Transaction Testing Lead

The position is described below.

Regular or Temporary:
Regular Language Fluency:
English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

• Lead and execute transaction testing activities for assigned regulatory reports, products, and systems to assess the accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance of reported data.
• Research and interpret regulatory reporting instructions, business requirements, and reporting methodologies to design effective transaction testing procedures.
• Perform source-to-report data validation by tracing reported values through upstream systems, transformations, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Develop testing strategies, sampling methodologies, test scripts, and evidence requirements to support risk-based testing objectives.
• Utilize SQL, and/or other analytical tools to perform data analysis, sample selection, population validation, and investigation of exceptions.
• Review business processes, data lineage, process documentation, and key controls to identify potential reporting risks and control weaknesses.
• Document testing procedures, observations, root cause analyses, and conclusions in a manner that is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Communicate testing results, observations, and risk impacts to stakeholders, management, audit, and regulatory examination teams as appropriate.
• Lead offshore testing resources by providing work assignments, coaching, quality reviews, and ongoing guidance to ensure adherence to testing standards and methodologies.
• Support issue remediation efforts by collaborating with business, technology, and reporting teams to validate corrective actions and closure activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing methodologies, efficiency, automation opportunities, and overall testing coverage.
• Manage multiple testing engagements simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery of objectives, milestones, and stakeholder commitments.
• Mentor and develop junior teammates while fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and performance coaching of team members while promoting overall testing excellence and consistency.

• Required Qualifications:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Six years of relevant experience in regulatory reporting, transaction testing, audit, risk management, data validation, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in banking regulations, regulatory reporting, risk management, and data governance through progressively responsible roles.
• Strong knowledge of transaction testing methodologies, risk-based sampling approaches, source-to-report validation, and data lineage assessment.
• Experience leading testing engagements and managing multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex issues clearly to senior stakeholders.

• Proven experience with regulatory reporting, specifically FFIEC 031 and FR Y-9C (experience with FR Y-14 and FR 2052a strongly preferred).
• Strong experience performing transaction testing, source-to-report validation, data lineage reviews, and control effectiveness assessments.
• Experience designing and executing risk-based sampling methodologies and statistical or judgmental sample selection approaches.
• Hands-on expertise with SQL and SAS for population analysis, sample extraction, testing support, and issue investigation.
• Experience reviewing source documentation, business process documentation, data lineage artifacts, and control evidence.
• Strong understanding of regulatory reporting governance, data quality frameworks, and issue management processes.
• Experience supporting internal audit, regulatory examinations, and remediation validation efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead offshore testing teams and provide effective quality assurance oversight.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships with reporting, technology, risk, compliance, and business stakeholders.

• Regulatory Reporting (FFIEC 031, FR Y-9C, FR Y-14, FR 2052a)
• Transaction Testing & Source-to-Report Validation
• Data Lineage & Data Traceability
• Risk-Based Sampling Methodologies
• Regulatory…