Role Overview
This role is within Finance, with responsibility for supporting the delivery of the Group's Enterprise Risk Management Framework activities.
This includes identifying, measuring, mitigating, and monitoring the risks for all areas within Finance, providing an early warning system of the team's key risk and control indicators.
Success in role will be delivered through relationship management with all relevant stakeholders including Technology, Compliance and Risk departments; Regional Finance teams; Internal and External Audit; key committees; and relevant forums or working groups.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support our transformation and enhancement of process documentation, including consolidations, month-end close and financial reporting activities;
* Provide key support to the development of the Group's Enterprise Risk Management Framework across all risk types impacting Group Finance;
* Assist with the preparation and execution of the Risk Assurance Plan, including control quality assurance (design and operational effectiveness);
* Where needed, conduct thematic or deep-dive reviews;
* Identify and track issues, improvement observations and remediating actions;
* Monitor and assist in the review of the Risk Management Standards within Finance (risk register, controls framework and metrics);
* Lead the documentation of finance processes and technology associated with the internal control framework;
* Maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of end-to-end processes, capturing key changes / transformation and ensuring up-to-date process and control documentation maintenance.
Additional Responsibilities:
* Support our ongoing monitoring of the risk profile and related risk metrics (including: review of required escalations and tracking of risk response actions);
* Provide critical inputs in the review of the Risk Management Standards within Finance (risk register, controls framework and metrics);
* Participate in the delivery of the Group-wide risk assessment processes, including identifying emerging risks;
* Assist in the preparation and execution of any committee or risk reporting papers/decks and required follow-up actions;
* Participate in projects or remediations supporting the risk framework and policies;
* Assist with coordination and preparation of ongoing risk training and workshops developing out the engagement and risk culture within Finance;
* From time to time you will be asked to undertake any other reasonable duties as required within this role.
Experience and Competences:
* Hold a full professional qualification in accounting, finance or audit (however other candidates with working knowledge of finance and/or risk management will also be considered).
* Reasonable understanding of risk management frameworks, with particular focus on financial reporting and finance technology/system risks.
* Reasonable knowledge of financial risks, controls testing and change management processes.
* Awareness of current industry standards and principles for internal controls, such as COSO, COBIT, SOX, or other respected internal controls frameworks.
* Proven analytical skills with demonstrated attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
* Quantitative and analytical skills with demonstrated attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
* Ability to work well with a range of stakeholders, communicate complex matters coherently, and challenge robustly in a positive manner that drives improvement.
* Desired Previous experience within Financial Services, whether in industry or practice;
* Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions;
* Understands ideas and has a viewpoint on the markets and economy;
* Ability to handle situations and problems with innovation and creativity;
* Established project management skills;
* Relevant and appropriate experience in a similar or comparable role.
Band & Level Manager / 6?