Manager, Validation at Cenlar in Yardley, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

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Employee owners have made Cenlar the nation's leading mortgage loan subservicer. Our unique culture is defined by our core values of respect, trust, integrity and care. Company ownership, a promote-from-within philosophy, and opportunities for continuous professional growth make Cenlar a great place to launch or boost your career. Consider this opportunity to join our team as Manager, Validation.

The Manager, Validation is responsible for executing all aspects of validation and demonstrating skills in management of a team, assessing process risks, validating accuracy of data completeness and accuracy for lookback purposes, identifying and evaluating the design of controls, and executing and documenting validation tests for the First Line of Defense. The Manager, Validation ensures work is completed with quality and all evidence is retained to support findings.


Responsibilities:

• Manages validation activities for the First Line of Defense, ensuring validation are completed within required timeframes and meet quality expectations
• Manages, mentors, trains, and evaluates a team of Validation Analysts
• Oversees team who conducts lookbacks and validates accuracy of population logic, date, and report that identify the impacted population and validates performance of the lookback against the approved lookback review strategy document to ensure the lookback was performed accurately and effectively
• Oversees design solution of control reports (new/enhanced) and ensures solution accurately mitigates risk and tests report functionality and logic
• Develops and implements streamline solutions to our validation process for the First Line of Defense
• Works with Business Control Manager (BCM) and Business Control Director (BCD), as well as the Quality team to ensure underlying control effectiveness (proper review of reports, escalation strategy, etc.)
• Ensures control metrics for monitoring have been considered has been incorporated where possible to ensure control sustainability can be easily tested
• Ensures the best preventative and automated controls were considered by the business
• Reviews written summary of validation findings developed by team
• Oversees the review of credible challenge of existing metrics being reported tied to controls to ensure that the logic, data, and report is accurate; consolidates the data into the control dashboards and works with the BCDs/BCMs to document/update the applicable RCSAs with the control design and effectiveness output
• Authors policies and regulations within the Office of the Chief Control Officer
• Understands and complies with all policies, procedures, and regulations relating to job duties
• Reviews peer validation documentation, as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required; Master's degree preferred
• 7+ years of Mortgage Servicing, QA/QC, or Risk Management experience required
• 5+ years of managerial experience preferred
• Strong project management skills coordinating assignments, tracking/monitoring progress, and reporting on status
• Self-motivated, with capacity to effectively analyze risk and proactively identify issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex and sensitive issues to business management in a persuasive manner
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with business, desire to learn quickly, be flexible, and think strategically
• Proven ability to multitask and assess and change priorities
• Ability to work well individually and in teams, share information, support colleagues, and encourage participation
• Strong analytical ability, time management, problem solving, and written and oral communication skills
• Must possess strong attention to detail and have the ability to make sound, independent decisions based on functional expertise and experience
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, SharePoint, and Outlook)
• Ability to work well in a fast paced environment

Total Rewards:


As an employee-owner at Cenlar, you'll receive an outstanding benefits package that includes paid medical, dental, and life insurance, 401(k), and tuition assistance as well as opportunities for training and professional advancement.

Cenlar is a drug-free workplace and an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer M/F/D/V/SO.
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