General information

Ref # 17456

Remote? No

Ally and Your Career

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Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

The Opportunity

The Senior Analyst reports to the testing manager and is responsible for executing the day-to-day testing activities of the Centralized Testing Team including establishing routines to execute the quarterly test plan and reporting of test results. The Senior Analyst will have a role in developing efficient and effective testing routines along with establishing key relationships within Compliance, Independent Risk Management and Business support partners at Ally. This role requires a working knowledge of Compliance and Operational risk with demonstrated ability to identify, communicate, and escalate gaps in processes and/or regulatory issues for remediation. This position requires three days in the office and two remote workdays.

The Work Itself

• Implement the Test Plan by establishing a strong routine, creating data populations, test scripts, and completing all assigned testing within the established quarter.
• Build relationships with and lead discussions with key risk, support, and partners.
• Lead walkthroughs with support partners and business line contacts.
• Identify potential risks, exceptions, gaps or issues through test execution.
• Complete supporting documentation to include test work-papers, exception logs, and reporting and upload to appropriate system of record.
• Effectively communicate to leadership, risk support partners and the Business Line when potential exceptions have been identified.
• Monitor and maintain issue management expectations including documentation, timeliness of updates and validation of remediation plan.
• Complete all assigned trainings on time.
• Seek additional opportunities to gain knowledge to support testing role and career path.
• Strive to achieve the highest accuracy of testing and maintain adherence with all applicable policies.
• Participate in timely responses to regulatory exams and internal audit requests.
• Stay informed of relevant changes through emerging risk, industry trends and regulatory changes.

The Skills You Bring

• +3 years of validated experience in the brokerage services industry, solid understanding of operations/trading/options preferred.

• FINRA Series 7, 63/65 or 66 are required.

• FINRA Series 24 and knowledge of FINRA/SEC regulations preferred.

• 3+ years' experience in Risk Management, Audit, or applicable testing programs (e.g., compliance, testing and monitoring), financial services and/or banking industry required.

• Established testing experience with multiple techniques preferred (e.g., control, transaction, process review).
• Knowledge of common risk management framework and methodologies.
• Proficient at Issue identification, problem-solving/troubleshooting, and Issue escalation; risk mindset.
• Requires limited direct supervision and takes ownership for one’s own quarterly testing deliverables.
• Conflict leadership skills and/or proven the ability to handle difficult situations.
• High-level of written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate optimally across business levels (both vertically and horizontally).
• Ability to learn new processes, systems, and controls quickly with minimal training.
• Ability to interpret and understand laws and regulations, research and identify requirements and related controls and assist in developing test scripts.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• High level of personal integrity, with the ability to handle confidential and otherwise sensitive matters expertly and with the appropriate level of judgment and maturity.
• Ability to work both independently and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Meticulous, organized, energetic, motivated, and committed.

How We'll Have Your Back

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Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally’s total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including: * Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting. * Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs. * Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially. * Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts. * Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.

Who We Are:

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Base Pay Range:

Emerging: 70000

Experienced: 95000

Expert: 120000

Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan