Transamerica

Senior Internal Controls Analyst - Transamerica AM

Transamerica$82K — $88K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a relevant field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years in internal controls, audit, or risk management in financial services.
  • Experience with internal audits and/or operational risk assessments.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills for financial reporting processes.
  • Ability to educate and raise awareness on internal control frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Consult on internal controls design and suggest improvements.
  • Document financial and operational process flows and procedures.
  • Support management’s risk assessment and controls linkage activities.
  • Aid in developing policies related to internal controls and operations.
  • Coordinate with auditors for assessing the control environment and addressing issues.
  • Collaborate with business owners to identify control gaps and establish corrective actions.
  • Manage operational resiliency activities including business continuity planning.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and eligibility for annual bonuses.
  • Pension plan and 401k match to support retirement savings.
  • Employee stock purchase plan offering investment opportunities.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education and training.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off starting at 160 hours plus 10 paid holidays annually.
  • Wellness programs including coaching and rewards.
  • Parental leave and adoption assistance for family support.
Full Job Description

Job Description Summary

Position Overview:

As a Senior Internal Controls Analyst, you will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day execution of the Aegon Americas Internal Controls program within the first line of defense. Responsible for assisting in the identification, assessment, oversight reporting and disclosure of key controls across the company and to ensure the business procedures and/or financial controls are in compliance with applicable regulatory and corporate standards and practices. Develop and maintain relationships with appropriate business management and process owners, as well as risk management personnel (second line of defense).

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Consult on the design and development of internal controls and processes and make recommendations for improvement and efficiency.

  • Assist in documenting financial/accounting/actuarial/operational process flows and procedures.

  • Support the execution of management’s risk assessment and scoping activities to ensure proper risk identification, process mapping and controls linkage for a sustainable internal control framework.

  • 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.

  • Work with internal and external auditors to plan and implement an assessment of the control environment, coordination of timing and execution of process walkthroughs, and a process for timely sharing of potential issues for resolution with respect to internal controls.

  • 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.

  • In partnership with business owners, 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, CIA

  • Big 4 public accounting or regional accounting experience working with internal controls over financial reporting.

  • Experience implementing, managing & maintaining Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) technologies.

**Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to applicable pay transparency and compensation posting laws. It is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations.**

 

The salary for this position generally ranges between $82,500 - $88,500 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential qualifications and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, the position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

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 Match

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Disability Insurance

  • Medical Insurance

  • Dental Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Employee Discounts

  • Career 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 Assistance

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • College Coach Program

  • Back-Up Care Program

  • PTO for Volunteer Hours

  • Employee Matching Gifts Program

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs

  • Employee Recognition Program

  • Referral Bonus Programs

Job and compensation levels depend upon an applicant’s qualifications including the extent of candidate’s relevant experience and other job-related factors and will be determined by hiring supervisors/managers and HR.

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About Transamerica

The Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company has major offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Norwood, Massachusetts; Exton, Pennsylvania; Harrison, New York; Johns Creek, Georgia; Plano, Texas; and St. Petersburg, Florida. Additional affiliated offices are located throughout the United States. In 1999, it became a subsidiary of Aegon, a European financial services company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. Transamerica funds the Transamerica Institute, a nonprofit foundation which comprises the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies and the Transamerica Center for Health Studies.
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