Prudential Assurance Analyst

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 Finance Team where you will review and assess controls and processes covering COREP capital, liquidity and FINREP returns submitted to the Prudential Regulation Authority. Working as part of the Finance team, our ideal team member will have previous experience in performing reviews and sign offs of controls and processes ahead of submission of returns and performing deep dive reviews of current reporting processes and highlighting areas for improvement in control and efficiency, and advising of changes as required with excellent organisational skills and high levels of attention to detail.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review processes with the Regulatory and Financial Control Reporting teams
• Perform controls and sample testing to test compliance with reporting standards on an ongoing basis
• Liaise with key stakeholders, in particular Finance, Risk and Treasury to ensure appropriate reviews are undertaken and sufficient challenge is provided
• Perform sample testing and conduct, where appropriate
• Support the preparation of assurance reports
• Review COREP and FINREP returns ahead of submissions to ensure returns are submitted in accordance with documented controls and procedures

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:

• The ability to work productively with people at all seniority levels in an organisation
• An ability to pick up new skills and tasks quickly and work at pace
• Desire to improve processes
• Analytical background
• Proficient written and oral communication skills
• Keen to develop technical knowledge and experience in capital management and the wider regulatory environment
• Able to demonstrate initiative and an analytical mindset in order to identify and resolve problems
• Awareness of internal control requirements, with the ability to identify control weaknesses and propose changes to processes as required

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.

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.

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. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.