Associate Director, Credit & Stress Testing Controls

Job title:

Associate Director, Credit & Stress Testing Controls

Company

Royal Bank of Canada

Job description

Job Summary The Associate Director, Credit & Stress Testing Controls reports to the Senior Director, Stress Testing & Credit Controls and Integrity. You will apply your business knowledge and controls experience within financial reporting or risk management to work closely in support numerous stakeholders and Senior Directors across both the Stress Testing and Credit Analysis and Measurement (STCAM) team.

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Associate Director, Credit & Stress Testing Controls reports to the Senior Director, Stress Testing & Credit Controls and Integrity. You will apply your business knowledge and controls experience within financial reporting or risk management to work closely in support numerous stakeholders and Senior Directors across both the Stress Testing and Credit Analysis and Measurement (STCAM) team.

You will be responsible to provide ongoing control and governance thought leadership and support for programs related to credit provisioning (IFRS 9 and CECL), capital (iCAAP and CCAR) and enterprise-wide stress testing (EWST).

What will you do?

• Provide subject matter expertise in the identification, design and management of internal controls associated with processes managed by STCAM (covering the department’s Enterprise Stress Testing, Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, Recovery and Resolution Planning, Enterprise Risk Appetite, and Strategic Risk Planning responsibilities). This includes providing risk and control leadership over processes such as system infrastructure and development, information and data management, processing and execution, as well as the overall governance framework related to credit and stress testing.

• Provide direct support to ECL teams and stakeholder groups (e.g. finance, IT, corporate treasury and other risk teams) to actively assess, develop and implement controls to meet internal (e.g. RBC’s Internal Controls Management Policy) and external (e.g. SOX) control requirements

• Actively seek to simplify and streamline processes and key controls to improve agility and effectiveness of underlying activities for BAU programs such as IFRS 9 and CCAR

• • Coordinate closely with internal and external auditors to support their independent oversight roles related to STCAM and CMM deliverables, and to monitor and report on operational risk and audit issues impacting the group

• Work with various second lines of defense teams, SOX Office/Finance, Internal Audit, regulatory bodies, and External Audit to provide efficient level of support, coverage and coordinated assurance

• Coordinate with subject matter experts such key business and operations leads and testing specialists to ensure controls are implemented and operating effectively

• Coordinate team efforts surrounding key deliverables and project timelines and manage conflicting priorities across the Stress Testing and Credit Impairment processes

• Critically assess, problem solve and document key deliverables in order to meet internal and external stakeholder expectations

• Prioritize and facilitate responses to queries and ad hoc requests coming from internal and external stakeholders

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• Cross-functional capability, with good business, risk, and regulatory requirement knowledge in more than one of the following risk areas: IT risk, market or trading risk, credit risk, structural interest rate risk, and liquidity risk. Strong knowledge of best practices regarding Operational Risk practices in a financial institution
• Experience understanding data and related analysis including general knowledge of related IT systems and controls. Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Ability to quickly grasp new concepts, especially in the field of risk management and finance/accounting ( e.g. IFRS 9, CECL)
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and best practices related to SOX, internal audit and/or other governance and control frameworks
• Conceptual thinker with a curious mind to challenge and question the status quo and the ability to creatively apply Operational Risk Management Frameworks and Standards

Nice to Have

• Experience in financial services industry with understanding of risk management, credit strategy
• Experience working with big data, Data Lake

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills Business Performance Management, Investment Banking Analysis, Investment Economics, Investment Management Systems, Investment Performance Measurement, Investment Risk, Investment Risk Management, Market Risk, Operational Risks, Performance Management (PM), Quality Management, Risk Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2024-02-02

Application Deadline: 2024-02-17

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Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:12:19 GMT

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