Operational Risk Specialist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Close Brothers Group Full time
Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Operational Risk Specialist to join our team at Close Brothers Group.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing advice and assurance of the risk & control frameworks managed by the 1st line of defence and contributing to independent risk reporting to Senior Management.

Key Responsibilities

The Operational Risk Analyst will be responsible for:

  • Direct, review & challenge performance of the Risk & Control Self-Assessment by the 1st line
  • Oversee the Company's risk register(s), key risk indicators and operational loss events including review of loss events for operational weakness via root cause analysis and make recommendations to reduce or mitigate risks identified
Risk Assurance

The Operational Risk Analyst will be responsible for:

  • Assess the effectiveness of the businesses control environment and adherence to policies & procedures through risk assurance reviews and control assurance testing
  • Review & challenge business & support functions processes and controls
Risk Governance

The Operational Risk Analyst will be responsible for:

  • Maintain Operational Risk policy/procedures, model & end user computing tools inventories
  • Produce Operational Risk management information for the Winterflood Risk & Compliance committee, highlighting material topics/key themes requiring escalation
  • Propose enhancements to the metrics for the reporting of Operational Risk
  • Respond to ad-hoc queries from internal and external stakeholders relating to Operational Risk
Risk Advisory

The Operational Risk Analyst will be responsible for:

  • Provide ad-hoc support to the 1st line of operational risk topics where appropriate
  • Engage and assist in key risk projects, such as Operational Resilience, Cyber resilience
  • Remain up to date with regulatory obligations impacting the Company risk appetite and its regulatory responsibilities in respect of operational risk
  • Develop strong positive working relationships with other departments
Company Capital & Liquidity Management

The Operational Risk Analyst will be responsible for:

  • Support the delivery of the ICARA to help define Winterflood's capital and liquidity requirements
  • Maintain and update Winterflood's risk appetite statements so that they comply with the latest regulatory changes and meet Group's expectations
  • Drive the return of the necessary inputs from key stakeholders within the necessary time limits for the calculation of operational risk capital
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • 3+ years' experience in Operational / Non-Financial Risk Management within first or second line
  • Experience working in financial services with exposure to trading, technology or operations
  • Strong interpersonal skills, able to engage with a variety of stakeholders
  • Curious and proactive mind-set and understand the 'why'; not afraid to question and challenge
  • Thrive in getting involved in a wide variety of tasks
Desirable

The following skills and experience would be beneficial:

  • Assurance experience gained through internal audit or controls/process reviews
  • Regulatory knowledge and experience of FCA rules and practical application
  • Good presentation skills and experience producing management information
  • Good Excel / IT skills and competent at working with large volumes of data
  • Experience using a Governance Risk and Control System
Benefits

We offer a competitive salary inclusive of discretionary annual bonus & annual pay review, as well as a range of other benefits including:

  • Work Abroad Policy for up to 15 days per year
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional well-being day
  • Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year
  • Flexible working options available, including hybrid working (typically 3 days in the office and 2 days from home per week)
  • Pension scheme up to 10% employer contribution
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
  • Private health care via BUPA
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted Gym Membership
  • Variety of travel to work schemes

We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Close Brothers Group is a specialist financial services group which makes loans, takes deposits, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients. We are a leading market maker committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to retail brokers, asset managers and institutional investors.

Winterflood Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc, a member of the FTSE 250.

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