Risk And Controls Manager Line 1, Business Banking

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The purpose of the Business Banking (BB) Governance team is to enable BB leadership to make informed, high-quality, risk/reward decisions in order to achieve operational and strategic goals. We do this through providing advice and support in the optimisation and effective management of non-financial risks; providing mechanisms for monitoring and reporting to senior management, ensuring prompt and appropriate escalation; introducing efficiency and consistency through automation and standardisation; and promoting ways to create ongoing challenge.
A key responsibility for this role includes:
In this role you’ll be responsible for driving consistency, simplicity and efficiency into the governance framework and processes. You’ll engage and influence numerous senior stakeholders across the business to embed governance enhancements. Your focus will be implementing continuous improvement and operational excellence across the multiple risk committees and forums managed by the team and the wider business, as well as improving the governance framework elements we deliver on. Daily responsibilities include:
Ensure the BB risk committees and sub-committees operate effectively to provide senior management with information to oversee and manage Operational Risk and Compliance.
Support BB committee Chair(s), members and business areas to ensure that high-quality, relevant and consistent information is provided to non-financial risk committee, sub-committees and forums; facilitating decision-making and promoting an integrated view of risk management across BB.
Apply critical thinking to BB governance and oversight framework current state to determine opportunities for improvement, to enable consistency and gain efficiencies whilst delivering best in class governance practices. For example, identifying simpler and better ways to track and manage Committee actions, report on key risk metrics and/or surfacing emerging horizon risks.
Support BB with maintaining and meeting the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) and Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) requirements.
Analyse, track and timely reporting of the BB Risk Appetite Statement (RAS), ensuring decisions can be made by the business against early warning and intervention level breaches.
Support with preparing Committee and Board submissions.
Supporting other activities as required to meet the objectives of the BB Chief Controls Office.
We're interested in hearing from people who have:
The successful candidate will come to the business with strong technical skills and knowledge in Operational Risk and Compliance. You will also need to have a strong ability to find solutions that balance the needs of various stakeholder groups. We’re also looking for:
Experience in operational risk, strategy, governance or financial services roles.
Experience in process improvements, driving actions and delivering measured benefits.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to think critically, analytically and strategically.
Ability to engage with and influence a large and varied stakeholder group.
Strong attention to detail, organisational, planning, time management and project management skills.
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