As a Sr. Compliance Testing Analyst, you will conduct testing and monitoring for compliance. Responsibilities include auditing products, managing issues, and collaborating with business units. Strong regulatory knowledge is essential, along with communication and analytical skills.
Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.
As a Sr. Compliance Testing Analyst, you will be critical to creating and conducting testing and monitoring of Varo’s products and processes for consumer regulatory compliance adherence.
We’re looking for someone who has prior Audit or Compliance testing and monitoring experience in a regulated banking environment. This person should have a strong knowledge of all consumer compliance regulations. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can work with limited supervision, has good communication skills, both verbal and written, is detail-oriented, and can multitask and work well under pressure.
What you'll be doing
- Execute testing related to Varo’s products and processes and adherence to the consumer compliance regulations
- Manage and escalate issues identified to management
- Inspect documents, records, disclosures, systems and reports to validate compliance and identify trends or weaknesses in Varo’s processes
- Create scripts/plans related to the testing of Varo’s products and processes, and maintain workpapers and supporting documents of tests and findings
- Perform research to inform planning and fieldwork for testing
- Collaborate with business units and cross-functional business partners to gain an understanding of the products and processes that are being tested
- Provide verbal and written review results to applicable business units and cross-functional business partners, including findings and observations identified during the review
- Conduct issue tracking, including validation of issue resolution
- Perform testing and analysis related to compliance related consumer complaints
- Perform marketing and procedure reviews
- rovide compliance advisory support on an ad hoc basis.
You'll bring the following required skills and experiences
- 5+ years of Audit or Compliance testing and monitoring experience in a regulated banking environment
- Strong background in the second line of defense risk management organization, including experience with the consumer compliance regulations, such as Reg B, Reg DD, Reg E, Reg Z, Reg CC, E-Sign, UDAAP/UDAP, FCRA, CAN-SPAM, FDCPA, GLBA, MLA, SCRA, RFPA, and TCPA
- Experience assisting with a continually evolving risk-based testing and monitoring program with a focus on automation and scalability
- Experience providing practical advice under pressure and prioritizing work
- Solid communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to succinctly identify and communicate key information
- Proven ability to build effective partnerships with stakeholders
- Strong analytical and deductive reasoning skills
- Ability to problem-solve, review and analyze data, locate its source, effectively assess risk, identify root causes of issues, and identify operational deficiencies
- Attention to detail
- Teamplayer, willing to pitch in and take on stretch goals, as part of a small but nimble compliance team
- Experience with the Google Suite toolset preferred
- Previous work in a Fintech or innovative financial institution preferred
We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you!
About Varo
Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all-digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer.
As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.
We are growing quickly in our hub locations of San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte along with colleagues located across the country. We have been recognized among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes’ Fintech 50, and earned the No. 7 spot on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies across the country.
Varo. A bank for all of us.
Our Core Values
- Customers First
- Take Ownership
- Respect
- Stay Curious
- Make it Better
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Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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