are in place and effective to ensure practices align with our risk appetite.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establish, update and maintain enterprise policies and practices aligned with regulatory requirements and security/risk frameworks, and commensurate with the organization's size and complexity.
Ensure that developed policies, standards, and procedures reflect applicable regulatory requirements and supervisory guidance.
Engage and collaborate with senior leaders, key stakeholders, and individuals across the businesses and functions on policy development, review, and implementation.
Proactively identify improvement opportunities in the policy development and review processes.
Collaborate with Risk and Control Analyst to identify opportunities to align policies, procedures, and controls associated with products and processes to reduce risk.
Support audits and exams by responding to requests for current policies.
Keep abreast of changes to the regulatory landscape and evolving laws
Consistently apply industry best practices and recognized security and risk frameworks to the integration of policy, processes and technology to establish robust documentation providing appropriate direction and boundaries for employees.
Collaborate with the policy and procedure owners throughout the organization to create, establish and maintain, to the extent feasible, consistency and compatibility
Partner with policy owner to identify and resolve gaps and discrepancies between policies and procedures.
Administer Policy Documentation Library (SharePoint).
Other duties may be required and assigned by the supervisor.
Report policy violations as required.
Complete all required training as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: .
Knowledge and Experience:
Significant, demonstrated direct experience creating and implementing written, standards-based policies and procedures in a highly regulated environment; financial services industry experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise information management, enterprise risk management and/or general governance functions.
Demonstrated experience in business or technical writing, including creation and implementation of formal policy and procedure documentation.
Strong working knowledge of general banking practices, risks and internal controls, and related standards and regulations (e.g. NCUA, FFIEC, CFPB).
Experience in gap analysis and identification of appropriate mitigation strongly preferred.
Experience working in a fast-paced, compliance-oriented, risk management, service function.
Demonstrated knowledge of controls and their application to policy/procedural development, including familiarity with one or more of the following is a plus:
FFIEC and/or NCUA IT Handbooks and requirements;
Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards
Skills and Abilities:
Advanced computer skills, including excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); strong working knowledge of MS SharePoint, to include creating/editing/managing SharePoint Document Libraries.
Excellent writing skills with ability to make complex information easily understood by all audiences.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including proper grammar and spelling.
Interacts confidently, tactfully, and professionally across all levels of the organization, including upper management, technical teams, and employees at large.
Ability to independently research, interpret, and apply regulatory requirements and industry-standard best practices to technical and business practices.
Excellent analytical skills to identify gaps, trends, and applicability.
Self starter with excellent planning, documentation, and organizational skills
Proactive, flexible, diplomatic and resourceful in overcoming challenges, collaboratively crafting workable solutions and achieving value-driven outcomes
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in, Risk Management, Business Management, Public Administration, Business Analytics, Information Management, or a related field; technical training, certifications, or prior work experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree.
Demonstrated experience in business or technical writing, including creation and implementation of formal policy and procedure documentation.
Relevant professional certification(s) in risk management or internal control (e.g. RIMS-CRMP, PMI-RMP, IIA-CIA, IIA-CRMA,CUNA-CUERME, etc.) beneficial.
About Seneca Resources:
Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Texas that service clients throughout the United States.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.