Manager

Job Description:

About us*

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

 Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Global Business Services*

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non-banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview*

CFO-ORCO team is responsible to provide governance and oversight to effectively manage Operational Risk across the CFO Organization.

Job Description*

The ORCO Team Member will play a key role in the execution of Bank of America’s Global SOX Program, ensuring financial reporting risk is managed in accordance with applicable SEC Regulations.  The position will work closely with the Global SOX Program Office to execute the enterprise-wide framework, methodology, procedures/ guidelines for SOX compliance, including activities supporting quarterly and annual CEO and CFO SOX certifications.  This position will interact with various levels of management, assess process and control design, provide SOX guidance to lines of business and give recommendations to improve control structure, and support the quarterly SOX attestation.  While driving process improvements, the Team member will gain exposure to a wide variety of the Company’s businesses as part of an expanding SOX Program Office.

Responsibilities*

• Partner with lines of business, external and internal audit groups and SOX Program Office to review and assess SOX process and control design.  Identify gaps within SOX controls / processes and provide recommendations to lines of business to address gaps and improve control structure and SOX documentation
• Provide ongoing support to lines of business in managing / approving any changes to process and control design
• Perform various SOX activities and initiatives such as SOX deficiency assessments, Scoping, Vendor risk reviews, ECAP system reporting and data maintenance, etc.
• Provide relevant SOX guidance to various lines of business in an effort to drive consistency in execution of the Bank’s SOX Program and mitigate financial reporting risk
• Engage in and contribute to deliverables focused on supporting SOX compliance as well as CFO’s attestation of SOX and other key Regulatory reports such as FR Y-14 report
• Strive for operational excellence with an objective of improving work tasks and processes
• Review key deliverables or other team members’ work as needed, to help maintain the highest work quality standards
• Ensure seamless coordination and integration of work efforts with our Global Team in other locations
• Provide progress updates and demonstrate ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence them effectively towards mitigating financial reporting risk

Requirements*

Education*

Chartered Accountant or CPA designation / Master's degree or equivalent in Accounting and/or Finance

Experience Range*

• 6+ years’ experience in risk and internal control / SOX compliance / Audits / process reviews
• Big 4 or banking / financial services industry experience preferred

 Foundational skills*

• Expertise and experience in the domain of Risk and Internal controls / Internal or External Audits / SOX compliance / Operational Risk
• Relevant experience in reviewing and understanding end to end finance processes and identify risk and control points and provide recommendations to business teams on improving process and control design
• Strong understanding of Finance and / or Accounting, financial reporting processes, including the financial statements structure for US listed companies
• Ability to engage with management at various levels regarding internal controls, compliance & risk management and accounting
• Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills to support partnership across multiple line of business and finance teams
• Attention to detail and ability to build quality rigor in all deliverables
• Expertise in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint

Desired skills*

• Knowledge of legal, regulatory and industry requirements
• Understanding of SEC and PCAOB requirements as well as COSO Integrated Framework of Internal Control
• Implementing components of an internal control framework (e.g. SOX) over financial reporting
• Proven ability to manage multiple and often competing priorities in a global environment

Work Timings*

11:30 am to 8:30 pm

Job Location*

Mumbai