Senior First Line Risk & Control Analyst

Key Responsibilities 

On a day-to-day basis, this position will perform responsibilities such as some or all of the following: 

• Review implementation of control requirements and appropriate information technology (IT) policies and procedures that are consistent with the organization's mission and goals

• Identify and report on the determination of gaps in design or controls that exist, and provide recommendations for remediation and implementation of mitigating controls

• Identify control requirements specific to an information technology (IT) system in all phases of the system life cycle

• Collaborate with the first line in the development of action plans to assess the adequacy of action taken by management to remediate open items 

• Drive 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)

• Participate in the policy standards implementation strategies to ensure procedures and guidelines comply with the applicable control policy.  

• Drive and support the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities, and procedures relating to internal controls 

• Drive audit findings and recommendations to ensure that appropriate mitigation actions are taken

• Support necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure that system security configuration guidelines are followed, and compliance monitoring occurs)

• Assess, define, and execute on control optimization 

• Support the verification that all acquisitions, procurements, and outsourcing efforts address control requirements consistent with the organization's goals and objectives 

• Support the key stakeholders throughout Aegon on the IT control framework and the control consultant  

• Engage and collaborate with the second line to demonstrate the design and operating effectiveness of controls 

• Support Cloud AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure control implementation, monitoring, and reporting. 

Qualifications and Skills 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge in risk management and controls

• Minimum 4  years of experience working with internal controls, audit, or risk management within the financial services industry

• Excellent communication skills in writing and communicating information in a clear, concise manner

• Proven analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills  

Preferred Qualifications 

• CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA recommended

• Ability to understand technology, management, and leadership issues related to organizational processes and problem-solving

• Knowledge of Audit Assurance Framework requirements

• Financial services experience  

• Experience with GRC solutions  

• 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

What we offer: 

• Competitive salary

• Comprehensive health package

• Cafeteria

• All You Can Move

• Brand new office at an excellent location

• Hybrid working

• Opportunities for growth and advancement

• A highly people-centric, positive, and supportive work environment

Aegon is an international financial service holding company headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands. Our ambition is to build leading businesses that offer their customers investment, protection, and retirement solutions. Our purpose is to help people live their best lives, a goal that runs through all of our activities. The company has multiple locations across the globe, with core markets in the UK and the US, partnerships in Spain & Portugal, Brazil, and China, and an Asset Management organization with locations in the UK, US, NL, and Hungary. In the Netherlands, Aegon generates value via strategic shareholding in a market-leading insurance and pensions company.

Aegon Global Business Solutions Center is supporting these businesses with IT, Finance, Risk, Model Validation, Actuarial, Audit, and Asset management services with a growing team of approx. 300 people, based in Budapest, Hungary.

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