Senior Business Control Specialist

3 weeks ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Bank of America Full time
Job Description

Job Summary:

The Sr. Business Control Specialist is a critical role within the Regulatory Business Controls team at Bank of America. This position is responsible for providing regulatory support and internal control discipline for Lending products, primarily for Mortgage Lending products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide regulatory expertise and guidance for several regulations, including Fair Lending, Home Mortgage Act (HMDA), and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
  • Support the monitoring and testing of controls by evaluating data to identify issues and control improvements for remediation
  • Implement optimized controls and enhanced Quality Assurance (QA) practices to support business continuity efforts
  • Conduct and coordinate quality inspection reviews to enhance employee performance and control effectiveness
  • Perform QA activities, including executing on controls, managing cases, and reporting results
  • Execute initiatives by identifying areas of potential testing automation, procedural updates, thematic trends, test script updates, and coaching opportunities to enhance QA program success
  • Support the overall management of and research required for regulatory exams, internal audits, and other monitoring and inspection reviews

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience with a working knowledge of lending regulations and lending processes
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute tactically
  • High attention to detail and strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize requests and workload accordingly
  • Ability to read and understand regulatory requirements, anticipate risks, and summarize key information
  • Influence across the organization and diverse audiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills, problem-solving, follow-up
  • Demonstrated dependability and ability to act with a sense of urgency
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and complex environment
  • Ability to deal with sensitive data and maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to identify risks and ways to mitigate those risks

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of risk management or business control experience
  • Mortgage lending regulation expertise, specifically related Home Mortgage Act (HMDA), and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)
  • Process Improvement and/or data analysis experience
  • Capable of performing complex analyses and formulating solutions independently
  • Experience with root cause analysis

Skills:

  • Controls Management
  • Issue Management
  • Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing
  • Quality Assurance
  • Risk Management
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Solving
  • Written Communications
  • Decision Making
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Prioritization
  • Recording/Organizing Information
  • Research

Education:

High School Diploma / GED / Secondary School or equivalent

Work Schedule:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40



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