Business & IT Assurance Advisor, SVP (REMOTE)

Job Description

Platform Solutions Division

At Goldman Sachs, we connect people, capital and ideas to help solve problems for our clients. We are a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. For us, it's all about bringing together people who are curious, collaborative and have the drive to make things possible for our clients and communities. We build and embed cloud-based, developer-centric financial products and services in our clients' ecosystems to help them better serve their own clients and customers.

About GreenSky

GreenSky, a Goldman Sachs Company, is one of the fastest growing financial technology companies in America. We make it easy for businesses of all sizes to offer credit to their customers with a fast and paperless solution. With billions of dollars in loans and hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers, we are quickly changing the consumer credit marketplace.

We have developed a highly scalable loan origination and servicing platform and unique loan origination tools to deliver a differentiated level of service to our multiple stakeholders, including bank partners, merchant and retailer channel partners, consumers, and borrowers.

Leveraging proprietary mobile technology, we are currently experiencing exceptional growth in both accounts and profitability. We have a great team, are growing quickly, and are backed by some of the leading investors in the world. Our corporate headquarters is in the expanding fintech hub of Atlanta.

About the Role

We are looking for a Business and IT Assurance Advisor to play an integral role in supporting the success of the GreenSky business and Technology teams by providing a variety of project, administrative, operational and advisory services to the GreenSky business. The Assurance Advisor will work with our GreenSky leadership, Operations, Credit Strategy, Accounting and Information Technology teams throughout the year.

The successful candidate will advise, coordinate, execute, and deliver work products on behalf of the GreenSky teams. The candidate will have the ability to proactively anticipate and manage challenges, be a self-starter with strong abilities to manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize appropriately, and work efficiently.

• Manage with Tech Risk, the QSAT and RCSA process related to facilitating program, educating system and control owners on evidence, and track progress to meet GS deadlines
• Participate in GreenSky internal audits to advise and assist management with potential finding research and timely development of management action plans (MAPS)
• Advise, monitor, and track internal audit findings and MAPs through to remediation
• Assist management in development of procedures for key business and IT processes that align to other Division standards
• Work as primary point of contact to the teams, prioritizing requests and inquiries for second line groups such as Compliance, Legal and Controllers where necessary
• Where permitted, inventory key controls against like business line processes to assess the maturity of controls ahead of future internal audits
• Ability to work within multiple work streams to accomplish independence related tasks at any given time
• Communicate effectively, addressing questions or issues promptly and professionally
• Build positive and productive relationships with second- and third-line departments
• Conduct research as directed
• On a regular basis, manage sensitive and confidential information appropriately and with a high level of discretion

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience
• Demonstrated business, IT and consumer compliance acumen
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with knowledge of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Attentive listener and ability to use tact and diplomacy in all communications
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and interact at all levels, managing both up and down. Communicates with a positive, "can-do" attitude and professional demeanor
• Excellent time management skills with ability to prioritize and effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated. Able to work independently and collaborate as part of a team to achieve business goals
• Flexible and adaptable; able to embrace ongoing change in tasks and environment
• Detail-oriented and quality conscious.
• Able to take initiative. Assertive, confident and willing to take appropriate and proactive action to accomplish tasks
• Exercises good judgment/decision making. A critical and innovative thinker who is able to navigate gray areas, anticipate problems, formulate solutions and act accordingly
• Eager to grow. Motivated to learn and develop new skills.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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