Description:
This role has a broad remit and would suit someone with a risk background specialising in financial risk.
You will partner with colleagues across the UK and US businesses to champion excellent risk management for the UK Finance team and drive engagement with team members and senior leadership. You’ll ensure UK Finance risk and compliance activities are completed to a high standard, with a focus on payments & treasury as our critical business process.
The ability to influence senior leaders using effective communication will be imperative to success in this role as well as the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities.
What you’ll do
- Own and lead the UK Finance risk management governance forums in order to support senior management in understanding key risks, issues and projects
- Drive UK Finance leadership discussions on risk related topics including emerging risks identification and risk accept decisions
- Connect with risk teams across the UK and US businesses to understand best practice and to ensure all relevant policies and procedures are adhered too
- Work alongside UK Finance process owners and performers to understand the risks, recommend control improvements, and support their ongoing management
- Coordinate UK Finance responsibilities under relevant regulatory requirements, including SM&CR, and regulatory exams
- Identify and lead on events and issues, and manage reporting to process owners and senior management
- Operate as the team lead to ensure delivery of all risk and compliance activities required by the team
- Advise on the implementation of new projects as they arise with a view to support well-governed change management across the department
- Support plan managers in updating and developing Business Continuity plans
- Support UK Finance teams in responding to control testing requirements to enable completion to a high standard and within acceptable timeframes
- Be point of contact and lead on a range of BAU activities required as part of the UK and US businesses
What we’re looking for
- Extensive experience in a risk-focussed role within the financial services industry
- A passion and appetite for best practice and great risk management
- Curiosity to enable you to ask questions and understand the how and why
- Excellent communication skills and enjoy working collaboratively
- Strong experience of influencing senior stakeholders
- Ability to work autonomously
- Great organisational skills