Business Controls Advisor (Network Compliance)

Accountabilities:

• Support risk and control consultations for new, existing, and modified business processes, helping teams identify potential risks and appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate alignment between organizational policies, program standards, operating procedures, regulatory requirements, and external guidelines, identifying gaps and supporting corrective actions.
• Assist with identifying, assessing, and monitoring operational and strategic risks, including associated Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
• Help design, implement, and enhance controls and procedures that mitigate identified risks and strengthen operational and strategic risk management.
• Serve as a liaison for internal and external audit requests, coordinating information, documentation, responses, and follow-up activities.
• Translate control deficiencies, audit findings, and identified gaps into practical action plans and support their resolution.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of governance practices in alignment with established risk and compliance frameworks.
• Monitor open issues and findings, track remediation progress, and escalate significant or overdue matters to appropriate stakeholders and senior management.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable regulatory policies, program standards, and work procedures to help ensure ongoing compliance.
• Perform additional business controls, risk management, and compliance activities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Typically 8+ years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent background.
• Experience in merchant acquiring, ATM operations, card networks, or a closely related financial services environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of risk management, business controls, compliance processes, and governance practices.
• Ability to analyze processes, identify control gaps and operational risks, and contribute to effective remediation strategies.
• Experience working with audit processes, control deficiencies, corrective action plans, and issue tracking.
• Strong understanding of policies, procedures, regulatory expectations, and operational standards, with the ability to translate requirements into practical business processes.
• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to assess complex information.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to collaborate with business teams, risk and compliance partners, auditors, and senior management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, monitor open issues, and maintain accurate documentation in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proactive, organized, and comfortable working independently while collaborating across functions.
• Commitment to maintaining current knowledge of evolving regulatory, network, and compliance requirements.

Benefits

• Salary range of $86,000–$145,000, with individual compensation determined by factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and location.
• Annual performance-based incentive opportunity.
• Fully remote work environment.
• Comprehensive health insurance benefits.
• 401(k) retirement benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Disability benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Additional employee benefits and programs.