Chief Controls Testing Manager 12 Month FTC in Edinburgh

Salary Range: £67,023 - £74,470

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Job Description Summary:

Our Chief Controls office is a core part of the Group COO Chief Operating Office; a team where our colleagues are valued and supported to become experts in what they do and grow their careers. We want colleagues to feel connected to our Group strategy and understand how their role fits into it helping Group COO deliver its objectives safely. Most of all, we want to be a team that is inclusive, where we collaborate, break down silos and use our networks to collectively solve problems. The Chief Controls Office is key in driving the transformation of the GCOO’s control environment as mandated through the group-wide Resetting Risk Management Programme. This includes delivering an effective and robust control framework, providing assurance on the Group COO's control environment, and offering SME insights into remediation, ongoing compliance, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for a Chief Controls Testing Manager to join us for a 12 month secondment, to provide insightful, high-quality analysis and testing of the SOX IT control environment in alignment with the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management and SOX Frameworks.

Why Join Us:

We’re investing billions in our people, places and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We’re growing and we’d love you to be part of that journey.

What We’re Looking For:

• Has existing deep operational expertise aligned to ITGC SoX in-scope applications and infrastructure testing.
• Experience of data-led control management and the practical implementation.
• Examples of strong organisational skills to manage the preparation of documentation that includes summarising data and information to produce and maintain standardised risk and control process maps.
• Ability to understand and assimilate different sources of data and complex information to support with effective problem solving that leads to relevant conclusions and recommendations.
• Experience of leveraging strong analytical skills to assess control environment effectiveness, using a wide range of information and sources to identify potential impacts on the business.
• Demonstrate leadership in control testing activity to enable the production of concise reporting outputs on the effectiveness and performance of controls and compliance.
• Innovate to go faster by taking responsibility for challenging existing testing techniques; being an early adopter of change and viewing advancements in technology as opportunities to help us deliver for our customers.
• Inspire others by building rapport and gaining commitment through strong personal identity. Embracing diverse viewpoints; demonstrated in the way you do business and collaborate with others.
• Demonstrate a growth learning mindset and is open to new experiences to grow your individual and team skill.

This is the Place For You:

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We’re disability confident, so if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Benefits:

• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual bonus based on Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle
• Generous parental leave and wellbeing support

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.