Risk Assurance and Control Testing Manager

About the Role

You will establish, manage, and continuously improve control testing and risk assurance activities. You will design and execute test scripts and sampling methodologies, evaluate control evidence, document findings, and provide actionable recommendations. You will partner with subject matter experts and control owners, maintain audit-ready documentation, track remediation, and support follow-up testing.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in compliance testing, audit, risk management, or quality assurance (preferably in fintech, financial services, or crypto)
  • Strong understanding of control design, operating effectiveness testing, and evidence evaluation
  • Experience executing test scripts, documenting results, and identifying testing gaps or issues
  • Solid knowledge of risk and control frameworks such as RCSA and COSO
  • Strong analytical skills to spot trends, inconsistencies, or control breakdowns
  • Clear, concise written communication for testing documentation and QA findings
  • Ability to partner with SMEs, testers, and control owners to clarify processes and resolve issues
  • Strong organization skills to manage testing schedules, track deliverables, and maintain documentation
  • Experience with QA or peer reviews of control testing work (nice to have)
  • Familiarity with GRC tools such as Archer, ServiceNow, or MetricStream (nice to have)
  • Basic data analysis skills including Excel formulas, data validation, and pivot tables (nice to have)
  • Exposure to sampling methodologies and testing standards (nice to have)
  • Understanding of regulatory expectations around internal controls (nice to have)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the testing framework to assess and enhance compliance effectiveness across internal processes and external partnerships
  • Execute control testing and risk assurance activities to assess design and operating effectiveness across enterprise-wide functions
  • Develop and follow test scripts, sampling methodologies, and review procedures for accuracy and completeness
  • Evaluate control evidence and identify gaps, deficiencies, or process inconsistencies
  • Document testing results and provide actionable recommendations to control owners
  • Partner with subject matter experts, testers, and control owners to clarify processes and resolve testing issues
  • Maintain testing schedules, track deliverables, and ensure audit-ready documentation is complete and accurate
  • Support issue remediation, corrective action tracking, and follow-up testing
  • Assist in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing methodologies and control monitoring

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Annual bonus (10%)
  • Bonus eligibility

Skills

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