Risk Appetite Framework Practice Leader shaping non - financial risk governance at Desjardins. Defining risk appetite, coordinating strategic risk exercises, and advising senior management.
About the role
- TD bank risk manager leading control testing, governance, and issue remediation. Supervising analysts and reporting control effectiveness across shared services.
Responsibilities
- Plan, execute, review, and report on control testing activities
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of RCSA, FRCM, and Compliance controls and issue remediation
- Provide independent challenge and oversight of control environments
- Identify control gaps and deficiencies
- Develop and execute risk-based testing plans aligned with the Bank’s control framework, policies, and regulatory requirements
- Define testing objectives, scope, methodology, sampling approach, and procedures
- Assess controls through walkthroughs, inquiry, inspection, observation, reperformance, and data analysis
- Review supporting evidence and document testing conclusions
- Identify, document, and assess control exceptions, deficiencies, and potential failures
- Perform root-cause analysis and evaluate the impact of deficiencies
- Lead and supervise testing performed by senior analysts
- Review testing workpapers for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and methodological compliance
- Provide coaching and technical guidance to test team members
- Manage testing timelines, deliverables, and competing priorities
- Prepare testing results, control effectiveness assessments, and deficiency reports
- Present results to control owners, stakeholders, issue management, and other lines of defense
- Support remediation plan development with corrective actions, responsible owners, and target completion dates
- Ensure alignment with internal policies, regulatory requirements, accounting standards, and industry practices
- Identify opportunities to strengthen the control environment and improve testing methodologies
- Maintain documentation and evidence for second-line review
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Risk Management, Information Systems, or a related field
- 7+ years of relevant experience in internal controls, internal audit, SOX, compliance, risk management, or control testing
- Experience managing or leading control testing engagements
- Strong understanding of control design and operating effectiveness
- Experience with risk assessment, sampling, evidence evaluation, exception assessment, and remediation validation
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and professional judgment skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong time-management and organizational skills
- Ability to follow up on items or determine appropriate steps for timely resolution
- Risk management experience
- Compliance/Privacy/FCRM experience
- Digital/mobile environment experience
- Business Analysis skills
- CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, or other relevant professional designation preferred
- Experience with SOX 404, ICFR, operational risk, regulatory controls, or IT controls preferred
- Experience with GRC, audit management, data analytics, or control-testing platforms preferred
- Experience working with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders preferred
Benefits
- Base salary
- Variable compensation
- Health and well-being benefits
- Savings and retirement programs
- Paid time off
- Banking benefits and discounts
- Career development
- Reward and recognition programs
- Regular development conversations
- Training programs
- Online learning platform
- Mentoring programs
- Training and onboarding sessions
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