Senior Internal Controls Analyst - Transamerica AM

About the role

At Transamerica Asset Management, high performance, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests. Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Responsibilities

• Consult on the design and development of internal controls and processes and make recommendations for improvement and efficiency.
• Aid in the development and execution of goals, policies, priorities and procedures relating to internal controls over financial reporting, operations, third party oversight, and business continuity.
• Collaborate with business owners in the identification of control gaps/processes weaknesses, and aid in the development of corrective action and risk mitigation plans.
• Partner with the second line in development and implementation of a system to capture and track control deficiencies, as well as internal and external audit findings to resolution.
• Support the coordination of various operational resiliency activities including business impact analysis, business continuity planning, and incident communication.
• Facilitate regular vendor due diligence activities such as SOC 1 and/or SOC 2 reviews, risk assessments, quarterly scorecards, and other monitoring activities.
• Prepare updates to management, including Board and Committee reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or relevant field, or equivalent work experience.
• Typically five years of experience in internal controls, audit or risk management within the financial services industry.
• Experience working on internal audits and/or operational risk assessments.
• Ability to document and verbally communicate financial reporting processes in a clear and concise manner, including assessment of design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Communication skills to educate/raise awareness of foundational elements/methodologies needed to support an internal control framework.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIABig 4 public accounting or regional accounting experience working with internal controls over financial reporting.
• Experience implementing, managing & maintaining Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) technologies.

Pay

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees. Compensation Benefits: Competitive Pay Bonus for Eligible Employees Benefits Package: Pension Plan 401k MatchEmployee Stock Purchase PlanTuition ReimbursementDisability InsuranceMedical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceEmployee DiscountsCareer Training & Development Opportunities Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits: Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.Adoption AssistanceEmployee Assistance ProgramBack-Up Care ProgramPTO for Volunteer HoursEmployee Matching Gifts ProgramEmployee Resource GroupsInclusion and Diversity ProgramsEmployee Recognition ProgramReferral Bonus Programs