**BUSINESS CONTROL ANALYST**

**WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?**

This position will work directly with the City National Bank's ("CNB") Business Control Officer ("BCO") and Business Control Managers ("BCM"s) for Corporate Functions and will partner with the Risk Framework leadership team. Responsibilities will encompass understanding risks and controls, identification of relevant issues, solution design, design of required controls and monitoring, leveraging industry practices and coordination with colleagues across the organization.This role is expected to contribute constructively and balance challenges, supporting alignment of business objectives with CNB's risk appetite and established limits.

**What you will do**

+ Participate in execution of essential risk program functions, including Risk Assessments, Key Risk Indicators (KRI) review, Issue Management, Operational Losses, and more. Provide informed and valuable risk and control perspectives other members of the Business Control team and Business Units.

+ Coordinate 2LOD Review & Challenge interactions with LOB

+ Contribute to the development of a robust risk culture, risk conduct, and risk literacy within the first line of defense, including design and implementation of preventive and detective controls relating to Corporate Function activities

+ Coordinate with 1st LOD Testing team to understand observations related to controls and ensure appropriate actions are documented to remediate gaps

+ Act as the business teams’ liaison for business line risk management, compliance activities, legal engagement, and internal or external audits.

+ Act as a liaison representing Business Control Office at internal meetings; establishing and cultivating strong working relationships with all stakeholders. Attend meetings with and/or in place of SVP BCO, provide feedback and escalate decision.

+ Build and sustain effective relationships and alliances both internally and across all lines of business and staff areas to help deliver results and to ensure opportunities are identified, analyzed and managed appropriately. Understand interdependencies to achieve success.

+ Partner with team members to contribute concise communication materials for senior management. Develop presentations for internal and external meeting that are compelling, concise, and graphical to convey message.

+ Prioritize organizational risk management objectives.

+ Participate in special projects as necessary.

+ Facilitate audit and examination activities.

**Must-Have***

+ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

+ Minimum 5 years within or related to financial services

**Skills and Knowledge**

+ 5 years in a role requiring complex problem solving

+ Strong interpersonal and influencing skills – and ability to interact with colleagues at all levels in a peer-like way, and achieve goals without direct control over resources

+ Strong emerging end-to-end generalist problem solving skills, e.g.,

+ Defining and deconstructing problems

+ Prioritizing issues and analysis

+ Structuring and building quantitative and qualitative/conceptual analyses

+ Knowledge in Financial Services, Project Management

+ Demonstrated ability to Influence change, build relationships, communicate effectively, work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and deliver high caliber results.

+ Proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint

+ Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple priorities.

+ Quick learning ability, outstanding analytical skills and a structured way of thinking, your attention to details is exceptional

+ Operate well under stress, even faced with tight timelines for ambitious deliverables Significant experience in driving operational change with front line to senior leadership personnel

+ Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills

+ Be able to handle uncertainty well, and are able to simplify complexity

**Compensation**

Starting base salary: $92,114 - $156,880 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

***To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications**

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

**Benefits and Perks**

At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues. Get an inside look at our Benefits and Perks (https://image.emails.cnb.com/lib/fe5e15707c640c78771c/m/10/cbedd856-c2fc-491b-a625-3ab7a0fd9a65.pdf) .

**INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT**

City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.'

**ABOUT CITY NATIONAL**

We start with a basic premise: Business is personal. Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies.