Finance Risk and Control Manager within 1LoD at Starling Bank, responsible for embedding risk management culture and strengthening controls in Finance.
Responsibilities
Lead and facilitate the RCSA process for all Finance teams.
Proactively identify risks and ensure they are documented, assessed for impact and likelihood, and have clearly defined mitigating controls.
Maintain the Finance department’s risk register and Risk and Control Matrix.
Work closely with Finance process and control owners to design and implement new controls.
Review periodic control testing on the design and operating effectiveness of key controls to provide assurance to Finance senior management.
Identify control weaknesses, document findings, and manage the remediation plans through to completion.
Oversee the management of operational events and issues within Finance, ensuring timely escalation, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Monitor the status of actions raised by Internal Audit, External Audit or second line functions and work with the teams in Finance to ensure timely action closure.
Assist team in preparing the monthly risk and control reporting to the Finance Committee, providing a clear view of the function’s risk profile, control effectiveness and issue status.
Support the team in the annual declaration process in the Annual report and accounts on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.
Requirements
Qualified Accountant with experience working in a regulated environment (Banking sector preferable but not required).
Experience in risk management, internal controls, internal audit, or external audit, preferably from Big 4.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to challenge constructively.
Attention to detail.
Benefits
25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
16 hours paid volunteering time a year
Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
Life insurance at 4x your salary
Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
Generous family-friendly policies
Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
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