Senior Associate - Controls Testing Specialist
The Risk Management Risk Office – Control Testing Team is seeking an experienced, highly motivated Controls Assessment and Testing specialist with a strong proven audit mind-set when it comes to testing a hybrid or automated control. The ideal candidate will have good organizational and communication skills. A proven background in evaluation of requirements compared to existing process and control coverage as well as the ability to identify gaps and solutions for gap closure. This role involves understanding of requirements, controls, and corrective actions review and evaluation. In addition, the ideal candidate will be able to identify key controls, design test plans and steps for testing technology controls including scripts, and compose clear and concise grounding for findings. This will be a challenging role in a dynamic and fast-paced environment requiring ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments appropriately.
Responsibilities Include:
- Perform assessment analysis of requirements and controls to existing processes
- Ability to develop and execute testing and reporting procedures
- Ability to understand and communicate complex processes and alignment to policy/regulatory requirements
- Establish and maintain good client relations during testing engagements
- Strong ability to create and deliver verbal and written communications between business partners
- Assist in the planning and execution of credit policy control assessments
- Execute transaction testing for credit policy requirements and credit intent in alignment with team methodology and procedures
- Manage to testing schedules to ensure all tasks and reporting are completed within established timeframes
- Obtain and analyze test data from multiple sources, following testing protocols and leveraging job aids as needed
- Systematically retain documents that substantiates test results
- Submit test results in the system of record
- Assist in communicating results to business areas and Credit Risk Management leadership as needed
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
- At least 2 years of experience in audit or controls testing
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or military experience
- 1+ years of experience working with at least one scripting language (Python, R, Spark, or SQL) and querying, analyzing and working with data languages
- Ability to effectively communicate findings to stakeholders
- Deep understanding of risks and ability to communicate and evaluate the appropriateness of mitigating activities
- Experience auditing internal controls
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean, VA: $96,500 - $110,100 for Sr. Risk Associate
Richmond, VA: $87,700 - $100,100 for Sr. Risk Associate
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
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