Senior Manager Control Governance Office

4 weeks ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Royal Bank of Canada> Full time

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the Role?

The Control Governance Office (CGO) is a 1st Line of Defense (LOD) independent control governance, monitoring, and testing function. CGO executes control assessments for Canadian Banking's key control inventory. The Senior Manager, Control Governance Office, is responsible for developing and maintaining a 1LOD internal control assessment program for Canadian Banking. This individual will collaborate with 1LOD and 2LOD stakeholders to implement and maintain the Royal Bank of Canada's Internal Control Management requirements.

What will you do?

  • Custodian and author of 1LOD Control Assessment Methodology required to operationalize Royal Bank of Canada's Internal Control Management Standards (ICMS), ensuring the methodology aligns to requirements.
  • Develop and maintain quality assurance programs to ensure full compliance with Royal Bank of Canada's ICMS requirements.
  • Custodian and author of SOX control execution procedures to ensure material financial risks are mitigated for the Bank.
  • Partner with Learning and Development to educate 1LOD on internal control management requirements.
  • Liaise with 2LOD to implement evolving Enterprise internal control management and issue management requirements.
  • Establish an executive control governance committee to report and monitor on Canadian Banking's control ecosystem.
  • Support the completion of RCM key control designation and provide input and opinion on existing controls to meet supervisory expectations.
  • Develop effective business and 2LOD relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Proactively manage complex and sometimes competing relationships with Business stakeholders and 2LOD stakeholders on a regular basis.
  • Support the maturity of internal control management as an embedded discipline across Canadian Banking.
  • Promote and nurture a risk-aware culture.

What do you need?

  • University degree, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in Audit, GRC, Assurance, or a comparable experience in building out policies, guidelines, playbooks, and strategic initiatives at a leadership level.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, well-developed impact and influencing skills.
  • Proven track record of building strong relationships across business functions in matrixed organizations.
  • Experience in Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit, or Compliance.
  • Proven oral and written communication, impact and influence, and problem resolution competencies.
  • Demonstrated prioritization and coordination skills with the ability to work on complex programs and tight timelines.
  • University Undergraduate level education in business, finance, and/or applied sciences.

Must have skills:

  • 7-10 years of experience in risk management, compliance, audit, or consultancy.
  • Advanced knowledge of risk and control identification and assessment.
  • Proactive in identifying control weaknesses and proposing solutions.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of financial services.
  • Strong PowerPoint, Visio, and Excel skills.
  • In this role, you will communicate and interact frequently with Royal Bank of Canada partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide.

Nice to Have:

  • Previous experience in control testing.
  • Familiarity with GL reconciliation.
  • COSO / CRM certification.
  • Change Management Certification.

Job Skills

Adaptability, Crisis Management, Decision Making, Delegating Tasks, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Operational Delivery, Process Improvements, Time Management

Additional Job Details

Job Type:

Full time

Pay Type:

Salaried

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Category:

Compliance and Risk Management

Location:

Canada

Language:

English

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