Manager

Job Description:

About Us.

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We're devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Global Business Services.

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence, and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview.

Financial and Regulatory Reporting Control Oversight team is responsible to support enterprise-wide SOX compliance, facilitate CFO's attestation on FR Y-14 reports, support the Sustainable Business Information governance program, and support the Broker Dealer governance process.

Job Description.

This position will support various core mandates within the FRRCO team, including executing various activities supporting the Bank's ongoing compliance with SOX requirements including supporting CFO's SOX attestation. The position will also support the quarterly CFO's Attestation of FR Y-14 regulatory reports which includes assessment of issues impacting the FRY-14, executing the quarterly control inventory refresh, and preparing attestation materials that support this attestation. In addition, this position will support various governance activities over the Bank's Sustainable Business Information reporting, and as needed execute on the Broker Dealer governance process.

Responsibilities.

• Support execution of robust internal control frameworks that support external reporting across SOX and other in-scope mandates as needed (FRY-14, Broker-Dealer, and Sustainable Business Information (SBI)).
• This includes activities such as scoping, identifying relevant processes, risk ,and controls, conducting process and control design reviews, assessing issues and deficiencies and identify & size deficiencies in scope of a given mandate, supporting sub-certifications and associated governance activities including preparing attestation materials, conducting test of design of controls, test metrics, amongst other work activities. Ensuring high quality of documentation maintained in the system of record
• Drive strong quality rigor and control, and timely delivery across SOX Program, and as needed, FR Y-14 CFO Attestation Program, Broker-Dealer, and SBI Internal Control Programs
• Drive Operational Excellence with an objective of improving work tasks and processes. Respond to changing business environment and revise methodologies and processes as appropriate
• Collaborate and communicate with key senior stakeholders including LOBs, auditors, senior leaders, as needed. Escalate items of note and prepare communications and status updates as needed
• Identify gaps within controls / processes and provide recommendations to lines of business to address gaps and improve control structure and documentation
• Provide relevant guidance to various lines of business in an effort to drive consistency in execution of processes to mitigate risk of misstatement
• Ensure seamless coordination and integration of work efforts with our Global Team in other locations

Requirements.

Education.

Chartered Accountant or CPA designation / Master's degree or equivalent in Accounting and/or Finance

Experience Range.

• 6+ years experience in risk and internal control / governance / SOX compliance / Audits / process reviews
• Big 4 or banking / financial services industry experience preferred

Foundational skills.

• Expertise and experience with Risk and Internal controls / Internal or External Audits / SOX compliance / Operational Risk / Process Reviews / other Governance or Compliance roles
• Relevant experience in reviewing and understanding end to end finance processes and identify risk and control points and provide recommendations to business teams on improving process and control design
• Understanding of US GAAP, COSO principles, SOX 404 and 302 as well as FDICIA requirements
• Good relationship management skills and ability to influence outside of direct team, collaborate with different stakeholders, and drive and implement changes
• Proven experience in preparing communications and presentation materials intended for, and leading discussions with, senior audiences, external auditors and/or regulators, strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong intellectual curiosity, analytical mindset and observation ability for thematic analysis and keen attention to detail
• Displays persistence and tenacity in reviewing and challenging methodology and processes

Desired skills.

• Experience in managing multiple and often competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strategic, business centric, and problem-solving mindset, with ability to utilize sound business judgment and tailor approaches to drive optimal business outcomes
• Operational excellence approach through determining oversight enhancements needed and collaborating on efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working

Work Timings.

11:30 am to 8:30 pm

Job Location.

Mumbai