Trust Governance Program Administrator - Corporate Trust, Salt Lake City

Zions Bank recognizes that its success comes from the dedication, experience, and talents of its diverse employee base. As we usher in the next generation of banking, we’re committed to being the premier employer of choice. Zions Bank is regularly recognized by American Banker as one of the “Best Banks to Work For” and as having a top banking team in its list of “The Most Powerful Women in Banking.”

Our customers consistently vote us as the best bank in our local markets. We value our employees, and we are committed to search out, recognize and create fulfilling opportunities for outstanding people within our organization, rewarding them for their contributions to our success. We recognize that banking is a “local” business, and that to be successful, we must have very strong ties to the communities we serve and strong relationships with our customers.

We are currently seeking a Program Administrator to bring advanced financial and operational expertise with a strong “controls mindset” to our Corporate Trust (CT) team. The Program Administrator acts as a governance committee coordinator that assists the Trust Financial Analysts. This position will be critical in reinforcing process integrity, validating controls, and ensuring our department is consistently prepared for internal and external audits acting as CT liaison for audit requests. 

What a Program Administrator day may look like: 

• Control Testing & Compliance Validation 
  Conduct regular testing of key processes and controls to confirm compliance with internal policies and regulatory standards. 

   

• Audit Readiness & Risk Mitigation 
  Identify potential control gaps and maintain documentation to support audit preparedness. 

• Quality Assurance Oversight 
  Partner with the Financial Analysis Manager to review and validate quality assurance reports and dashboards for accuracy and completeness. 

• Committee Governance Support 
  Serve as secretary for internal committees, take minutes during minutes ensuring accurate documentation, scheduling, risk reporting, and follow-up tracking to maintain governance standards. 

• Cross-Functional Control Alignment 
  Collaborate with compliance, operations, and administrative teams to ensure processes align with documented controls. 

Ideal candidates will have the skills and experience necessary to:

• Provide a variety of support services to the Financial Analyst to include: financial data analysis, preparation and control of records, statistics and preparation of meeting minutes.

• Complete compliance testing and assist in account reconciliations.

• Oversee and coordinate projects and operational processes to support and enhance trust operations, ensuring alignment with departmental objectives and regulatory requirements.

• Use your MS Office and Excel skills to perform a variety of clerical and reporting duties.

• Work on various projects as needed including but not limited to assist with tracking, reporting, research, design or improve programs.

• Work with wide range of business partners to help implement programs as needed.

• Track and report the performance of controls and processes. Analyze results to determine effectiveness. May assist with synthesizing data, creating reports for  presentation to management.

• Remain flexible and perform other duties as assigned.

Ideal candidates will have the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent and some knowledge of financial services, trust, or related fields. Experience coordinating, implementing and tracking projects, programs and initiatives or other directly related experience.

• Familiarity  with banking, trust custody products, and general office processes and functions.

• Solid communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal with ability to influence managers and employees.

• Must be accurate with solid attention to detail. Ability to accurately document and maintain pertinent information.

• Proficient in data entry, research, analysis, and reporting, with strong organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

• Must be highly motivated and a self-starter with the ability to work independently.

   

   

  A combination of education and experience may meet requirements.

Location: This position is fully in office (5 days week) at the Zions Bank Building – One South Main - in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City.

Apply now if you have a passion for impactful outcomes, enjoy working collaboratively with co-workers, and want to make a difference for the clients and communities we serve.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!

• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts

• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience

• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions

• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees

• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products