Senior Analyst - SOX Governance, Oversight, and Automation

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Remote? No

The SOX Governance, Oversight and Automation Senior Analyst will join the CFO Group Business Line Risk team to support critical risk mitigation, governance, and automation initiatives that support Ally’s Financial Controls program. This position offers the opportunity to advance automation and AI-enabled solutions across CFO Group Business Line Risk that will be used for control-based testing to support SOX compliance, while also contributing to governance, quality assurance and control oversight activities.

Key responsibilities include supporting SOX scoping and planning, oversight of the account reconciliation testing program, supporting Issue Management assessment and reporting, and coordinating Financial Controls Committee meetings.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (IT, operations, compliance, finance) to improve processes and ensure strong governance
• Be a change agent to help lead improvement initiatives incorporating automation and AI-enabled solutions within the CFO Business Line Risk team
• Support oversight of the account reconciliation testing program, including scoping, sampling, testing, and monitoring of prepared account reconciliations, as well as monthly reporting on program activity and results and providing feedback and opportunities for improvement to account reconciliation preparers
• Support the preparation of relevant quarterly Audit Committee materials
• Support the execution of Issue Management protocols, including quality assurance of identified and remediated issues, review and challenge of established remediation plans, and lead preparation and oversight of monthly reporting and progress. Coordinate with Risk to support their review and challenge
• Prepare and present risk reports, dashboards, status updates, emerging risks, and metrics to senior management and governance committees, as necessary
• Build and foster relationships with cross-functional teams (IT, risk, operations, compliance, finance) to improve and ensure strong risk oversight
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors, as needed
• Encourage a culture of risk awareness, continuous improvement, and accountability throughout the business lines and within the CFO Group Business Line Risk team
• Support the CFO Group Business Line Risk team through special projects and ad hoc initiatives, as needed

• 3+ years of experience
• High school Diploma or GED equivalent

• Bachelor in Accounting preferred, Finance
• CPA, CIA or equivalent, a plus
• Financial Services experience, or public accounting
• Control-based testing experience
• Experience with audit industry documentation standards (preparation of work papers, flowcharting, narratives, walkthroughs, and control testing)
• Proven knowledge of internal control and risk concepts and auditing standards
• Preferred 3+ years previous work experience in Accounting, Risk
• Excel Proficiency - Advanced MS Excel skills including pivot tables & v-lookups
• Introductory experience with Artificial Intelligence tools
• Communicate optimally; both written and verbal, and across multiple teams
• Meticulous and flexible, along with strong organizational, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently and provide frequent updates to team managers on progress and potential issues
• Ability to recognize opportunities for and initiate process improvements within the team and in business divisions

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,…