At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee operational risk and controls in investment banking processes.
- Company: Major Financial Services organisation in London with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and promote a proactive risk culture.
- Why this job: Join a sophisticated markets environment and make a real impact on risk management.
- Qualifications: Experience in operational risk, control assurance, and strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 85500 - 104500 £ per year.
We are recruiting an experienced First Line Operational Risk & Controls Manager to join a major Financial Services organisation in London.
This role sits within Markets and Securities Operations and will provide risk and control oversight across a range of investment banking operational processes.
We are looking for someone with strong front-to-back operational knowledge who can identify emerging risks, assess the effectiveness of controls and work with Operations and wider stakeholders to strengthen the control environment.
- Support the implementation and maintenance of the First Line Risk & Control framework
- Identify, assess and monitor operational risks and associated controls
- Maintain risk and control inventories and support periodic control reviews
- Perform control assessments and gap analysis, identifying weaknesses and recommending improvements
- Monitor operational risk indicators, trends and control effectiveness
- Support RCSA, control testing and risk assessment activity
- Investigate operational incidents, exceptions, audit findings and control failures
- Undertake root-cause analysis and track remediation activity
- Manage and monitor issues, actions and risk remediation plans
- Support internal/external audits and regulatory information requests
- Partner with Operations, Technology, Compliance, Operational Risk and Change teams
- Promote proactive risk identification, escalation and a strong control culture
Strong front-to-back understanding of investment banking operational flows.
Experience within First Line Risk & Control, Operations Risk or a comparable control environment.
Experience of issue management, control assurance/testing and incident management.
Strong understanding of operational risk and control principles.
Asset Servicing and reconciliations and reconciliation first principles.
This is an excellent opportunity for an Operations professional with strong product knowledge and a genuine risk and control mindset to take on a broad first-line controls role within a sophisticated markets environment.
Head of Internal Audit & Risk in London employer: dnevo Partners
As a leading player in the Financial Services sector, our company offers an exceptional work environment in London, where innovation and operational excellence are at the forefront. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth through continuous learning and development opportunities, while also providing competitive benefits and a commitment to work-life balance. Join us to be part of a dynamic team that values your contributions and empowers you to drive meaningful change within the organisation.
