Markets Control Manager - First Line of Defence

City of London  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Control Function Manager - Leading Bank- Huxley
A great opportunity has arisen to work as a Control Function Manager (First Line of Defence) for one of the top UK banks within their Markets & Private equity businesses. This function is a key interface into the Financial Markets business and provides support to the desk heads and their teams to ensure the risk & control framework for Financial Markets is effective.

For this hire my client can pay a basic salary between £48k - 67K + Great benefits.

Apologies in advance if this specific mandate is not suited to your level of experience.

Please read on or feel free to forward this on to anyone you know that could be looking or suitable.

Key Accountabilities
* Develop and implement detailed risk and control assessments (RCAs) to cover Financial Markets and underlying desks as per the LBG operational risk framework.
* Assist Financial Markets in their compliance with the Group's policies, procedures and guidelines together with all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements where appropriate, implementing actions to protect the Group's business at all times.
* Use RCAs and other inputs and to support the Control Effectiveness Review (CER) in line with Group requirements.
* Provide specialist business support to Financial Markets relating to business process controls (both effectiveness and risk appetite). Where appropriate, educate on control best practice.
* Involvement and support of business risk reviews.
* Undertake thematic reviews (in support of RCA or ad hoc) to identify and address weakness and/or process inefficiencies.
* Support Financial Markets in completion of risk event forms and perform root cause analysis of operational failures, issue or events and recommend actions to ensure effective controls are in place.
* Develop and stretch yourself and the team, build the talent pipeline and expand organisational capacity.
* Be a role model for demonstrably living the LBG values & behaviours.
Key Skills & Knowledge
* Strong understanding of financial markets products(FX, Rates, MM, Credit)
* Experience and knowledge of front-back risks and controls
* Qualified accountant, professional with prior experience in Front office business management/Internal audit specialising in financial markets, middle office roles
* Experience of interacting with a number of stakeholders and the ability to influence and successfully challenge management to achieve an effective control framework.
* Evidenced written and verbal communication skills.
* Demonstrable ability to partner across different teams and influence and align colleagues and stakeholders.
Start date
06/2015
From
Huxley
Published at
12.06.2015
Project ID:
923287
Contract type
Permanent
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