Lead Process and Controls Analyst

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. When you choose a career with CoBank, you make a difference by standing for something that matters. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose
• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10k per year
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Partners with leadership to provide technical expertise and supervises the day-to-day activity of the process and controls team. Delivers tactical guidance and specialized knowledge to department staff to identify areas of improvement within Operations and implement change including, but not limited to process analysis, quality control improvements, issue identification and resolution, and trend analysis and reporting. Prioritizes tasks and projects and ensures department service level adherence. Supports management in the implementation of new products, systems and processes to help ensure controls are designed and operating effectively prior to implementation.

1. Supports leadership to establish, monitor and improve division standards, processes and performance measures, enforcing process intelligence and fostering innovation.

2. Supports leadership in monitoring and tracking, recommendations for enhancements to policy, process, procedure or controls from external examinations, internal audits, or internal division compliance testing.

3. Serves as an escalation point for operational risk management issues identified by internal stakeholders or external customers. Acts as liaison between lines of business, division leadership and enterprise stakeholders to monitor and drive issue resolution.

4. Supports Operations leadership in oversight activities for the ICFR, SOC 1 and Operational Controls inventory.

5. Partners with business line to assess and monitor the business process control environment ensuring controls meet objectives and effectively mitigate business risks.

6. Collaborates with business line to encourage an environment of continuous improvement that increases productivity, produces cost savings and fosters the adoption of best practices.

7. Partners with management to ensure effective organizational communication, and to establish and maintain risk awareness.

8. Provides in-depth analysis of division wide processes to anticipate issues and areas of emerging risk within the Operations Division. Works with leadership team to establish processes and controls to mitigate risk. Assists lines of business in change management and communication planning.

9. Provides quality control, process review and statistical monitoring of Operation Division’s quality and performance metrics through periodic testing and remediation processes.

10. Supports the preparation and distribution of regular management reports. Supports the division’s analytics and reporting requirements, utilizing sampling, trend analysis, and data mining. Prepares management reports for Operations leadership, and other ad hoc reporting as requested.

11. Contributes toward creating efficient solutions to challenges that impact the overall Operations Division, while maintaining a focus on productivity and risk management.

12. Participates and assists with business continuity updates. 13. Supports leadership in ensuring staff maintains current working knowledge of operational risk management standards and industry best practices. Aides in setting performance standards, manages workflow, evaluates performance.

• Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance or a related field required

• 8 years of professional experience related to audit practices, preferably within the financial services industry; or proven experience identifying opportunities for improving processes; or proven experience developing processes which changed the way the business works and streamlined manual processes required
• Prior Experience identifying and evaluating complex business and technology risks, developing internal controls that mitigate risk required
• Prior Experience with ICFR, SOC 1/SOC 2, ITGCs, COSO, and Internal Controls preferred
• CPA, CISA, or CIA preferred
• General knowledge of risk assessment principles required
• Works autonomously, is inquisitive about the why's and how's of processes and controls. Able to build positive working relationships across the bank required

The typical base pay range for this role is between $108,400 - $133,280. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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