Job Description

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, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.


Join the Close Brothers Risk Team where you will manage a Controls Centre of Excellence (CCE), strengthening the bank's controls culture. Working as part of the Risk team our ideal team member will have previous experience in maintaining and improving core controls monitoring activities to ensure consistency, clarity, and accountability in control design and operation with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Define and deliver the bank's control testing plan, facilitating the testing of all Material (MC) and Dependant Key (DKC) Controls annually. Create and own a process of control testing allocation, inclusive of both centrally tested controls and SME-led control testing across the bank. Deliver the centralised testing of controls and facilitate, track and report on the SME-led testing across the bank. Champion the Bank's control standards, ensuring education and uptake across the organisation. Maintain the Control Library framework, ensuring consistent articulation of controls across all business areas and embedding it as a key reference tool for the organisation. Create and maintain regular governance reporting, including key metrics, trends, and exceptions related to control performance and adherence to standards. Empower, nurture and engage team members in an inclusive culture through coaching, mentoring and team-development in order to increase the performance of the individual and the team.

Developing Our People:

as a line manager, you will be responsible for inspiring and motivating your team, as well as developing performance through coaching. You will encourage your team to take responsibility for their own personal development and provide support through regular feedback.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:

A wealth of experience working in Financial Services, able to demonstrate secure knowledge in the operation of financial institutions. Proven experience in internal controls or compliance functions Strengths in data manipulation, analysis and insight conclusions. Ability to quickly learn and adapt in a fast-moving, changing environment Practical experience coordinating governance or attestation processes, including control testing Comfortable using GRC systems such as MetricStream or equivalent tools Problem-solving mindset with the ability to take initiative and work independently

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:

Relevant professional training or certifications in risk, compliance, or internal controls Experience or formal training in compliance or internal control frameworks thematic assurance Previous experience or training in Power BI or other data visualisation tools. An ambition to explore and support future digitisation initiatives, including the use of AI in testing.

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

ABOUT US

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


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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.