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Job Description
Job Summary: Financial Services Assurance and Validation Testing Specialist
Northern Trust is seeking a highly experienced Financial Services Assurance and Validation Testing Specialist to join its Global Regulatory Affairs Office.
- 7+ years of experience in financial services, with 3+ years of direct internal audit or testing experience in a financial institution or similar consultancy experience in the financial services industry.
- Superior analytical and organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, multitask, and prove flexibility to change plans at short notice.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms, with all levels of staff and management.
The successful candidate will bring proven expertise in financial services assurance and validation testing activities and will contribute to the execution of the significant remediation quality control/validation testing plan.
- Leadership: Demonstrate excellent communication to influence a wide range of stakeholders, strong initiative, project management, people skills, sound decision-making, intuitive thinking, and sensitivity to cultural diversity.
- Technical/Operational: Establish and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders, accurately design and execute the quality control/validation approach, and ensure that quality control/validation documentation is clear, concise, supports the reviews performed, and explains decisions made.
The successful candidate will benefit from having professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CISA, CIA, ACA, ACCA) and/or an MBA or JD along with proven technical abilities in select areas (e.g., regulatory compliance, risk management, auditing).
Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.