Description Company is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Company can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture. The Operations Risk & Control Division (ORC) is a global team responsible for Operational Risk and Control (Balance Sheet & Account Control, Credit & Market Risk, Policies & Procedures), Regulatory Reporting (Disclosure of Interest, Client Asset Segregation, Transaction Reporting), Risk (Client Confidentiality, Operational Risk, BCP) and Sub-Ledger Projects & Architecture. The Division has over 300 team members across the firm, in locations such as New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. Balance Sheet Substantiation team, within ORC Control pillar enforces compliance with Cross Operations Sub-Ledger Account Ownership and Substantiation Policy requirements. The team performs three key functions ? account ownership assignment, month end certification control and independent quality assurance reviews. This role is a key part of the Balance Sheet Substantiation team. The primary responsibility will be to conduct quality assurance reviews to assess reconciliation and substantiation practices across ISG Operations to ensure compliance with Cross Operations Sub-Ledger Account Ownership and Substantiation Policy. This role includes conducting annual quality assurance reviews of all ISG Operations departments, advising on remediation plans, and providing senior management reporting on findings. Additional responsibilities include liaising with a client base across Operations, ensuring controlled ME sign off, and providing functional ownership of Month End Certification tool. The role reports regionally to the global ORC Independent Monitoring lead in Glasgow and functionally to the global ORC Balance Sheet Substantiation lead in New York. The successful candidate must work closely with the members of all of the Operations functional groups as well as other stakeholders across the Firm. The primary stakeholders will be Allocation and Substantiation Champions who are function reps that ensure completeness of ownership assignment and substantiation/reconciliation, as well as Operations Account Reviewers who are ultimately responsible for account sign off. Key functional responsibilities will include but not be limited to: - Maintain governance of Cross Operations Sub-Ledger Account Ownership and Substantiation Policy and best in class reconciliation/substantiation guidelines. - Conduct periodic Quality Assurance of substantiation process across Global Operations with RAG status derivation - Test reconciliation/substantiation evidence attached in the BCSI tool by the account owners - Advise on and track remediation plans to strengthen reconciliation and substantiation practices - Maintain senior management reporting and escalation on reconciliation/substantiation control gaps. - Oversee certification of entire active Operations owned account population in BCSI and 3Rs - Work with account owners to resolve unsubstantiated balances identified during the review process - Maintain administrative ownership of BCSI certification tool - Liaise with Technology and CTB to implement and track improvements to BCSI certification tool functionality - Special Projects Qualifications Required - Strong accounting knowledge and full understanding of account classification in the General Ledger - Experience in designing and managing control functions in Financial Services/Banking industry. - Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team, including interfacing with members of senior management - Strong oral and written communications skills - Strong analytical and problem solving skills. - Ability to design and implement creative and flexible solutions to problems. - Ability to work within tight delivery timeframes. - Ability to partner with colleagues across functions and lead effectively across geographical boundaries. - Ability to coordinate efforts with IT Support to enhance functionality of existing technology platforms. - Strong experience with MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Visio and Access).