Hybrid Business Risk and Controls Analyst

at BVNK

• Job title: Business Risk and Controls Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Business Risk & Controls Analyst supporting the risk management program at Allica Bank. Delivering control management and data analysis in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Business Risk and Controls Team in delivering the risk & control management program, including conduct and operational related risk.
• Performing analysis and identifying trends from risk management and internal control data, creating reporting for internal and external use, including for the Bank’s governance committees.
• Providing administrative support to Business Risk & Control Team led projects and initiatives to drive improvements to key processes and controls, including tracking of deliverables and agreed actions.
• Building relationships with risk and control owners to support the identification, assessment, monitoring, measurement, and reporting on risks, controls, mitigation activities and key risk indicators.
• Supporting business areas with day-to-day risk questions regarding risk management and internal control processes, including management of the team mailbox.
• Facilitating the triage of risk events and issues, partnering with business areas to evaluate process or control breakdowns (including root cause analysis) and ensuring that remediation is tracked.
• Supporting the business to raise self-identified issues and conducting deep dive reviews into areas of thematic control weakness.
• Supporting the coordination and facilitation of the bank’s Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and administration of the bank’s periodic RCSA refresh.
• Conducting periodic control testing and sampling on allocated controls in the risk management system and supporting the development of mitigation measures for failed controls.
• Managing the Business Risk and Control Team’s suite of procedures, ensuring they are refreshed in accordance with agreed review periods.

Requirements

• Analytical mindset and experience working with data, calculating metrics and trend analysis.
• Strong team player, with experience working with and managing stakeholders outside of immediate team. This includes working collaboratively to meet objectives and providing challenge in a constructive manner.
• Good understanding of how risks arise and how to mitigate risk, supported by experience working in any operationally heavy business. Further knowledge of operational risk management and internal control practices including RCSAs, internal controls, risk event reporting, Operational Resilience requirements is desirable but not required if there is a strong willingness to learn.
• Willing to be very hands-on and adapt quickly to the workflow of the Business Risk and Controls team, with focus on delivering results and meeting deadlines.
• Strong written and presentation skills, supported by experience of communication across different levels of seniority.
• Hands on experience of assurance/monitoring of risks and controls, including control testing.
• Bachelor's/master's degree in finance, Risk Management, Business, or related field.
• Possess strong data analytics skills, with proficiency in MS Excel, and familiarity with advanced data analysis tools.

Benefits

• Full onboarding support and continued development opportunities
• Options for flexible working
• Regular social activities
• Pension contributions
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private health cover
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave