Business Controls Advisor

Pathward; United States; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement benefits

Paid time off

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Pathward is seeking a risk and controls consultant to help with risk and control consultation on new, existing and changed processes. You will identify and monitor operational and strategic risks, and support KRIs across the organization.

In this role you will liaise with internal and external audit requests, translate control deficiencies into action plans, and contribute to governance practices within risk and compliance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor's or equivalent.
• Merchant acquiring, ATM, and/or card network experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand and help facilitate alignment among policies, program standards, work procedures and external guidelines.
• Assist in identifying and monitoring operational and strategic risks along with associated Key Risk Indicators.
• Assist in identifying and implementing controls and procedures to mitigate risks supporting operational and strategic risk management efforts.
• Assume liaison role for all internal/external audit support requests.
• Assist in translating control deficiencies into action plans.
• Contribute to the enhancement of governance practices in alignment with risk and compliance frameworks.
• Responsible for monitoring and escalating open issues and findings to appropriate stakeholders, including senior management.
• Remain current on regulatory policy, program standards and work procedures ensuring proper compliance with processes and requirements are followed.

Skills

Risk management

Audit coordination

Policy alignment

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GRC tools

Job description

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Phoenix, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We are a financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our *HUMBLE*HUNGRY*SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role:

Responsible for assisting with risk and control consultation on new, existing and/or changed processes. Assists in identifying and monitoring operational and strategic risks along with associated key risk indicator.

What You Will Do:

• Understand and help facilitate alignment among policies, program standards, work procedures and external guidelines. Identify gaps and help drive corrective action.
• Assist in identifying and monitoring operational and strategic risks along with associated Key Risk Indicators.
• Assist in identifying and implementing controls and procedures to mitigate risks supporting operational and strategic risk management efforts.
• Assume liaison role for all internal/external audit support requests.
• Assist in translating control deficiencies into action plans.
• Contribute to the enhancement of governance practices in alignment with risk and compliance frameworks.
• Responsible for monitoring and escalating open issues and findings to appropriate stakeholders, including senior management.
• Remain current on regulatory policy, program standards and work procedures ensuring proper compliance with processes and requirements are followed.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and work experience. Master's degree preferred.
• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor's or equivalent.
• Merchant acquiring, ATM, and/or card network experience is preferred.

The responsibilities listed above are not all inclusive and may be changed at any time.

Salary range: $86,000 - $145,000

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for a new hire in this role. Individual pay within the range will be determined by multiple factors which can include but are not limited to a candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your location during the hiring process. Ranges may be modified in the future.

This role is also eligible for an annual performance-based incentive opportunity. Pathward offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including health insurance, 401(k) retirement benefits, life insurance, disability benefits, paid time off, and more.

#LI-Remote

Pathward is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers candidates for roles without regard to their race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability or any other category protected by law.

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into our DNA. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, national origin, age (age 40 and over), disability, genetic information, marital status, hair texture or hairstyle, ancestry, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.

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