Lead Internal Controls Analyst

Business Control & Financial Planning

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life .

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate , which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7 ,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.
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Responsible for supporting the day-to-day execution of the Transamerica Business Controls program within the first line of defense. Testing controls to determine if they are designed and operating in a manner that achieves the company’s regulatory and risk management objectives in support of both SOX and Operationally focused reviews. Supporting our external auditors by collecting and reviewing requested evidence. Assisting in the design and enhancement of controls in response to actual and conceptual risk events.

• Perform testing, and in some cases review the testing of others, in support of first line of defense control evaluate program and Transamerica SOX program.
• Facilitate external audits (e.g. SOC) by pulling populations and support, and answering questions form external auditors
• Support process reviews to identify risks, controls, control gaps, and control enhancement opportunities.
• Evaluate the design of internal controls and make recommendations for improvement.
• Identify control gaps and opportunities for control enhancement in response to actual and conceptual risks identified
• As appropriate, partner and liaise with external auditors to plan and implement an assessment of the control environment, coordination of timing and execution of process walkthroughs, and a process for timely sharing of potential issues for…