Risk & Controls Manager - Financial Services

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Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Risk & Controls Manager - Financial Services for a contract until the end of 2025 based in London.

Purpose of the Role:

This role will act as a Risk and Controls SME supporting the Behaviour & Capabilities (B&C) workstream in the NFR Enhancements Programme. If you possess a background in driving learning and transformation within Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Management, we invite you to join our team to enhance Behaviours & Capability (B&C) as part of our NFR Enhancement Programme. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and delivering B&C interventions and facilitating the integration of NFR changes. Your comprehensive understanding of the NFR framework should encompass some or all of the following areas: Risk and Controls Self Assessments (RCSAs), Controls Evolution, Risk Events, Issues & Actions Management, Scenarios Management, and Risk Reporting. Your expertise will be essential in providing subject matter expert (SME) input for Capability enhancements. This role requires a high level of collaboration, as you will engage with the risk and controls community across the three lines of defence.

Risk & Controls Manager - Financial Services

• Designing and embedding B&C learning interventions in line with the B&C workstream objectives and plan.
• Educating teams on the NFR framework and our obligations, supporting the business and functions in operating and embedding them.
• Coaching and supporting colleagues across the bank to embed a proactive risk culture.
• Supporting the delivery of enhancements to the current state controls environment in line with the control enhancement workstream objectives and plan.
• Designing and delivering learning to support the NFR programme workstreams desired outcomes.
• Analysing risk reports and metrics to inform B&C plans and decision making.
• Supporting and regularly engaging with relevant stakeholders across the three lines of defence.
• Other activities as required by Capability Lead.

What we require from the candidate:

• A leader with experience of applying risk and control management in an operational and strategic context.
• Strong knowledge of risk and controls assessment analysis and methodologies.
• Audit or assurance of risk management and controls framework.
• Excellent communication skills to support the team, as well as being able to negotiate with, and influence, stakeholders across the organisation.

Next steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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