Remote Risk & Controls Advisor | Governance & Audit Liaison

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

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.