Remote AVP, Risk Testing & Controls Lead

Synchrony; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony is seeking a skilled control testing professional to assess compliance with laws, internal policies, and procedures across Synchrony Bank and Synchrony Financial. The role focuses on planning and executing testing to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks within a robust three-lines-of-defense framework.

Responsibilities include documenting test results, identifying gaps, communicating findings to leadership, and guiding process owners on risk mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of Audit, Testing, Quality or other Assurance function; in lieu of a degree 7+ years of Audit, Testing, Quality or other Assurance function in a financial institution.
• 3+ years in banking laws and regulations
• Experience applying analytical skills and attention to detail (knowledge of SAS and Tableau a plus)
• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute control testing to ensure that key risks are mitigated.
• Document detailed test results to reperformance standards and meet required deadlines.
• Identify control gaps and potential issues, discuss viable solutions with the business to address gaps, and obtain management action plans for remediation.
• Communicate test results to leaders and other stakeholders throughout the business and provide periodic updates regarding status of testing activities.
• Provide effective challenge to the business regarding the assessment of risks and controls.
• Influence stakeholders and process owners to implement necessary process and control modifications to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks.
• Provide guidance to process owners regarding key risks and mitigation strategies.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Skills

Audit experience

Testing / Quality Assurance

Analytical skills

SAS

Tableau

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

7+ years in Audit/Quality Assurance (in lieu of degree)

Tools

SAS

Tableau

Job description

Synchrony is seeking a skilled control testing professional to assess compliance with laws, internal policies, and procedures across Synchrony Bank and Synchrony Financial. The role focuses on planning and executing testing to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks within a robust three-lines-of-defense framework.

Responsibilities include documenting test results, identifying gaps, communicating findings to leadership, and guiding process owners on risk mitigation strategies.