Regulatory Compliance Testing Specialist

Posted:
12/3/2024, 9:55:06 AM

Location(s):
Maine, United States ⋅ Greenville, South Carolina, United States ⋅ New Jersey, United States ⋅ South Carolina, United States ⋅ Portland, Maine, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Legal & Compliance

Workplace Type:
On-site

Work Location:

Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$68,640 - $102,960 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. 

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Line of Business:

Compliance

Job Description:

Department Overview:

U.S. Compliance Testing (USCT) is a centralized compliance testing team within the Compliance Department that conducts independent, risk-based compliance testing to assess the effectiveness of operational procedures and key controls over regulatory compliance. 

The Regulatory Compliance Testing Specialist plays a key part of the Bank's second line of defense by primarily performing outcome-based compliance testing reviews over business unit activities and customer transactions to assess compliance with applicable consumer protection laws, rules, and regulations (e.g. Reg. B, Equal Credit Opportunity Act; Reg. Z, Truth in Lending Act; Reg. X, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; Reg. DD, Truth in Savings; Reg. V, Fair Credit Reporting Act; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; etc.). The role will work closely with other colleagues across the Compliance Department and routinely interacts with business line management from the first line, regulatory examiners, and Internal Audit to strengthen the overall Compliance Management System at TD Bank.

Prior regulatory compliance experience with banking consumer protection laws, rules and regulations in the areas of testing, audit or business operations would be helpful in performing this role.

The above details are specific to the role which is outlined in the general summary below.

Job Summary:

The Senior Compliance Testing Analyst executes independent testing of Compliance controls/systems for assigned businesses and operational units across the Bank along with providing expertise on Compliance controls/processes.  May assume leadership of a part of the engagement and have responsibility for completion of a phase of the engagement.

Depth & Scope:

  • Exercises sound and expert independent professional judgment and discretion in interacting and communicating with staff and senior management of the Bank with respect to regulatory compliance and risk matters.
  • Independently researches, reviews, and maintains expertise on banking regulations and laws, banking policies and procedures, and consumer protection laws
  • Acts as a subject matter expert for regulations applicable to business partners and provides guidance and advice with respect to the business partners' compliance with such regulations directly related to the operations of the business
  • Works independently to learn regulatory requirements tied to business units assigned for review, helps develop test steps to test the business line against these regulatory requirements, performs complex analysis/testing of the business line controls/processes, summarizes the results of testing, and analyzes the results to identify areas of improvement to be discussed with the business lines
  • Assists management in writing findings as applicable to address areas of improvement identified during independent testing and assists management in presenting these findings to business line staff and senior management
  • Oversees and/or independently performs assigned work from end to end
  • Executes more complex and/or non-standard assignments as requested

Education & Experience:

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of experience

Preferred Experience for this role includes:

  • Prior testing, audit or business operations experience in areas involving regulatory compliance.
  • Experience with banking consumer protection laws, rules, and regulations (e.g. Reg. B, Equal Credit Opportunity Act; Reg. Z, Truth in Lending Act; Reg. X, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act; Reg. DD, Truth in Savings; Reg. V, Fair Credit Reporting Act; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; etc.)
  • Detail oriented and well-developed organizational, time management and project management skills
  • Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Customer Accountabilities:

  • Executes testing engagement work in accordance with established standards to achieve completion within target timelines
  • Conducts skilled analytical research and analysis as part of the testing engagement and initiatives
  • Works collaboratively with key Compliance and business line partners throughout the testing engagement
  • Identifies potential errors following testing standards
  • Executes validation of findings raised from testing engagements in accordance with established standards
  • Proactively identifies matters which require additional attention, further escalation, or review

Shareholder Accountabilities:

  • Prioritizes and manages own workload to deliver quality results and meet assigned timelines
  • Contributes to the analysis, due diligence, and implementation of initiatives within defined area of responsibility
  • Adheres to internal policies, standards and procedures, methodologies, and applicable regulatory requirements to contribute to the review of internal processes and activities and assists in identifying potential opportunities to improve the Compliance Management System
  • Understands the operations of the business unit/area being tested and to identify potential Compliance risks and apply information to complete a quality, risk based engagement
  • Clearly and concisely documents research as required to understand requirements specific to an engagement
  • Keeps abreast of emerging trends/developments and changes to regulatory framework, internal policies, and standards
  • Provides analysis on issues and effectively communicates results to Compliance Testing management and assists management in communicating results to the client
  • Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

Employee/Team Accountabilities:

  • Participates fully as a member of the team, supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and promotes timely communication of issues/points of interest
  • Provides thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
  • Keeps current on emerging trends/developments and grows knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
  • Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
  • Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
  • Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences, and leveraging best practices.  May provide coaching to other team members as appropriate
  • Leads, motivates, and develops relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders to develop productive working relationships
  • Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
  • Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

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Colleague Development
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Interview Process
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