Senior Regulatory Reporting Transaction Testing Analyst
Santander
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Boston • Florida, Massachusetts, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $56,250 - $97,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
SQL
About the role
- The Regulatory Reporting Transaction Testing Senior Analyst is responsible for the process administration, accounting entries, reconciliations, reporting, analysis, and documentation of assigned job areas within the accounting and financial reporting function.
- The incumbent improves the effectiveness of the accounting reporting team by making adjustments and/or enhancements to current accounting and reporting processes.
- Plan and execute detailed transaction testing across various products and systems to validate data feeding into regulatory reports.
- Leverage a risk-based approach to determine the prioritization and cadence of reviews for transaction testing of regulatory reports to mitigate and prioritize data risks.
- Trace transactions from reported values to points of origin to ensure accuracy and consistency with source documentation.
- Analyze large datasets to identify discrepancies, anomalies, and gaps in reported values by performing validations against source systems/points of origin.
- Develop tailored testing methodologies aligned to the regulatory reporting processes and underlying transaction data.
- Implement transaction testing across regulatory reports to validate accuracy and completeness of reported values against the points of origin.
- Design and prepare 1.5LoD transaction testing review reports summarizing the approach, testing methodology and outcomes inclusive of findings.
- Document testing processes outcomes - including issues, results and overall accuracy.
- Align findings and gaps identified in transaction testing with the 1LoD teams.
- Prepare and report updates and results of transaction testing program to lines of business and senior management.
- Stay abreast of changes in banking regulations and reporting requirements (e.g., FFIEC, FRB, OCC, FDIC) to ensure transaction testing aligns with current mandates, regulations, industry standards, emerging trends and overall best practices.
- Independently handle projects and drive solutions across multiple stakeholders.
- Display thought leadership, drive processes, and support work/life balance initiatives.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Risk Management, or other related discipline is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in applicable field is required.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in regulatory reporting, audit, compliance or risk management within the banking or financial services industry.
- Demonstrated experience in transaction testing, data validation and analysis is preferred.
- Experience or understanding of financial analytics, reporting, data analytics, data controls and data transformation logics.
- Utilize a proven data and business analytics background to develop winning strategies and drive business decision making.
- Familiarity with Risk Management practices and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge, experience, or familiarity in banking products, regulatory reporting (FR2052a, FRY15, FRY9C, etc.), audit, US GAAP and financial accounting is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, data compliance, and data-related issue management in large financial services firms.
- Proficient in using data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL), and knowledge of database systems.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex problems and ideas clearly and succinctly to senior management.
- Effectively manage multiple, and often conflicting, priorities under tight timeframes and adapt to frequent change.
- Work independently and across a matrix organization, with excellent relationship building skills and the ability to influence partners.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
- Santander Benefits
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Hard skills
transaction testingdata validationdata analysisfinancial analyticsdata controlsdata transformation logicsregulatory reportingUS GAAPdata governancedata compliance
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcritical thinkingverbal communicationwritten communicationrelationship buildinginfluencingproject managementadaptabilityindependence