Skills

Leadership Critical Thinking Python Data Analysis SQL Risk Management Monitoring Test Organization Snowflake

Job Specifications

About the Role

The Testing Team is seeking an experienced Principal Associate who will be responsible for conducting control testing to assess the effectiveness of control activities in accordance with a financial services client’s Control Standard and other applicable policies.

The Principal Associate will be required to develop a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, business processes, and Enterprise Risk Standards to effectively conduct control testing. Successful candidates must demonstrate strong critical thinking, judgment, and analysis skills. Additionally, the role requires the ability to collaborate effectively with business partners and communicate findings in a clear and professional manner. The role will also require the ability to support the testing team and control owners by providing subject matter expertise and ongoing insights into improving the control environment in Canada.

Your Responsibilities

Support team testing activities by providing subject matter expertise on control testing and risk management
Lead or support the execution of control tests to assess the design and operating effectiveness of control activities
Collaborate with business partners and review documentation to gather information to perform control testing
Proactively manage testing activities and schedules to ensure that all activities and reporting are completed within expected timelines
Analyze data to identify issues and trends across the Canada controls environment
Execute control testing across a variety of control types, including manual and automated controls, where the ability to query data using SQL may be leveraged
Develop and maintain strong relationships with business and second line partners
Assist in the creation of reporting to communicate testing results to business partners
Clearly document and communicate results from control tests for stakeholder review
Support the development of reports and briefing materials to senior management
Navigate the organization to quickly understand business processes and requirements necessary to complete testing and to develop a deep understanding of how processes evolve to continually meet changing business requirements
Support strategic risk projects as assigned
Remain current on risk management trends, best practices, and guidelines issued by applicable regulatory bodies

Basic Qualifications

At least 5 years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, or Control Testing, including financial consumer compliance monitoring, compliance auditing, or assessing business processes and controls
Experience must be rooted in Enterprise Risk and Governance disciplines; backgrounds primarily focused on AML, IT Risk, Cybersecurity, Fraud, or Financial Crimes are not aligned to this role
Experience preparing and writing business documents (e.g., leadership presentations, briefing memos, and reports)
Familiarity with applicable Canadian regulators (OSFI, OPC, FCAC) and regulations that apply to a credit card business
Basic data analysis and scripting experience (e.g., SQL, Python)

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree
Relevant certification or accreditation in Compliance, Risk Management, Legal, or a related field
Working knowledge of cloud data structures (e.g., Snowflake)
Experience creating and reviewing test scripts using SQL and/or Python to test full populations for key attributes
Working knowledge of the French language
Strong leadership skills and capabilities
Familiarity with credit card business practices and operations

About the Company

Insight Global is an international professional services and staffing company specializing in delivering talent and technical solutions to Fortune 1000 companies across the IT, Non-IT, Healthcare, and Engineering industries. Fueled by staffing and talent experts, Evergreen, our professional services brand, brings technical advisors and culture consultants to help customers tackle their biggest challenges. With over 70 locations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and global staffing capabilities in 50+ countries, our tea... Know more