Head of Data Quality Assurance (Regional) - Rabobank - New York, NY

Our Organization

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, real estate, and renewable energy project financing. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank is one of the largest and safest banks in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in assets and operations in more than 40 countries, and ranks among the highest rated private banks by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. Rabobank is a premier bank to the international food and agriculture industry, as well as a leading financier of solar, wind, bioenergy, and energy infrastructure projects.

In the Americas, Rabobank is present in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Paraguay, providing both retail and wholesale banking services as well as real estate and leasing services. The bank’s wholesale banking products focus on these banking areas:

• Lending and Credit


• Trade and Commodity Finance


• Acquisition Finance


• Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance


• Global Client Solutions


• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory


• Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory


• Capital Markets

Your Function:
The Head of Data Quality Assurance manages a quality assurance team that assesses and addresses regulatory reporting risks, including validation and enhancement of reporting data integrity.

Acts as internal consultant to Finance Change & Control Management and the CFO. Responsible for the development of the overall quality assurance program over critical regulatory data which includes testing, evaluating, and monitoring reported balances. Also responsible for developing a region-wide data quality framework. Manages the regional data quality committee and ensures the proper monitoring and approaches to data quality risks.

Manage and coaches team effectively.

Provide Leadership in the bank to address reporting issues at a root cause level

Advises management on financial quality best practices and developments

Promotes teamwork within key stakeholder groups in the bank.

Manages committee process and documentation.

Develop and maintain robust and effective policy and procedures to support financial data quality.

Stays current with evolving industry and regulatory changes.

Coordinates training efforts by assisting in preparation of educational and training materials

Establishes strong working relationships across businesses and other control groups (i.e. risk management, compliance, legal, regulatory reporting, etc…)

Your Profile:
Accounting or Finance degree / CPA, MBA a plus.

6 years public accounting and/or Financial Services Company.

Regulatory reporting experience.

Strong regulatory background strongly preferred.

Proficiency with PC applications, i.e. Excel, Word, etc. Advanced proficiency with Excel and Database Queries strongly preferred.

Regulatory reporting knowledge

Accounting and finance knowledge

Ability to review teams work

Strong writing and communication skills

Application knowledge including Excel and Word

Ability to develop solid business requirements and technical specifications for systems implementations

Decisive manager

Strong leader

Team player

Flexibility We Offer:
Rabobank New York Branch offers a comprehensive benefits program that is among the finest in the industry featuring: Medical/Dental/Vision Plans; Defined Contribution (401k) Plan With Employer Match; Paid Vacation based on position and length of service; Life and Disability Insurance; Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plans; Transportation Reimbursement Incentive Plan; Educational Assistance Program. Also offering Portable Voluntary Benefits including Pet Insurance; Automobile and Homeowner’s Insurance; Cancer Protection Plan; Legal Insurance Plan; Optional Life and Disability Insurance.