Sr Business Control Specialist

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Plano, TX +3

This role is responsible for driving and executing internal control discipline and operational excellence within a Line of Business or Enterprise Control Function. It involves providing analytical and administrative support for processes and tools to ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards. Key responsibilities include monitoring and testing controls, implementing quality assurance and quality control processes, and evaluating data to identify and report issues and control improvements. The role also supports regulatory exams, internal audits, and other reviews, and requires strong analytical, risk management, and communication skills, with advanced Microsoft Office proficiency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversees the design and effectiveness of the risk and control environment to support Client Operational Services and ensure adherence to enterprise-wide standards
  2. Supports the monitoring and testing of controls by evaluating data to identify issues and control improvements for remediation
  3. Implements optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts
  4. Conducts and coordinates quality inspection reviews to enhance employee performance and control effectiveness
  5. Performs QA activities including executing on controls, managing cases, and reporting results

Skills

Required

  • 2 or more years of experience in business controls or project management experience focused on metrics and reporting in a complex organization supporting senior leaders
  • Demonstrated subject matter expertise and deep knowledge of business requirements related to an Enterprise Policy and/or Standard
  • Experience leading initiatives and creating executive summaries
  • Strong analytical, risk management and critical thinking skills, with demonstrated high quality output and ability to use data to enhance efficiency and develop reporting to drive business insights
  • Excellent written / verbal communication skills with data-driven supporting rationale
  • Advanced Microsoft skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Copilot M365
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize competing and changing deliverables
  • Ability to effectively influence and build strong partnerships

Nice to have

  • Prior experience managing governance routines and/or governed reporting activities

What the JD emphasized

  • internal control discipline
  • operational excellence
  • monitoring and testing controls
  • quality assurance and quality control processes
  • evaluating data to help identify, track, and report issues and control improvements
  • regulatory exams
  • internal audits