OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity. Vacancies are available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis because we know the best person for the job isn’t always available full-time. Our aim is to facilitate requests wherever possible and managers will consider requests on an individual basis.
Join Close Brothers Treasury Operations Control Team where you will be a key team member delivering an operational risk oversight framework and using operational risk management tools (for example, control testing, risk event reports, reviews, RCSAs and KRIs). They will work with managers across the department to ensure policy compliance and good governance practises and help risk owners meet their risk management deadlines.
The role offers broad exposure to all operational risk management tools (including control testing, risk events, KRIs, RCSAs) and the opportunity to develop a strong understanding of corporate treasury activities within a financial institution.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Assist the team to develop the 1st line frameworks for operational and conduct risk management and embed effective governance in Treasury.
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Engage with Risk & Compliance functions to ensure that changes and internal policy developments are understood and translated into implementation plans for the business
Quality Assurance and Control Testing
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Run monthly Quality Assurance activities to test Treasury controls, for instance, approval checks, system access, deal deletion oversight.
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Develop and increase Quality Assurance activity over key treasury controls. Assist with the bank’s strategy to enhance operational controls and engaging with internal and external audits of the department
Risk Management
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A key contributor to the business’s Operational Risk framework activity, for example:
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Key Risk Indicators, conducting annual and on-going reviews and facilitating timely delivery. Reviewing data to identify areas of concern and working with risk owners to agree actions
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Perform Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSAs) process in line with Group Standards. Work with new and existing departments to create, review and iterate on the risk register, in response to MI such as risk events
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:
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Intellectual curious, quick to learn and interested about new concepts and change
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Able to deal quickly and calmly with a range of complex demands
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Good interpersonal skills, ability to build good stakeholder relationships with colleagues and peers at all levels of the business
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Comfortable to question and challenge established practises with positive attitude towards change
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Excellent communication skills across face-to-face, online and written forms
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Able to organise own time to meet agreed deadlines; planning across short-, medium- and longer-term horizons
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Strong attention to detail
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:
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Familiarity with Operational Risk management and it’s applicability to financial institutions.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at [email protected] or request a call back.
ABOUT US
For roles offering hybrid working: At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities.
