Managing Director, Head of Finance Risk

Provide independent risk oversight within Finance, strengthen financial controls & assurance, enable compliance Regulatory Requirements, lead risk culture and awareness across Finance and act as Finance's link to the Second and Third Lines KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Provide Independent Risk Oversight across Finance (including Reg, Data and BCS) Act as the first point of challenge on risks arising from Finance processes, decisions, reporting, modelling, and systems-ensuring risks are identified early and managed before they become issues. Strengthen Financial Controls & Assurance Ensure that Finance owns a strong and effective set of internal controls across:

• financial reporting
• Product control
• data governance and data quality
• reconciliation and ledger processes
• regulatory reporting
• capital and liquidity processes
• financial systems and models
• third party risk
• accounts payable
The role ensures control weaknesses are spotted, remediated, and prevented from recurring. 3. Advise and Partner with Finance Leadership Support CFO, Finance leadership and Finance Directors by:
• translating risk policies into practical action
• advising on new products, processes, programmes, or system changes
• ensuring Finance decisions consider risk early ("risk in change")
4. Enable Compliance with Risk and Regulatory Requirements Make sure Finance meets its obligations under:
• internal enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks
• operational risk standards
• SOX standards
• regulatory reporting expectations
• audit findings and remediation
• data governance
• tax governance
• third party risk
5. Lead Risk Culture and Awareness Across Finance Drive consistent risk thinking and behaviours across the Finance function, helping teams understand:
• what good risk management looks like
• how to document risks and controls
• how to escalate issues appropriately
6. Act as Finance's Link to the Executive Controls office, the Second and Third Lines The role coordinates Finance's engagement with:
• the executive controls office
• central risk teams
• compliance
• internal audit
• external audit
• ensuring Finance is aligned, ready for reviews, and consistently represented.
  
  Strong Finance Background (8-15+ years) OR experience in Risk, Control and Assurance (5-10+ years)
• Experience in working in Corporate & Investing banking
• Proven track record as a Managing Director
• Experience implementing or overseeing
+ Risk management frameworks + Governance and control frameworks + Issue management and remediation plans + Change risk assessment for new systems or processes
• Experience working with Senior Stakeholders
• Leadership experience
Preferred:
• Internal or external audit experience, or close interaction with either.
• Exposure to regulatory interactions
• Data management / data governance experience
• Finance transformation
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Functional / Technical Competencies: Essential
• Finance and regulatory reporting control frameworks
• Risk, Issue and Event Management
• Control Testing
• Risk and Control Self-Assessment
• Information and Data Governance Principles
• Risk Governance and Escalation
• Audit and Assurance
Education / Qualifications: Essential
• Educated to degree level
Preferred:
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar
• Risk Management qualification
PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent managerial/leadership experience
• The ability to lead a high performing team
• A strategic approach, with the ability to lead and motivate your team
• The ability to articulate and implement the vision/strategy for the Risk and Controls department
We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

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