Senior Financial Data Validation Specialist, Second Line Assurance

Location/Office Policy:  Molesworth Street, Dublin / Hybrid

• Are you passionate about providing assurance over risk management and data?
• Would you like to use your finance and data expertise in a proactive way?
• Do you thrive on meticulously validating information to support its integrity?
• Are you comfortable agreeing issues and their resolution with the business areas within agreed timelines?

What is the Role:

Join a leading Irish bank committed to driving the highest standards of risk management and compliance. We are seeking a dedicated Senior Financial/Risk Reporting & Data Validation Specialist to join our Second Line Assurance (SLA) team, where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring robust risk management practices across the Group. Second Line Assurance play an important role in informing senior management and the Board on the adequacy and effectiveness of our risk management and internal control environment. Our team is led by the Head of Second Line Assurance who reports into the Group Chief Risk Officer, Group Risk Committee and Board Risk Committee.

This role of Senior Financial/Risk Reporting & Data Validation Specialist will support and execute the end-to-end validation process for the BCBS 239 (Basel’s Principles for effective risk data aggregation and reporting) in relation to financial data and regulatory reporting, assessing the supporting processes, completeness and accuracy of data flowing into key financial reports to ensure compliance with regulation.

SLA is a team of experts in different specialist areas – including Regulatory Compliance, Financial Reporting, Data Management, Information & Digital Technology, Resilience, Data Protection, and more – accessing senior stakeholders within the organisation and plenty of opportunities to obtain great exposure and experience across all areas of the Bank. We have a culture where investing in people is paramount, where we cultivate talent and where we foster professional development. 

Key accountabilities;

Lead validation reviews from beginning to end, including:

• Participating in the planning and execution of BCBS 239 testing and validation activities, to assess compliance with BCBS 239 requirements.
• Assist the review Manager in defining a review scope, test strategy, and execute testing;
• Interact professionally and efficiently with business areas and key stakeholders;
• Complete comprehensive data validation and controls testing, including the use of data analytics, to validate processes and allow for the identification of any issues;
• Assist the review Manager in preparing and agreeing detailed final review reports for senior management;
• Contribute to committee and board reports to ensure senior management are up to date and aware of key compliance issues;
• Support the delivery of reviews across the wider team, providing your knowledge, technical expertise and insights, to develop innovative testing solutions, including Data Analytics, to evaluate data accuracy and completeness of the in-scope review areas.
• Manage the resolution of agreed issues with the business areas and stakeholders within agreed timetables.

What you Will Bring ;

1. 4+ years’ experience working within a Finance department or equivalent with an understanding of the workings of a Regulatory Reporting within the Banking environment.
2. Qualified or working towards Accountant (ACCA/ACA or equivalent IIA/CISA).
3. Data Analysis experience, advanced MS Excel and/or other analytics tools would be an advantage i.e. SQL, Python, Power BI, SAS, Qlikview and Tableu.
4. Has a lot of initiative, excellent attention to detail, strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to work to deadlines and remain calm under pressure.
5. Have a proven understanding and experience of banking/financial services industry regulations, key banking processes, financial products and/or systems, especially related to finance and data management and reporting capabilities is a plus.
6. Have a proven experience of Audit, Finance or Risk Management in a Financial Services environment and associated risks, clear understanding and knowledge of control and risk management methodologies.

Why Work for AIB

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

Behavioural Capabilities:

1. Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
2. Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Technical Capabilities:

1. Risk Analysis - Links risk initiatives into critical business drivers, determining the costs and impacts of the risks.
2. Negotiation and Influence - Engages in discussion to reach an agreement and create outcomes, affecting the action, behaviours, or opinions of others.
3. Legal, Regulatory & Compliance - Possesses a thorough understanding of legal, regulatory and compliance requirements, along with AIB’s internal policies, to ensure effective horizon scanning, implementation, monitoring and adherence to safeguard organisational integrity and minimise risk
4. Auditing - Examines, analyses, and evaluates processes, records, or systems to verify their accuracy, compliance, effectiveness, and integrity

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Conor Kearney, at careers@aib.ie  for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.  

Application deadline : Tuesday 25th March 2025