Third-Party Control Assurance Analyst, AS

Role description:

The Third-Party Control Assurance Analyst is responsible for supporting the Bank with the execution of control assurance process for the relevant third-party vendors in line with the defined policy, process and guidelines. The analyst will be coordinating with relevant internal and external stakeholders to assess and verify third-party vendor control effectiveness to meet the organizations control requirements. The role is essential for monitoring third-party risks and enabling risk mitigation to protect the organization.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that youll enjoy
Your Key Responsibilities:

Conduct outreach to relevant internal stakeholders and third-party vendors to initiate the assurance process and gather responses to the assurance testing questionnaire including other necessary information.

Support Service Owners and Vendor Managers in organizing governance meetings and preparing agenda to ensure continuous third-party vendor risk monitoring.

Provide ongoing support to Service Owners and Vendor Managers by participating in governance meetings and answering queries related to Assurance Testing.

Perform due diligence on third-party vendor by assessing gathered responses according to the defined internal process and guidelines.

Escalate identified gaps to relevant Assessment Teams or 2LoD Risk Type Controllers.

Assign risk scores to the third-party vendors according to the defined scoring matrix.

Create and publish Assurance Testing risk assessment reports which outline identified risks, mitigation actions and outcomes.

Support with setting up and conducting Assurance Testing training sessions for internal stakeholders such as Service Owners and Vendor Managers.

Your Skills & Experience:

Professional experience in either audit, risk management, compliance, procurement are an advantage

Understanding of third-party risk management framework, processes and best practices

Have a strong appreciation of risks, regulatory requirements and controls generally and in particular in the vendor outsourcing and service delivery environment

Analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking abilities

Ability to diagnose improvement areas across processes, tools and systems

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Relationship building and stakeholder management skill set

How we'll support you

Training and development to help you excel in your career

Coaching and support from experts in your team

A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs