Senior Risk & Compliance Analyst (Work from Home in US)

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Operational Risk

About Us 

 

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.  

 

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. 

    

Transamerica is a part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group. The Aegon companies employ over 21,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers.* For more information,  visit www.transamerica.com. 

 

Who We Are 

  

Transamerica has been making financial services available to the many, not just the few, for more than 100 years. We’re a leading provider of life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions, serving millions of customers throughout the United States. Transamerica’s dedicated professionals focus on helping people live their best lives through saving, investing, and protecting their loved ones. Transamerica is dedicated to building America’s leading middle market life insurance and retirement company, providing a broad range of quality individual life insurance policies, workplace supplemental insurance benefits, workplace retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and investment products, including mutual funds, annuities, stable value solutions, as well as investment management services. 

 

What We Do 

 

Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, and Employee Benefits), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development; Finance; Internal Audit; Legislative, Regulatory & Policy; Office of the CEO; People and Places; Brand; Corporate Affairs; Risk; and Technology). 

Job Description Summary

Global Technology Services (GTS) is Aegon's global IT partner that provides infrastructure services, information security and global/corporate application support for Aegon's businesses around the world.

From 6 locations in the US, the Netherlands, UK, and Hungary, we support 20+ country units and 24000+ employees in the world. Our support consists of a wide range of centralized global IT services such as programming, database management, project management, agile/dev/ops, and more.

We continue to maximize the value from having a clear digital and data technology platform strategy that extends our ecosystem, as an approach to digitization, enhancing customer experience, and improving operational efficiency.

All of these teams work closely together to provide innovative and digital solutions as well as critical technology support. This is essential for enabling Aegon's businesses around the globe to be innovative, digital and competitive, efficient, and effective, and to provide the best solutions and customer experience for our customers and shareholders.

The GTS Internal Controls and Compliance (ICC) team provides governance, risk management, internal controls, and compliance services to GTS to support and enable GTS leadership in achieving strategic objectives.

This Senior Risk and Compliance Analyst position is part of the ICC Controls Team and will primarily perform comprehensive assessments of third-party SOC 2 type 2 controls reports to determine impact of the results of testing of third-party controls on our organization. They will also execute controls testing of the management, operational and technical controls to determine overall effectiveness of controls.

This position is focused on global delivery providing centralized services and supporting global program build-out.

Job Description

What You Will Do:

• Perform reviews of third-party controls assessments and analyze the results, and provide an overall assessment of controls risk for our organization.  
• Work to assess Complementary User Entity Controls (CEUCs) and how they apply to controls already executed in the IT organization and if additional controls or procedures need to be developed.
• Execute IT control testing to provide management confidence in the operational effectiveness of IT controls. 
• Assist management in the design of robust controls balancing the need for efficiency versus the requirement of control with a keen understanding of how to incorporate automation in this balance.
• Assist in the determination of gaps in design or controls exist and providing recommendations for remediation and implementation of mitigating controls.
• Collaborate with first line in development of action plans to assess the adequacy of action taken by management to remediate open items
• Support compliance/audit activities as assigned in relation to Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), IT Control Framework, Service Operation Control audits, manage internal/external audit engagements and third-party business reviews
• Support control assessments first time and ongoing (Process, Application, and Infrastructure)
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities, procedures relating to internal controls
• Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, compliance monitoring occurs).
• Assess, define, and execute on control optimization
• Support the key stakeholders throughout Aegon on IT control framework and control consultant
• Engage and collaborate with second line to demonstrate the design and operating effectiveness of controls

What You Will Need:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge in risk management and controls. 
• 5 plus years of experience working with internal controls, audit, or risk management within the financial services industry, with a stronger focus on technology and security controls. 
• Excellent communication skills in writing and communication information in a clear, concise manner. 
• Proven analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills 

Preferred

• CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA recommended. 
• Ability to understand technology, management, and leadership issues related to organization processes and problem solving. 
• Knowledge of Audit Assurance Framework requirements. 
• Financial services experience 
• Experience with GRC solutions
• Knowledge of technology controls governance frameworks (e.g., ITIL, NIST etc. . .) 
• Knowledge of public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, etc.)  
• Big 4 public accounting experience working with controls within the Sarbanes Oxley environment.  
• Knowledge of current industry methods for evaluating, implementing, and disseminating information technology (IT) assessment, monitoring, detection, and remediation tools and procedures utilizing standards-based concepts and capabilities. 
• Skill in creating policies that reflect control requirements. 

Working Conditions

• This position can be a remote or bybrid work opportunity depending on the proximity to a major office location.
• Global collaboration for team meetings and projects may require some non-traditional hours for meetings
• May have very minimal travel required for team meetings or training.

**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.**

Compensation:

The US salary for this position generally ranges between $91,200-$115,250 annually. This range is an estimate, based on potential employee qualifications and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

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

Additional Salary Scales:

UK

£35,000 - £43,000 - £52,000

Expected Starting Salary Range: £35,000 - £48,000

*This position is also eligible for an incentive bonus

Cifas Short Fair Processing Notice (applies to UK based candidates only)

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

NL

Scale 11

€ 48.000 - € 80.000

*This position is not eligible for an incentive bonus

What You Receive:

• A Comprehensive Wealth + Health package. 
• Wealth Benefits; Competitive Pay, Bonus, and Benefits Package
• Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

Our commitment to inclusion & diversity means that we value differences. We encourage the unique perspectives of persons and are dedicated to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment.

What We Offer  

 

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

• Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)

  

* As of December 31, 2022 
 

Inclusion & Diversity  

  

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women. 

  

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all. 

   

Giving Back  

  

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work. 

  

https://www.transamerica.com/why-transamerica/aegon-transamerica-foundation  

  

Transamerica’s Parent Company  

 

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has  grown into an international company serving more than 29.5 million people across the globe. It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.