Company
Financial Services
AssuranceLeadUKCB&GMO
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“Assurance Lead UKCB & GMO. Skills: Risk management, Control testing, Data analytics. Provide independent assurance on control processes. Advise on improvements to internal controls framework”
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Interpretative thinking
Overseas travel
What You'll Do.
Provide independent assurance on control processes
Advise on improvements to internal controls framework
Execute ad-hoc assessments and testing
Test design and operational effectiveness of internal controls
Develop detailed test plans and procedures
Identify weaknesses in internal controls
Mitigate potential risks and issues
Communicate key findings and observations
Provide corrective actions to senior managers
Collaborate with other control professionals
Resolve complex issues
Ensure consistent testing methodologies
Develop a knowledge centre
Document control assessments
Train and upskill colleagues
Manage a business function
Contribute to strategic initiatives
Influence policy and procedures
manage and consult on strategic projects
Lead organisation wide projects
Act as deep technical expert
Identify new ways of working
Collaborate cross functionally
guide and coach specialists
Provide information affecting long term profits
Provide information affecting organisational risks
Provide information affecting strategic decisions
Provide expert advice to senior management
Influence decisions made outside own function
coordinate and enable resourcing
coordinate and enable budgeting
coordinate and enable policy creation
Escalate breaches of policies / procedure
Foster and guide compliance
Ensure regulations are observed
Monitor external environment
Influence external environment
Demonstrate knowledge of function integration
Maintain knowledge of industry theories
Maintain knowledge of industry practices
Maintain insight into external market developments
Use interpretative thinking
Use advanced analytical skills
Exercise management authority
Make significant decisions
Make strategic decisions
Negotiate with stakeholders
Influence stakeholders
Act as principal contact point
Act as spokesperson for the function
Deliver risk-based control testing work
manage and oversee testing teams
Challenge control design
Challenge operating effectiveness
Own development of Controls Testing plan
Identify risk focused topics
Coordinate efforts with peer
Deploy data analytics in CTE work
Support upskilling of team in DA
Review and approve working papers
Review and approve testing reports
Review and approve quarterly updates
Facilitate discussion and agreement on output
Maintain relationships with stakeholders
Represent Controls Testing at meetings
Represent Controls Testing at working groups
Deputise for Controls Testing management
Act as Site leader for Assurance
Act as Site leader for CCO teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functionally; With other control professionals; With business stakeholders; With other Assurance teams; With peer; With wider CCO teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Report writing; Stakeholder presentations
Process & Methodology
Project management, Organisational planning
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To partner with the bank, to provide independent insurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework. **Accountabilities** * Collaboration across the bank to maintain a satisfactory, robust, and efficient control environment through the execution of ad-hoc assessments and testing on the design and operational effectiveness of the internal controls, aligned to control policies and standards. * Development of detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives aligned to the bank’s control framework to mitigate any potential risks and issues, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations, potential losses, and reputational impact. * Communication of key findings and observations to the relevant stakeholders and business units to improve overall control efficiency and provide corrective actions to senior managers. Collaboration with other control professionals to resolve complex issues and ensure consistent testing methodologies across the bank. * Development of a knowledge centre containing detailed documentation of control assessments, testing on design and operational effectiveness of procedures, findings, and the distribution of material on internal controls to train and upskill colleagues within the bank. **Director Expectations** * To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide.. * They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and
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