Regulatory Transaction Testing Lead — Data Validation & SQL

Truist; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Truist Financial Corporation is seeking a senior regulatory testing professional to lead and execute testing activities for regulatory reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance. The role requires researching instructions, designing test procedures, and validating data across upstream systems.

You will guide offshore resources, coordinate with business and technology teams, and drive continuous improvement in testing methodologies and coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience.
• Six years of relevant experience in regulatory reporting, transaction testing, audit, risk management, data validation, or related disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of banking regulations, regulatory reporting, risk management, and data governance.
• Experience leading testing engagements and managing multiple deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex issues clearly to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute transaction testing activities for assigned regulatory reports, products, and systems to assess accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance of reported data.
• Research and interpret regulatory reporting instructions, business requirements, and reporting methodologies to design effective transaction testing procedures.
• Perform source-to-report data validation by tracing reported values through upstream systems, transformations, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Develop testing strategies, sampling methodologies, test scripts, and evidence requirements to support risk-based testing objectives.
• Utilize SQL, and/or other analytical tools to perform data analysis, sample selection, population validation, and investigation of exceptions.
• Review business processes, data lineage, process documentation, and key controls to identify potential reporting risks and control weaknesses.
• Document testing procedures, observations, root cause analyses, and conclusions in a manner that is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Communicate testing results, observations, and risk impacts to stakeholders, management, audit, and regulatory examination teams as appropriate.
• Lead offshore testing resources by providing work assignments, coaching, quality reviews, and ongoing guidance to ensure adherence to testing standards and methodologies.
• Support issue remediation efforts by collaborating with business, technology, and reporting teams to validate corrective actions and closure activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing methodologies, efficiency, automation opportunities, and overall testing coverage.
• Manage multiple testing engagements simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery of objectives, milestones, and stakeholder commitments.
• Mentor and develop junior teammates while fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and performance coaching of team members while promoting overall testing excellence and consistency.

Skills

Regulatory reporting

Transaction testing

Data lineage

SQL

SAS

Offshore team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Truist Financial Corporation is seeking a senior regulatory testing professional to lead and execute testing activities for regulatory reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance. The role requires researching instructions, designing test procedures, and validating data across upstream systems.

You will guide offshore resources, coordinate with business and technology teams, and drive continuous improvement in testing methodologies and coverage.