Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Analyst, Control Testing Reporting and Operations (Global Security)

Royal Bank of Canada$75K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in IT Risk, IT Audit, technology controls, or a related role in financial services
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business, or similar field
  • Advanced Excel skills with proficiency in pivot tables, Power Query, and dashboard creation
  • Experience with GRC platforms like ServiceNow GRC or RSA Archer
  • Strong data analytical mindset to identify trends and recurring issues
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement
  • Familiarity with industry frameworks such as COBIT, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and ITIL

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and update the testing schedule to track completion and resource assignments
  • Build and maintain Excel dashboards to monitor testing progress and remediation
  • Analyze control testing results for trends and areas needing further investigation
  • Identify and propose automation for repetitive manual tasks in the testing cycle
  • Support automation of reporting templates and workflows with available tools
  • Collaborate Cross-functionally to align testing priorities with risk appetite
  • Escalate issues and opportunities to senior management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Coaching and development opportunities from leaders
  • Chance to make a meaningful impact
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment
  • Opportunities for challenging and meaningful work
  • Potential for increased responsibilities over time
  • Access to diverse job opportunities across the organization
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?
The Senior Analyst, Control Testing Reporting and Operations is a business-facing role, you'll be the primary point of contact for translating testing data into clear, actionable insights that drive remediation priorities and control improvement. Working closely with the Senior Manager, you'll partner with business lines, risk teams, and compliance functions to ensure testing results are understood, acted upon, and communicated effectively. This role combines analytical rigor. excellent data skillset, with stakeholder management-you'll be comfortable moving between detailed data analysis and senior management conversations.

What will you do?
  • Maintain and update the team's testing schedule, tracking completion status, due dates, and resource assignments across all active engagements
  • Build and maintain Excel-based dashboards and reporting tools to track testing completion, deficiency counts, aging issues, and remediation progress
  • Perform data analysis on control testing results to identify trends, recurring failures, and areas requiring deeper investigation
  • Identify repetitive manual tasks within the testing cycle that are candidates for automation or AI-assisted processing
  • Support the build-out of automated reporting templates and testing workflows using available tools (Excel macros, Power Query, Python)
  • Collaborate cross-functionally across risk, compliance, and business functions to gather context and ensure testing priorities are aligned with enterprise risk appetite
  • Escalate issues, blockers, and opportunities to the Senior Manager and senior leadership


What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

  • 4+ years of experience in IT Risk, IT Audit, technology controls, or a related function within financial services
  • Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline
  • Advanced Excel proficiency including pivot tables, Power Query, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, conditional formatting, and dashboard construction; expertise in designing advanced reporting models
  • Familiarity with GRC platforms (ServiceNow GRC, RSA Archer, or equivalent) and document management systems
  • Ability to build and automate recurring management reports, data analytical mindset to identify patterns, and recurring failures
  • Exceptional communication skills with ability to present findings clearly to business stakeholders and management; strong interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable translating between technical and business language
  • Experience producing clear, visually effective reports and management presentations using PowerPoint
  • Knowledgeable of industry frameworks: COBIT, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and ITIL


Nice to have:
  • Experience with Python
  • Advanced knowledge of process automation tools and emerging AI-assisted analytics capabilities
  • Experience supporting digital transformation initiatives within risk and compliance functions


What's in it for you?

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business


Job Skills
Confidentiality, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Encryption Software, Group Problem Solving, High Impact Communication, Information Security Management, Information Technology Security

Additional Job Details

Address:

16 YORK ST:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-12

Application Deadline:

2026-06-30
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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