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KPMG Assignment Select is geared toward independent professionals interested in temporary or project-based work. Our team is comprised of highly trained third-party professional individuals who are in the right place, at the right time, with the right skillset.
KPMG is working through its partnership with MBO Partners and is currently seeking a remote contractor in the United States.
Title: Risk Analyst
Job Description
Obtain the inventory of applications and applications owners for the in-scope application portfolio
Perform interviews and review documentation to understand current landscape, policies, and extent of access review processes throughout selected portfolio.
Organize application inventory by access review coverage categories (i.e. review type of access: broad base, privileged, SharePoint, or passwords configs and by supporting technology: manual/spreadsheet based vs. Saviynt).
Draft 2nd line access review monitoring and oversight processes and documentation by category including:
Standard operating procedure (SOPs) and overall design documentation including timeline of activities for a review cycle and a RACI matrix
Process flows
Review templates for each category
Instructions for 1st line reviewers
Quality assurance (QA) checklist for 2nd line monitoring team
Metrics and KPI reporting instructions for 2nd line monitoring team
Templates for quality control evidence packages for each category
Requirements and high-level test scripts for onboarding reviews to Saviynt
Work with application owners to review documentation and complete the relevant templates for 1-2 reviews to adjust and improve process based on feedback.
Conduct a series of workshops by category to train control owner groups on first line responsibilities and expectations.
Pilot 2nd line monitoring process for reviews (a "review cycle") and prepare access review monitoring documentation (evidence packages) for audit in support of internal audit finding remediation.
Report key performance metrics to leadership, specifically around timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of reviews and associated actions.
Provide subject matter expertise on matters related to remediation including assistance with questions or discussion items brought forth by internal audit to determine if responses meet the objective of the original question(s).
Conduct a series of workshops by category to train control owner groups on first line responsibilities and expectations.
Conduct internal workshops to train 2nd Line monitoring team resources on second line responsibilities and expectations.
Draft schedule of review cycles to be executed by first line with full 2nd line monitoring over the course of the subsequent 12 months
Draft documentation related to a second line governance and oversight teams involvement in the following:
Program charter
Delivery and resource model
RACI matrix
Reporting and analytics
Technology and automation
Risk assessments
Project and program support
Documentation
Training and awareness
Remediation support
Audit liaison
Quality Monitoring (QA)
Draft roadmap of implementation, stabilization, and optimization activities for management to execute over defined timelines
Someone who knows access reviews extremely well and can quality check them -Someone who can write process documentation
Someone who understands second line risk oversight and governance. I would take a combination of a good writer with none of the other skills and a good controls person with none of the other skills.
Industry: Experience with Insurance or Financial Services is preferred
Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold the firm’s respectful and courteous work environment
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
Note: The team prefers candidates on the East Coast or Central time zones
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KPMG and MBO Partners are equal opportunity employers/contractors. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability, pregnancy, veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pay Rate Range
Min Pay Rate Max Pay Rate Currency Unit 50 80 USD hourly
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Finance and Sales
Industries
Financial Services
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