Corporate Compliance Monitoring & Testing Analyst

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan.

SMFG's shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization's extensive global network.

The Group's operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $72,000.00 and $87,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award.

In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

** Role Description*
* SMBC's Compliance Department Americas Division ("CPAD") is seeking an Analyst for Compliance Monitoring and Testing. The Analyst is responsible for supporting the monitoring and testing program. This position will principally serve as a team member for monitoring and testing engagements. This role will primarily support the monitoring and testing coverage for New York Branch (SMBC's NYB). The candidate should have a familiarity with financial services and a willingness to learn.

The salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

** Role Objectives*
* + Supports monitoring and testing activities for New York Branch.

+ Serves as a tester for all facets of compliance monitoring and testing engagements.

+ Assists in the development and refinement of monitoring and testing scripts.

+ Prepares information requests and announcement memoranda.

+ Performs assigned field work to validate the efficacy of internal controls and risk mitigants.

+ Assists in the compiling of comprehensive and cohesive work papers in accordance with department standards and methodology.

+ Helps to identify underlying issues and escalation/validation thereof with clients.

+ Assists in the registration and tracking of identified issues and corrective action plans to validate remediation efforts.

+ Assists in the consolidation and reporting of results within local and Head Office reporting.

** Qualifications and Skills*
* + Bachelor's Degree required.

+ Excellent academic record.

+ 1-3 years of working experience or 1-2 years of internship experience in the financial services field and knowledge of FRB regulations, a plus.

+ Strong desire to continually deliver a quality and meaningful work product in a timely and efficient manner.

+ Demonstrates sound judgement, political astuteness, and sensitivity to cultural diversity.

+ Solid interpersonal and written and verbal communications skills to successfully interface with all levels of management and maintain solid working relationships.

+ Maintaining a compliance risk mindset to understand underlying…